Your Wi-Fi router may be the least glamorous gadget in your home. It sits on a shelf, blinks in the corner and only gets attention when Netflix freezes. However, that little box controls a lot more ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Joel Santo Domingo It’s easy to go years without thinking about your router, ...

Republican voters resoundingly nominate Attorney General Ken Paxton, instead of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, but can the AG win? Democrat James Talarico will try to make the race about Paxton's baggage ...

A new quantum-inspired algorithm has cracked a problem so massive that conventional supercomputers struggle to even approach it. Researchers used the method to simulate extraordinarily complex quantum ...

PCWorld tested the popular belief that regularly rebooting Wi-Fi routers improves internet speed, finding no statistically significant performance gains despite some anecdotal evidence. Router ...

Abstract: This paper presents a connectivityconstrained UAV path planning method for operations in communication-denied environments, where reliable communication is periodically restored through ...

A router is one of the most common devices that people don't bother updating until a problem occurs, which is usually slow internet. If you have enabled automatic updates, then you can rest easy. The ...

Well, that came sooner than I’d expected. Hot on the heels of the news that the U.S. government had banned all foreign-made routers that weren’t already on sale or approved by the FCC, word came on ...

The US FCC's ban on foreign-made routers is benefiting a very small number of companies. Here's what companies are blocked from import, which are exempt, and why, as of April 15, 2026. In March, the U ...

PCWorld reports the FCC’s new regulations block licensing of foreign-made Wi-Fi routers, preventing consumers from upgrading to newer Wi-Fi 7 and 8 devices. This matters because most existing routers ...

Blaming the insecurity of consumer Wi-Fi routers on foreign manufacturers is a red herring, and it’s not going to help revive US manufacturing. The Trump-dominated FCC is under the delusion that it ...

The US decision to add foreign-made consumer routers to the FCC’s Covered List has sparked predictable debate about supply chains, geopolitics and trust. Those are valid concerns. But if we are honest ...