Inside CNET Labs Podcast

Quantenna's new chip turns 802.11ac Wi-Fi up a notch

Dong Ngo — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 PDT

Quantenna announces the first 4x4 (quad-stream) 802.11ac chipset. The new chipset, which offers a cap speed of 1.7Gbps, is slated to be used in products later this year.

Originally posted at Reviews - Peripherals

Home networking Part 7: Power line connections explained

Dong Ngo — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

CNET editor Dong Ngo explains home power line networking and answers frequently asked questions about the technology.

Originally posted at How To

Why the Nexus 7 succeeded where others failed

Eric Franklin — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:54:40 PDT

The Nexus 7 is the most popular pure Android tablet. Did it get there simply by way of its low price, or is there a more complex explanation?

Originally posted at Android Atlas

Top six storage devices: A digital hoarder's wish list

Dong Ngo — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

CNET editor Dong Ngo rounds up the top storage devices currently on the market, ranging from internal drives to NAS servers, that won't let you down.

Originally posted at Reviews - Peripherals

WD and SanDisk team up in SSHD effort

Dong Ngo — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:27:28 PDT

WD and SanDisk are collaborating on creating solid-state hybrid drives.

Originally posted at Reviews - Peripherals

Seagate steps strongly into the solid-state market with four new SSDs

Dong Ngo — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 PDT

Seagate unveils its new generation of solid-state drives, with three enterprise products and its first SSD for the general consumer.

Originally posted at Reviews - Peripherals

Netgear entices developers with million-dollar app contest

Dong Ngo — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:30:55 PDT

Netgear announces an app development contest with a $1 million, 40-year-annuity grand prize, to seek innovative, creative apps for use with its smart home routers and NAS servers.

Originally posted at Reviews - Peripherals

Linksys adds two more Smart Wi-Fi routers to EA series

Dong Ngo — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:00:00 PDT

The Linksys EA6300 and Linksys EA6400 routers, Linksys' first products to be announced since it moved from Cisco to Belkin, are true dual-band and support 802.11ac, the latest Wi-Fi standard.

Originally posted at Reviews - Peripherals

Toshiba ships Canvio Connect portable drive with Pogoplug

Dong Ngo — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:00:00 PDT

Toshiba announces the shipment of the Canvio Connect USB 3.0 portable drive, including a lifetime subscription to Pogoplug for personal cloud storage on the host computer.

Originally posted at Reviews - Peripherals

Samsung Galaxy S4 has the fastest gaming graphics of any phone

Eric Franklin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:01:00 PDT

With the latest version of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 processor, the Galaxy S4 catapults itself to the top of the smartphone gaming heap.

Originally posted at Android Atlas