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Study: Home networking on shaky ground

January 31, 2005 Home networking is heading for stagnation as those without one wonder whether they need it. TAGS: home network, home networking, Digital Home, survey, U.S., TV

Study: TV to play bigger role in home networks

January 7, 2005 Popular wish list items include support for high-definition television and multiroom audio, NDP says. TAGS: home network, TV, survey, entertainment, music, HDTV, PC, photograph, Microsoft Corp., video

Quote of the day: Even MIT grad needs network help

December 7, 2005 An engineer from MIT says he had to hire someone to hook up his home network. TAGS: home network, conference

Commentary: Getting home networking into second gear

January 27, 2005 Gear makers, ISPs, retailers--everyone has to do a better job of educating consumers about the benefits of home networks. TAGS: home networking, household, home network, commentary, broadband, broadband Internet, cable modem, DIY, networking, service provider, Internet Service Provider, retailer, PC

Wi-Fi takes over in homes

January 20, 2005 A new research report says the majority of home networks are now wireless. TAGS: Wi-Fi, home network, wireless technology, Ethernet, Intel

Worried about Wi-Fi security?

January 19, 2005 You should be. The complexity of maintaining a home network is leading owners to put security on the back burner. TAGS: back burner, technology provider, Wi-Fi security, WLAN, complexity, Wi-Fi network, wireless network, networking, Wi-Fi, owner, security, home network, Broadcom Corp., training

Home networking builds on housing boom

February 8, 2005 Buyers prefer their networks already there when they buy the home--no installation headaches or snaking wires, study says. TAGS: home networking, home network, survey, security, idea

Insiders: Digital living room still just a dream

December 5, 2005 Electronics company executives say swarms of competing technologies make setting up home network too complex. TAGS: Van Baker, electronics company, electronics, home network, Apple Computer, DVD, Sony Corp., Dell, video

Check Point debuts wireless-security router for the home

November 7, 2006 Company says the Z100G, its first dedicated home network security device, offers users seven layers of protection. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., network security, home network, router, wireless router, security

IBM getting chummy with local TV

April 18, 2005 Big Blue, Fox are working on copy protection aimed at keeping local TV content from being sent to other markets over the Net. TAGS: Fox Entertainment Group, digital broadcast, home network, copy protection, TV, IBM Corp., digital television

Cisco touts the networked home of future

January 9, 2007 CEO outlines vision for building home networks that let people access video, music and other content anywhere in the home. TAGS: John Chambers, Cisco Systems Inc., home network, Consumer Electronics Show, consumer electronics, mobile device, CEO, networking, car, vision, leader, music, camera, video

Study: Broadband penetration to surge by 2010

August 2, 2005 Broadband access will be in 71 million U.S. households in five years and give a boost to online shopping and banking services. TAGS: household, Forrester Research Inc., study, broadband, health care, banking, home network, U.S., TV, laptop computer

Cisco readies consumer electronics strategy

January 18, 2006 Cisco's Linksys to unveil new business unit geared toward home entertainment early next month. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., consumer electronics, home networking, business unit, home entertainment, Linksys, Consumer Electronics Show, acquisition, Forrester Research Inc., electronics, home network, entertainment, Europe, service provider, broadband

Switching from cell to Wi-Fi, seamlessly

September 7, 2006 T-Mobile prepares service allowing callers uninterrupted shifting between cellular network, consumer Wi-Fi network. TAGS: T-Mobile, cellular network, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, U.S., IP, home network, Europe, router

Cisco's new security target: consumers

February 13, 2007 The multibillion-dollar player in security tools for businesses plans to move into the lucrative consumer market later this year. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Checkpoint Systems Inc., security tool, Linksys, home network, security, McAfee Inc., router, PC

TiVo hints at future enhancements

August 5, 2005 Company likely preparing for new partnerships, as well as the more open-ended flood of content that will come with Net access on DVRs. TAGS: TiVo Inc., privacy policy, content provider, NetFlix Inc., subscriber, DVR, newsletter, home network, Internet access

HP pitches 'little iron' for the home

January 8, 2007 Bill Gates to showcase HP's new MediaSmart Server during his CES keynote as the center of a future high-tech home. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, HP, Bill Gates, Las Vegas, home network, entertainment, notebook computer, server, PC, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

Connecting the home networking dots

January 27, 2005 There's more to home networking than entertainment, but turning the potential into reality remains a major challenge. Photos: Hooked-up home TAGS: home networking, Parks Associates, reality, home network, equipment, broadband, wireless router, printer, router, Intel, photograph

This week in Wi-Fi

January 22, 2005 As winter put the big chill on Bush's second inauguration, wireless technology was creating a new hot spot on Pennsylvania Avenue. TAGS: hot spot, wireless technology, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, home network, Ethernet, president