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There are definitely some things you should look for in both the router and adapters.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 17:07:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//netgear-d6300-80211ac-modem-router-review.htm http://apcmag.com//netgear-d6300-80211ac-modem-router-review.htm

Superfast, and ADSL and NBN-ready. What more do you need?]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 16:56:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//linksys-ea6500-80211ac-router-review.htm http://apcmag.com//linksys-ea6500-80211ac-router-review.htm

Crazy fast and highly capable.]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 12:34:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//travellers-beware-are-you-sharing-too-much.htm http://apcmag.com//travellers-beware-are-you-sharing-too-much.htm

In-hotel Internet access can be a boon for travellers – but it can also be a security nightmare, as David Braue found out.]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-didnt-collect-bank-data-privacy-commissioner.htm http://apcmag.com//google-didnt-collect-bank-data-privacy-commissioner.htm

The Federal Privacy Commissioner has directly contradicted claims by Senator Conroy that Google collected banking passwords in its WiFi scanning mistake.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:07:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//rudd-backs-conroy-in-wifi-attack.htm http://apcmag.com//rudd-backs-conroy-in-wifi-attack.htm

The Prime Minister has backed internet Senator Conroy in his sustained attack on Google over its bungled WiFi collection error.]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:13:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sysadmins-slam-conroys-wi-fi-misinformation.htm http://apcmag.com//sysadmins-slam-conroys-wi-fi-misinformation.htm

Senator Conroy claims Google might have collected online banking passwords in its WiFi trawl -- a claim Sage-AU is calling "misinformation verging on fear-mongering"]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:28:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wi-fi-patent-has-turned-csiro-money-mad.htm http://apcmag.com//wi-fi-patent-has-turned-csiro-money-mad.htm

opinion | There's a good case to be made that Australia's peak science body is turning into a patent troll.]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:55:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//3g-options-for-the-wi-fi-ipad.htm http://apcmag.com//3g-options-for-the-wi-fi-ipad.htm

If you’re buying one of the cheaper iPad Wi-Fi models there are still a few ways to enjoy Internet access anywhere without stumping up the extra money for a 3G version.]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 16:58:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-australia-details-dodgy-wifi-code-.htm http://apcmag.com//google-australia-details-dodgy-wifi-code-.htm

Google's Engineering Director yesterday explained how the company came to accidentally collect payload data from people's WiFi networks.]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 16:07:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//christmas-lights-on-steroids-broadcast-2mbps-around-your-office.htm http://apcmag.com//christmas-lights-on-steroids-broadcast-2mbps-around-your-office.htm

Researchers have developed a new form of wireless networking that uses low-cost office lighting – but will it reprogram your brain in the process?]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 14:04:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-shouldnt-stop-collecting-wi-fi-data.htm http://apcmag.com//google-shouldnt-stop-collecting-wi-fi-data.htm

Google's decision to stop its Street View cars collecting harmless data on the location of Wi-Fi hotspots is an over-reaction to baseless concerns of privacy zealots.]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 16:46:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//at-last-iphone-and-ipad-to-get-wireless-sync.htm http://apcmag.com//at-last-iphone-and-ipad-to-get-wireless-sync.htm

Independent developer Greg Hughes has done what Apple can’t (or won’t) by creating an app to sync the iPhone and iPad to your Mac over Wi-Fi.]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//internode-releases-battery-powered-3g-mifi-router.htm http://apcmag.com//internode-releases-battery-powered-3g-mifi-router.htm

Internode has today announced it is selling the MiFi router -- popular in America -- that allows a 3G connection to be shared via WiFi to multiple computers. ]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:20:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//netgear-push2tv-streams-pc-to-tv-wirelessly.htm http://apcmag.com//netgear-push2tv-streams-pc-to-tv-wirelessly.htm

CES 2010: Netgear has outed a new device that connects your PC screen to your TV wirelessly -- and without an annoying dongle on your computer.]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wigig-wireless-specifications-complete.htm http://apcmag.com//wigig-wireless-specifications-complete.htm

WiGig hardware will give 7 Gbps of wireless bandwidth!]]> Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//are-you-ready-for-1gbits-wifi.htm http://apcmag.com//are-you-ready-for-1gbits-wifi.htm

Hold onto your wireless router and get ready to... well, to wait. ]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:03:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apples-secret-new-ipod-touch-has-unactivated-fm-radio-and-80211n-hardware.htm http://apcmag.com//apples-secret-new-ipod-touch-has-unactivated-fm-radio-and-80211n-hardware.htm

The new iPod Touch unveilled last week disappointingly lacks a video camera but it’s got an FM receiver, FM transmitter and 5GHz 802.11n wireless hidden under the hood...]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-plans-to-preview-iphone-30-os-on-march-17.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-plans-to-preview-iphone-30-os-on-march-17.htm

Apple will introduce version 3.0 of its iPhone OS, and new development tools on Tuesday, fueling rumors that the launch of a new phone will come within months.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-users-get-free-wifi-at-starbucks.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-users-get-free-wifi-at-starbucks.htm

You'll come for the WiFi, but you'll stay for the coffee. iiNet Starbucks. At least, that's how the advertising jingle could go.]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:32:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//zepto_nox_a15_straightforward_and_snappy.htm http://apcmag.com//zepto_nox_a15_straightforward_and_snappy.htm

Where so many notebooks have taken the high-horse road to fashion, the Zepto Nox A15 keeps it real, or at least, simple.]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//internode_brings_soft_hackable_broadband_geek_toy_to_australia.htm http://apcmag.com//internode_brings_soft_hackable_broadband_geek_toy_to_australia.htm

If the idea of the internet connected toaster piques your interest, check out this amazing little squishy toy/appliance being released by broadband ISP Internode.]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:47:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel_to_add_wifi_personal_area_networking_to_centrino_2.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_to_add_wifi_personal_area_networking_to_centrino_2.htm

New ‘Cliffside’ technology supports simultaneous simple Bluetooth-style connection to multiple devices within a three metre radius.]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//monash_university_and_vodafone_provide_wifi_on_the_school_bus.htm http://apcmag.com//monash_university_and_vodafone_provide_wifi_on_the_school_bus.htm

Uni students will be the first in Australia to get free HSDPA & WiFi while the wheels on the bus go round and round.]]> Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//linksys_wrt610n_simultaneous_draftn_band_wireless_router_two_wireless_networks_for_the_price_of_two.htm http://apcmag.com//linksys_wrt610n_simultaneous_draftn_band_wireless_router_two_wireless_networks_for_the_price_of_two.htm

Are two wireless networks better than one? Linksys’ WRT610N includes both 2.4GHz and 5GHz connectivity in the same unit.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra_launches_next_g_wireless_gateway.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra_launches_next_g_wireless_gateway.htm

Can’t get ADSL or cable, or leech off your neighbour’s wireless network? Telstra’s new gateways convert Next G into Wi-Fi.]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//smc_wireless_barricade_n_gigabit_router__smcwgbr14n.htm http://apcmag.com//smc_wireless_barricade_n_gigabit_router__smcwgbr14n.htm

How does SMC try to stand out from the crowded router marketplace? With a great all-round router that includes scanner sharing.]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//billion_bipac_7402nx.htm http://apcmag.com//billion_bipac_7402nx.htm

If connectivity is a must have and you can't afford downtime, the Billion BiPAC 7402NX packs an ADSL 2+ modem with support for failover to 3G]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//smc_mini_wireless_barricade_g_router.htm http://apcmag.com//smc_mini_wireless_barricade_g_router.htm

SMC delivers another competent router that packs a first - scanner sharing]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:14:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//linksys_wrt310n_wirelessn_broadband_router.htm http://apcmag.com//linksys_wrt310n_wirelessn_broadband_router.htm

The Linksys WRT310N builds on the success of the WRT160N.]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//huawei_readies_new_hspa_modems.htm http://apcmag.com//huawei_readies_new_hspa_modems.htm

A thumbdrive modem with microSD slot and a home HSPA-to-WiFi gateway may soon be offered by Australian telcos.]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:00:00 +1000