wi-fi

iOS 17 Wi-Fi issues related to past or present beta installs

Some iPhone users are encountering Wi-Fi issues in iOS 17, but it appears to be a problem mostly limited to current and previous beta participants.

Malcolm Owen | 1 month ago

Caltech may finally settle $848 million patent case against Apple

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has disclosed that it has reached a potential settlement over its years-long dispute with Apple and Broadcom over the use of Wi-Fi patents.

William Gallagher | 3 months ago

Your next Wi-Fi router could be a light bulb thanks to the new LiFi framework

LiFi has been around for quite some time, but it hasn't quite hit the same household name status as WiFi. That may change now that it has an industry standard.

Evan Selleck | 4 months ago

Apple on the hook for $1.1 billion in Caltech Wi-Fi patent case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Caltech's Wi-Fi patents, and after a decade-long legal battle, Apple is finally on the hook for the billion-dollar verdict.

Malcolm Owen | 5 months ago

Biden administration: Apple & Broadcom should quit stalling and pay Caltech $1.1 billion in damages

Following Apple and Broadcom's $1.1 billion combined loss in court, the US Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court to block the pair's attempt to invalidate Caltech's patents at the core of the suit.

William Gallagher | 6 months ago

How to get Apple TV & HomePod working in hotels

You should bring creature comforts if you're stuck in a hotel for a long period of time. Here's how to get going with an Apple TV, HomePod, or both while working in a hotel.

Malcolm Owen | 6 months ago

How to save iPhone battery by automatically turning off Wi-Fi in iOS 16

You can have your iPhone turn off Wi-Fi by itself, or change just about any setting, whenever you leave home or come back. Here's how to do it.

William Gallagher | 8 months ago

How to fix Wi-Fi 6 problems on Mac mini by splitting your SSID

There can be many reasons why your Mac isn't connecting to Wi-Fi properly, but some issues can be fixed by altering your router's 2.4GHz and 5GHz settings.

William Gallagher | 9 months ago

Apple pauses in-house Wi-Fi chip development

Shifts in internal development priorities have caused Apple to indefinitely suspend the development of its own Wi-Fi chips for future iPhones.

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Wesley Hilliard | 10 months ago

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If you need the Wi-Fi password for a connection you use but can't remember it, here's how you can quickly see it on your iPhone.

Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Atlas 6 Dual-Band mesh review: a beginner-friendly way to add mesh networking to your home

Cover up to 6,000 square feet in reliable, high-speed Wi-Fi with the Linksys Atlas 6 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System.

Amber Neely | 1 year ago

Wi-Fi 7 speeds are almost as fast as Thunderbolt 3

The next generation of consumer wireless networking could provide connections with extremely high speeds, with initial demonstrations of Wi-Fi 7 delivering about the same speed as Thunderbolt 3.

Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Netgear has a new $1,500 Wi-Fi 6e mesh router

Netgear's latest release in its Orbi router range is a $1,500 mesh system — and despite the high price tag, it doesn't include support for technologies such as Thread, Matter, or HomeKit Secure Video.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Down the rabbit hole: How Apple brought 'Matrix Resurrection' to our pocket

The Matrix may be an alien construction, but to be fair to our new overlords, the new trailer shows that they have kept its technology updated into the iPhone era.

William Gallagher | 2 years ago

Apple confirms Wi-Fi name bug fixed in iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7

Apple has confirmed that iOS 14.7 and its other recent software updates patch a significant Wi-Fi-related flaw discovered in June, along with other bugs and vulnerabilities.

Mike Peterson | 2 years ago

Linksys AX4200 Wi-Fi 6 mesh routers gain support for Apple HomeKit

Linksys on Wednesday rolled out a firmware update to its affordable Wi-Fi 6 routers that delivers support for Apple's HomeKit smart home platform.

Andrew O'Hara | 2 years ago

New malformed Wi-Fi name bug can require iPhone factory reset to fix

A bug in the way iOS handles Wi-Fi hotspot names is apparently worse than first thought, with one malformed SSID found to disable Wi-Fi access on an iPhone completely, requiring a factory reset to rectify it.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

iPhone hotspots in iOS 15 to gain WPA3 security

The rollout of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 this fall will help improve the security of iPhones and iPads as a Wi-Fi hotspot, with Apple including support for the improved WPA3 protocol for the feature in the operating systems.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Bug in iOS can break iPhone Wi-Fi using rogue hotspot name

A bug has been discovered in iOS that can disable an iPhone's ability to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots, if it attempts to initially connect to a hotspot with a specific name that breaks the function.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Ubiquiti massive data breach 'catastrophically worse' than reported, says whistleblower

According to a whistleblower, router maker Ubiquiti has dramatically downplayed the severity of the January "catastrophic" hack that exposed sensitive customer data.