Oppo brings the zoom with the Find X9 Pro and lens
The next flagship from Oppo is a little later than expected, but its coming with something new other phone has: a zoom lens you can attach to the phone.
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Netgear gets the cost of WiFi 7 mesh below $500
The latest networking technologies tend to cost a little more than the older tech you can find, but the latest Orbi gets both mesh and WiFi 7 working for under $500.
Vodafone adds its own choice of mesh routers for customers
Subscribers to Vodafone’s broadband options in the form of 5G or the NBN can find a little bit of mesh available with new routers.
Telstra’s smart modem hits V4 and gets WiFi 7, 5G
A new wireless modem router is on the way for Telstra internet customers, and it’s bringing support for WiFi 7 and a slightly faster backup connection, too.
D-Link DWR-933M reviewed: $99 portable internet
Sharing the internet needn’t be complex or costly. With the $99 D-Link DWR-933M portable hotspot, both are true.
D-Link turns the mobile modem into a hotspot tag
Not quite a luggage tag, but not far from one, either, D-Link’s latest modem lets you take your internet with you in a pint-sized way.
Amazon’s Eero brings mesh WiFi 7 to more price points
WiFi 7 may well be the latest and fastest WiFi, but an upgrade isn’t always cost friendly. The latest from Amazon’s Eero could fix that, or some of it anyway.
Netgear’s RS100 cuts the cost, speed of WiFi 7
WiFi 7 brings with it more speed and a bigger range for heftier dollars, but if you prefer one over the other, there may be a bit of a compromise.
Netgear boosts work ready 5G speeds to their maximum
The theoretical maximum of 5G is staggeringly fast, but not something most phones can do. But Netgear’s latest mobile router can. Theoretically.
WiFi 8 will be all about reliability
Wireless networking at home and work looks set to get better overall, with the next generation aiming to be faster and more reliable.
