Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

A Wi-Fi standard is like a blueprint for technology companies. It defines the specifications according to which Wi-Fi routers and networking gear transmit wireless data to PCs, smartphones, and more.

The better the Wi-Fi reception, the higher the data throughput. In Windows, you can check how strong the Wi-Fi signal is at your location in five places. If a poor signal quality is displayed, it is ...

Earlier this year, Australian police arrested a passenger for running a malicious Wi-Fi network both at an airport and during a flight. The setup looked just like the airline's own Wi-Fi service, but ...

Stephanie Barnes has been writing about technology for almost a decade. She fell in love with tech after building her first PC as a little girl. She later followed that passion to become a ...

Ready to beef up your Wi-Fi network? A wireless range extender is a less expensive alternative to a new router. (Some can even turn your router setup into a mesh system.) Here are the top performers ...

When everything is working well, printing can feel effortless. Just click to print, and your document emerges from the printer moments later. When your printer isn’t properly connected to Wi-Fi, ...

Wi-Fi 6E is the leading edge of consumer home wireless tech; Wi-Fi 7 is still too rarified for most folks. Even 6E is not a must-have for homes with many devices that don't yet support the standard.

The internet is a global network of servers that moves and stores data using hardware, software, and protocols. Wi-Fi is a local wireless network that distributes the internet signal to devices in ...

Wi-Fi 8 has seemingly been confirmed as the next generation of wireless connectivity, but early indications suggest it will not deliver a dramatic leap in raw speed. Recently, Qualcomm revealed Wi-Fi ...

iPhone 17 users are reporting that Wi-Fi sometimes cuts out. The issue seems to affect all four iPhone 17 models. A fix will hopefully arrive with iOS 26.1 or sooner. A new iPhone lineup invariably ...