Archive for June, 2007

Netgear gets 802.11n draft 2.0 certified with RangeMax NEXT routers

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

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Surely bitter after being one-upped by D-Link by a matter of hours (strictly in terms of time to press, of course), Netgear is still tooting its own horn over being the second to receive the Wi-Fi Alliance's 802.11n draft 2.0 certification. The firm's first two devices to include the newfangled seal are the RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router Gigabit Edition (WNR854T) and the RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router (WNR834B; seen after the break), both of which are fully backwards compatible with the slower flavors of 802.11. Thankfully, citizens who currently own a RangeMax NEXT 802.11n Draft 1.0 product can upgrade their device free of charge via a firmware download, and Netgear even proclaims that the rest of its Wireless-N products are "being tested" and should be up to snuff soon.

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Buffalo unveils draft-N WZR-AMPG300NH router, PC Card

Friday, June 29th, 2007

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Going over two months without releasing yet another router is quite a feat for Buffalo, but the firm is yet again giving the wireless crowd something to cheer about with its WZR-AMPG300NH. Part of the ever-growing AirStation NFINITI lineup, this draft-N device purportedly plays nice with 802.11a/b/g as well, boasts throughput of around 153Mbps, and includes MIMO technology to make full use of the trio of antennas. You'll also find the typical WPA2 certification, and if you need a WiFi adapter in order to make use of it, the WLI-CB-AMG300N PCMCIA network card fits the bill perfectly. Look for both devices to land in Japan next month (well, we hope) for ¥40,200 ($328), or pick up the router by its lonesome for ¥31,700 ($258).

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D-Link first out the door with draft 2.0 802.11n certification

Friday, June 29th, 2007

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We know you've been waiting on pins and needles to hear who got firsties on draft 2.0 802.11n certification from Wi-Fi Alliance -- we sure have. It looks like D-Link is the lucky winner, with its D-Link Xtreme N Router and Xtreme N Notebook Adapter the first products to receive the new badge. That means the two devices will be sporting a new "distinctive and prestigious logo," while D-Link can start boasting of the highest level of forwards compatibility in the wild west of 802.11n products. This doesn't begin to spell doom for draft 1.0 users, but it's always good to see things settle down a bit in that space while we wait another few decades for the spec to finalize.

 

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EU to assess search engine?s data retention policies

Monday, June 25th, 2007
The Article 29 Working Group, a panel of EU data protection official, are extending their investigation into search engines’ data retention policies. The Working Group, led by Supervisor Peter Hustinx, targeted Google in May 2007 and now plans to write to a number of Google’s competitors to request details about the information they keep. The [...]

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Searchboth.com brings together Google and Yahoo!

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
Searchboth.com, a new site from IdeaLabz and the Toll Free Yellow Pages, delivers search results from both Google and Yahoo! in split-screen format. When a query is typed into the site’s search box, the site displays results from Yahoo! on the left side of a browser and results from Google on the right. Each browser pane [...]

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