5 ways to check Wi-Fi signal strength on Windows PCs
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…
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Got spotty Wi-Fi in certain rooms? Get a stronger signal for just $23
There’s nothing worse than that one spot in your house where the Wi-Fi signal goes in and out, especially when you spend most of your time in that very spot. Fortunately, you can fix it…
WaveCore runs right through a concrete wall with gigabit-speed network signal
Enlarge / “Hmm, no signal here. I’m trying to figure it out, but nothing comes to mind …” Getty Images One issue in getting office buildings networked that you don’t typically face at home is…
Get full-bars Wi-Fi signal everywhere in your home for just $13
One of the most annoying things ever is when I’m in a certain spot in my home or yard where the Wi-Fi connection is spotty. I could go two hours without issues, then suddenly it…
How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked
More and more hackers are targeting regular people with the goal of stealing their crypto, perhaps getting into their bank accounts, or simply stalking them. These types of attacks are still relatively rare, so there’s…
Stop playing games with online security, Signal president warns EU lawmakers
A controversial European Union legislative proposal to scan the private messages of citizens in a bid to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a risk to the future of web security, Meredith Whittaker warned…
A new ‘Lunar Lake’ handheld PC could signal a big push by Intel
Earlier this year, Intel told the world that its next-gen Core Ultra Series 2 “Lunar Lake” chips would be out before the end of the year. And that appears to be true, but with a…
Why Signal ‘turned our architecture inside out’ for its latest privacy feature
Adding usernames to a messaging app may seem like a standard feature, but for Signal, such identifiers were anathema to its mission of total privacy and security — until now. The upcoming 7.0 version adds…
iMessage gets a major makeover that puts it on equal footing with Signal
iMessage is getting a major makeover that makes it among the two messaging apps most prepared to withstand the coming advent of quantum computing, largely at parity with Signal or arguably incrementally more hardened. On…