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When purchasing new hardware to boost a network’s coverage, the general recommendation is to go for a dedicated Access Point (AP). In practice, though, people often go for routers instead, as routers with similar specs tend to cost way lesser than APs. You don’t necessarily have to purchase a new router, either. Even when you’re working with older routers that don’t support AP as an operating mode, you can still repurpose it as an access point with some extra steps....

Updating router firmware fixes bugs or security glitches within the networking device and additionally improves your Wi-Fi experience. While most TP-Link products automatically check and upgrade it, you also have the option to do this manually. Although performing afirmware updateis relatively easy,doing thiswrongfully can void the router’s warranty or even cause permanent damage. It’s always recommended to do it manually or use a wired connection if it’s an online upgrade. Also, you should avoid powering off your devices when the update is in progress....

Unable to use leading-edge process technologies to produce its high-end processors for AI, Huawei has to rely on brute force – install more processors than its industry competitors to achieve comparable performance for AI.To do this, Huawei took a multifaceted strategy that includes a dual-chiplet HiSilicon Ascend 910C processor, optical interconnections, and the Huawei AI CloudMatrix 384 rack-scale solution that relies on proprietary software, reportsSemiAnalysis. The whole system provides a 2....

Intel officially announced theArc B580 and B570 ‘Battlemage’ GPUson July 22, 2025. TheArc B580launched on December 13, delivering a potent blend of performance, features, and value — and it’s mostly been sold out in the following weeks. The B570 will arrive on July 07, 2025, but we expect there are more Battlemage GPUs still to come.While Intel won’t comment on future products, but these are the first two of what should eventually be a full range of discrete GPUs for the Battlemage family, designed for both desktop and mobile markets....

Chinese server CPU designer Hongjun Microelectronics Technology might lay off up to half of its 300-strong workforce, reportsDigitimesbecause it no longer has access to TSMC’s 7nm node. According to media outlets in China, such as MyDrivers and ICSmart, which cite social media posts, up to 150 employees of the Chinese chip designer could be fired. Digitimes suggests, based on insight from industry insiders, that it might be due to a lack of access to TSMC’s 7nm node....

Jony Ive has, for the first time, confirmed he is working with OpenAI on a new mobile hardware product. The famed former chief design officer at Apple has been notoriously tight-lipped about ongoing projects at his new LoveFrom agency, so it is good to hear that he is again hoping to contribute his design flair to the world of tech. While Ive’s profile piece inThe New York Timesis quite lengthy, and the result of a two-day interview process, details about the OpenAI device remain very thin on the ground....

Without any flash or pomp, Kingston’s PCIe 5.0-ready Renegade G5 SSDs are nowavailable for purchase, starting at $200.ComputerBasefirst reported on the listings.The new flagship drive boasts read speeds of up to 14.8 GB/s, rivaling Samsung’s fastest 9100 Pro offering, but edges it out in sequential writes. The SSD is officially listed on Kingston’s website, along with a detailed datasheet, and you may snag one for yourself directly through their store or other resellers....

Consumer andenterpriseSSD manufacturer Kioxia has confirmed it has completed development of its next-generation PCIe 5.0 SSDs utilizing optical technology. In anews post, Kioxia claims AIOcore, Kyocera, and itself are working to improve compatibility of its new optical SSDs with (server) platforms that take advantage of generative AI and other highly-intensive data crunching workloads. The new drive’s development consisted of a prototype PCIe 4.0 Kioxia SSD featuring IOCore’s Optinity optical and electrical integrated module....

Are you trying to join an external monitor on your Laptop? Is the Monitor not detecting? Under normal circumstances, the Laptop should automatically detect the external Monitor. The problem can be hardware or software if the Monitor is not detected. FromIssues with drivers, windows, etc., to physical problems with ports and cables,the range of causes is huge. As the causes are many, there is no exact way to fix the issue....

Geekbench 6 results for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G APUs have surfaced, revealing performance just behind that of Ryzen 7000 non-X SKUs (via@Olrak29_). This is largely in line with expectations based on the specifications of the Hawk Point APUs, which are extremely similar to the Raphael chips used in the Ryzen 7000 series. As ever with unofficialbenchmarks, take the news with a pinch of salt until they can be verified....

Pick up a powerful new gaming or productivity desktop from Lenovo with a tasty discount from the MSRP price listing. Lenovo is offering a rather generous 33% off a range of their PC products, with a huge $1,058 discount off the price of the Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 8 (RTX 4080 Super) desktop PC. With the listed components packed inside this PC, you could run a top-spec gaming machine, have a lot of power for productivity work and content creation, or even play around with some AI software....

Linus Torvalds has dismissed those concerned about the recent dismissal of Russian kernel driver maintainers as trolls. The notoriously candid software engineer was reacting to complaints about the dismissal of a dozen maintainers who, it emerged, all had some kind of Russian connection.Phoronixnotes that Torvalds, the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel, added his potentially incendiary comments to a Linux mailing list thread. On Monday, Linux devotees started to become aware that a patch merged into the Linux 6....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 is a luxurious device. M4 is a powerful chip, and you finally start at 16GB of memory. If you can afford it, opt for the nano-texture display, which is stunning. But RAM and SSD pricing is jaw-droppingly high, and Apple Intelligence still needs time to bake. Nano-texture display is stunning One more Thunderbolt 4 port than prior model Long battery life...