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Lightweight Gigabit Ethernet cables offered for car networking

Ethernet has gained speed many times, and now it may be about to lose weight.
Google connects up Stanford University with fibre optic network

Some lucky California residents are getting a glimpse of what Google's new fibre network will soon deliver.
OnLive launches MicroConsole cloud gaming system

Imagine a game console the size and thickness of two iPhones stacked one atop the other, that can serve up nearly any computer game with high definition clarity, sips just 6 watts of power, and costs just $99.
LTE wireless prototypes stun CES

Verizon Wireless demonstrated a series of technology prototypes this week to show how end users would benefit from its upcoming LTE network.
BBC iPlayer available on Freesat

The BBC is making iPlayer, its TV on demand service, available to Freesat viewers next month.
USB boxes add virtual desktop clients

Ncomputing is launching a device that can be used to add a virtual client to a host PC via a USB connection.
VMware updates Fusion Windows virtualisation

VMware, the maker of desktop and server virtualisation tools has announced VMware Fusion 3, a way to run Windows on the Mac.
Sensormetrix launches plug-and-play monitoring

Sensormetrix has launched a range of easy to use monitoring systems that can keep tabs on multiple variables inside server rooms and data centres.
Firms flocking to 802.11n

Controller-based, pervasive wireless LANs are rapidly becoming a standard feature of enterprise networks and nearly a third of all enterprises are migrating to 802.11n, even though the standard is yet to be ratified.
Foundry expands switch family

Foundry Networks has extended its switch line to boost support for network growth, video and other high-power devices, as well as migration to IPv6.

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Wi-Fi-Blocking wallpaper keeps your signal in and intruders out

French scientists have created a type of wallpaper that can block Wi-Fi signal, meaning you can boost your network security and redecorate all in one go.
Home networks given new options at CES

Your IPTV needs an internet connection. But your living room is too far from your router to run an Ethernet cable, so what do you do? Or perhaps you have an office in the basement and need to transmit large files to the desktop down there, but the Wi-Fi keeps cutting out due to interference. Several companies demonstrated at CES various different answers to such dilemmas, but with a common theme: it was that no room in your house should be left unconnected.
Five technology breakthroughs that could change computing forever

We explore advances in how we access the Net, how we power our devices and how we interact with them.
Top 10 best new features of Windows Server 8

Microsoft claims 300 new and improved features in Windows Server 8, but after a few days in Redmond watching demos and stepping through lab sessions, we wonder whether the marketing guys accidentally left off a zero.
Five tips to speed up a home wireless network

Maybe you're tired of paying the cable company and want to get your movies and other entertainment from the web. Naturally you'll want to watch those shows on your TV with the aid of a Roku box or similar device. More and more people are doing that, and if you want to join the crowd, you've got to be sure you're home Internet network is up to the challenge.
A guide to ARP spoofing and WPA2

AirTight Networks says it's found a weak point in Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the mainstay of enterprise Wi-Fi security. But has it? Security expert Matthew Gast says the attack seems to be a familiar ARP spoofing exploit that works as well on wired as wireless LANS. If so, it can easily be contained.
How to buy a new PC: The specs

Once you've determined the type of desktop system you want, a compact PC, a budget system, a mainstream all-purpose model, or a performance crackerjack, you need to know what components to look for.
Open source and OLPC could boost wireless mesh

The finished IEEE standard for wireless mesh networks is still a way off - but open source and the OLPC look like getting it into use quickly
Blade servers vs. rack servers

In the world of datacentre computing, there's a lot of contention over whether deploying rackable servers is better than deploying blade servers to host consolidated or virtualised applications.
802.11n won't happen overnight

Faster Wi-Fi is on its way - but it needs more electricity. Could that delay it seriously in business?

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802.11n Access Points and Power over Ethernet: Key Considerations

As we have noted before, IEEE 802.1n is the only wireless-LAN (WLAN) technology that matters today. The outstanding improvements in rate, range, and price/performance now being seen in both residential/SOHO-class as well as enterprise class products, as demonstrated by our own testing, have previously led us to conclude that the time to install .11n is now and that waiting will only result in an investment in last year?s technology.
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