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Amazon Acquires Eero, One of the First Mesh WiFi Companies

Kellen February 11, 2019

Whoa - Amazon just announced that it is acquiring Eero, one of the first (and best) mesh WiFi companies. All of the details for the future of Eero were not laid out today, but Amazon did confirm that they will continue to innovate in the WiFi space. For those...

Samsung Introduces New SmartThings Hub, New SmartThings WiFi System

Kellen August 13, 2018

After announcing the Galaxy Note 9 last week, Samsung is back with another new product, this time in the smart home space. Starting today, you can buy a bunch of new SmartThings-related products, including a new SmartThings Mesh WiFi System, a new SmartThings...

DEAL: 3-Pack of Samsung’s Connect Mesh WiFi is Just $90 Right Now ($210 Off)

Kellen June 28, 2018

Mesh WiFi systems are one of those no-brainer upgrades you should all make for your home. Your single router that's tucked away in an office probably isn't covering your bedroom upstairs very well, and that sucks when you want to watch 4K Netflix. If you haven...

Google Starts Rolling Out WiFi Speed Labels Feature to Android 8.1

Kellen January 22, 2018

With the introduction of Android 8.1, Google tossed in a feature that'll surely come in handy as you enter a public space and want to jump on an open WiFi network. It's a speed estimate or speed label that'll tell you the type of connection you should expect...

Google to Issue Fix Tomorrow for Slow WiFi-Chromecast Bug (Updated)

Kellen January 17, 2018

Earlier in the week, we told you about an issue that involved Google's Cast technology (Chromecast, Google Home products, etc.) causing all sorts of connectivity issues with WiFi. The bug was causing constant drops or slowing of WiFi connections, likely...

Google Cast has Been Destroying WiFi Networks Lately (Updated: Fix Incoming)

Kellen January 15, 2018

UPDATE 1/17: Google says a fix is ready and will rollout starting January 18 as an update to Google Play services on Android devices. I think it was day 3 of CES when my wife pinged me on Hangouts to let me know that our WiFi was hot garbage and that she was...

These US Cities Lean on WiFi Usage the Most, According to OpenSignal

Tim December 15, 2017

We tend to discuss mobile technologies like 4G LTE and 5G the most around here, so we don't often take the time to talk about another important aspect of our daily smartphone usage, which happens to be WiFi usage. I don't know about you, but I'm on WiFi a ton...

eero 2nd Gen and eero Beacon are Here to Further Advance Mesh WiFi Systems

Kellen June 13, 2017

eero, one of the first consumer-friendly mesh WiFi router systems (our mini-review) that likely caused a major shift in a stale industry, announced its 2nd generation eero system today, along with a new product called eero Beacon. The devices should be faster...