Brian Nadel
Brian Nadel is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in technology reporting and reviewing. He works out of the suburban New York City area and has covered topics from nuclear power plants and Wi-Fi routers to cars and tablets. The former editor-in-chief of Mobile Computing and Communications, Nadel is the recipient of the TransPacific Writing Award.
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The Eero mesh router delivers house-filling Wi-Fi at a reasonable price.

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Editor's ChoiceThe Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 (RBK852) puts data in all the right places, offering the fastest Wi-Fi 6 mesh kit you can buy.

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Editor's ChoiceGoogle's Nest WiFi mesh networking kit makes a virtue out of being small, while providing enough mesh networking performance for the typical home and an interactive extension speaker.

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Editor's ChoiceThis Wi-Fi 6 router combines top speed with the ability to keep your online life secure

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The Arris Surfboard Max Pro has an AX11000 rating and can push fast data into new parts of your home, but does this mesh system measure up?

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The Super Boost Wireless-N Wi-Fi Repeater is appealing on price, but the performance, features and support all fall short.

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The Netgear EX2800 fills dead zones without costing an arm and a leg, offering great performance at an inexpensive price.

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New to the Galaxy Note 20? These are the features worth exploring on Samsung's latest phablet.

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Avast Free Antivirus offers a ton of features for a free antivirus program but has mediocre malware protection and a heavy system load.

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Every Galaxy S20 display supports a fast refresh rate — here's how to enable the feature.

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Tired of Bixby rudely barging in? Here's how to remap the Bixby key on your Samsung Galaxy S20 for something more useful.

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The TP-Link TL-PA9020P offers the best range of any of the powerline extender kits we've reviewed.

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D-Link DHP-601AV is the most affordable powerline extender kit we've reviewed, but suffers from short range and low data throughput.

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Editor's ChoiceThe Netgear PLP2000 is the best choice for powerline extenders, thanks to great range and top performance.

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AVG AntiVirus Free is beaten in features by its more glamorous sibling Avast Free Antivirus and beaten in malware protection by everything else.

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Windows Defender isn't the absolute best antivirus software, but it's easily good enough to be your main malware defense.

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Powerline adapters and Wi-Fi extenders let you stretch your network farther and help eliminate dead spots, but use very different technology

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Space Zoom can let you zoom in 100x when taking photos with the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Here's how to use this feature.

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Using the Galaxy S20's Hyperlapse mode, you can capture time-lapse video — even in the dark. Here's how to access the feature.

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To unlock your Galaxy S20, you'll need to use a fingerprint. Here's how to add your fingerprint to Samsung's phones.

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Getting a Galaxy S20? Here are the features you’ll want to set up right away to get started with Samsung’s phone.

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There's more to networking than Wi-Fi, but all those cables get confusing. We sort through the cables, explaining everything from Cat 1 to Cat 8, and all things in between.

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The Linksys Max-Stream MR8300 Review keeps things easy with simple set up, automatic network optimization and optional mesh compatibility.
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