I hated Time Warner Cable, but I came back for Spectrum By Henry T. Casey Verizon's failure to roll out its fastest home internet led me to discover that you can teach an old ISP (Time Warner Cable) new tricks.
Lower Your Internet Bill with This $39 Modem By Louis Ramirez Our favorite budget modem gets a $20 price cut.
How to Use Twitter Lite (and Why You Should) By Henry T. Casey Twitter's new Twitter Lite and Data Saver modes aim to make the service better for those with limits on their mobile internet.
Best VoIP Apps for Your Desktop By John Corpuz Cut down your phone and SMS bills while staying in touch with these VoIP apps.
Price Drop: Verizon Takes 50 Percent off Daydream-ready Smartphones By Louis Ramirez Verizon has slashed the price of Motorola's Z Droid smartphones by a whopping 50 percent.
TP-Link's Mesh Routers Promise to Blanket 4,800 Feet By Philip Michaels The Deco M5 is TP-Link's attempt at whole-home networking product, though its unclear just how much the disc-shaped router will cost when it arrives in March.
The First Alexa-Powered Robot Just Stole Our Hearts By Mark Spoonauer, Althea Chang The Lynx by UBTech has Alexa inside, but it also does Yoga, dances and can even hug your kids during video calls.
SureCall Flare Boosts Your Cellular Signal in Style By Philip Michaels The signal booster breaks with other devices in its class by combining the antenna and booster into a single case.
D-Link Tries Its Hand at Mesh Networking with Covr By Philip Michaels D-Link's Covr uses an AC2600 dual-band router and AC1300 Wi-Fi Extender to make sure your Wi-Fi network reaches every corner of your home.
Linksys Gaming Router Auto-Detects Killer Network Cards By Philip Michaels New Linksys gaming router automatically detects Killer networking adapters on PCs, optimizes performance accordingly.
Linksys Taps Alexa for Its New Mesh Router By Philip Michaels Linksys' entry into the mesh router market is Velop, which boasts a triband setup for better performance and a handful of Alexa skills.
How to Set Up and Secure Your Netgear Nighthawk R7000P Router By Andrew E. Freedman Netgear’s $200 Nighthawk R7000P AC2300 router is made for gaming and streaming, thanks to its beamforming technology and MU-MIMO to stream to multiple devices simultaneously. Here's how to set it up.
How to Delete Your Yahoo Account Right Now By Henry T. Casey So, you've decided to delete your Yahoo account. Nobody can blame you, and we've got a guide for erasing it.
How to Set Up and Secure Your Linksys WRT1200AC Router By Andrew E. Freedman This setup guide will help you get your new WRT1200 online and help you secure the device with a new name and password.
Why Cheap Security Cameras Aren't Secure at All By Marshall Honorof Hundreds of thousands of webcams from a variety of cut-rate brands can easily be hacked from afar, even without default passwords.
Here's What Holiday Shoppers Are Buying the Most By Michael Andronico According to a recent survey, TVs, tablets and game consoles are ruling the holiday shopping season, and more shoppers than ever are going mobile.
How to Keep a Close Eye on Your Kids' Screen Time By Amy Oztan The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that you watch what your children are viewing, but how do you do that without hovering?
Which Return Policy Is Best? Amazon vs. Walmart vs. Best Buy vs. Target By Don Reisinger It's no fun returning a gift (or knowing that a gift you gave is being returned), but it happens. Here are the best and worst retail return policies.
How New FCC Rules Impact Your Privacy By Althea Chang Internet service providers now have to ask before sharing your personal data, but that doesn't mean your information is completely safe.
Google's First Wi-Fi Router Offers Dead Simple Settings By Andrew E. Freedman Google announced its own Wi-Fi router, which can be used on its own or part of a mesh network and has simple settings options.
Internet of Scary Things: IoT Hacking Tool Goes Public By Henry T. Casey Mirai is a newly public hacking tool that allows miscreants to take control of unsecured IoT devices and use them to take down websites.
This Antenna Could Triple Your Phone's Texting Range By Philip Michaels GoTenna Mesh, a new version of the antenna that turns your phone into a walkie talkie, introduces a new mesh networking feature that promises to extend the add-on's range.
Trendnet TEW-827DRU Review: High-End Features Deliver the Data By Brian Nadel With high-end features like MU-MIMO for efficiently managing data and four independent data channels, the Trendnet TEW-827DRU can fill a home with data.
Google Goes to War Against Mobile Pop-Ups By Henry T. Casey Starting in January, Google will begin penalizing websites that fill your smartphone's screen with pop-up ads.
Netgear Orbi Spreads Wi-Fi Through Every Inch Of Your Home By Philip Michaels Orbi joins the ranks of mesh networking devices that extend your Wi-Fi network to every corner of your home. But the tri-band Orbi does so without a performance hit as you add more devices.
What Is Jet.com? And How to Use It By Cherlynn Low Jet.com is challenging Amazon and promises to make online shopping even cheaper. It's even starting to offer grocery deliveries. Here's how Jet.com works.
That Airbnb's Wi-Fi Could Hijack Your Phone or Laptop By Paul Wagenseil Airbnb rental owners often fail to secure their Wi-Fi routers, leaving both owners and renters open to devastating online attacks.
'BadTunnel' Flaw Threatens All Versions of Windows By Paul Wagenseil A newly discovered Windows flaw lets hackers control your Web browser, and affects all versions of Windows going back to Windows 95.
What Is Finstagram? By Lauren L'Amie With the emergence of fake Instagram accounts, or "Finstagrams," teens are taking charge of social media by creating anonymous online personas.
Linksys Smartens Up its App for Managing Routers By Brian Nadel The new version of Linksys' Smart Wi-Fi app not only looks sleeker, but our hands-on testing found that it can keep an eye on your network and alert you if there's a problem.
