In Depth On 22 May 1973, Xerox PARC's Robert Metcalfe documented a new way to communicate, which he dubbed Ethernet.
Tutorial Networking has become one of the most essential elements of computing. Forget processors. Forget graphics!
Now considered a U.S. espionage threat, ZTE and Huawei are on the defensive.
In Depth The remit of Powerline may be similar to that of wireless networking, but it's particularly good for some particular purposes.
Relevant content will pop up where – and when – you want it in the home of the future. That's according to Broadcom's software director James Chapman.
IFA 2011 Networking company Netgear has announced three new products designed to shunt bits to your internet-enabled entertainment devices.
An angry IT worker who lost his job after lying about his qualifications, has been convicted of hacking into his former employer's network.
UK media regulator Ofcom has announced that it will be releasing more bandwidth via open auction in the summer of 2008. The sale will be held on a technology and service neutral basis, and the winning bidder will also be able to sell on their licence after the auction has closed
If 802.11n-based Wi-Fi products are working well today, what are we waiting for in the final release of the 802.11n specification? Christopher Dobrec, senior director World Wide Strategy & Business Development for Linksys has the answers
Escient is making its range of Fireball digital music servers available to the UK general public. Escient is already a big player in the United States but has, until now, remained the preserve of custom install specialists in the UK. There are two models in the range: the 160GB S-E160i (£800) and the 500GB S-E500i (£1200)
When Apple CEO Steve Jobs walks on stage at Macworld Expo on Tuesday 15th January, he's going to have the weight of expectation bearing heavily down on his shoulders. 2007 was undoubtedly a monster year for Apple, what will 2008 bring?
Microsoft today has launched the UK version of its Video Marketplace. Using the service, Xbox Live subscribers will be able to download movies in SD and also HD onto their console's hard drive. The service was announced a few weeks ago, but it only went live today
The Apple TV digital media receiver has never been one of Apple's great success stories. Now, sales figures show that it is selling even worse than first thought. In May, analysts forecast that 1 million Apple TV units would be sold by the end of 2007. Apparently that target figure is a long way off
There was a time when a games console would only allow you to play games; having two people playing with a split screen and multiple control pads was as adventurous as it got. But these days, everything has changed. So which console is the best media hub?
Microsoft has finally announced its Windows Home Server OS here in the UK. It's been nearly a year in coming, too, following on from a demo we first saw at this year's CES way back in January
Orange has teamed up with wireless access firm The Cloud to provide its customers free Wi-Fi across the UK. The Cloud has some 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots around the country.
Pinnacle has revealed its brand new ShowCenter 250HD. A follow-up to the ShowCenter 200, the 250HD is designed to wirelessly stream your videos and music from a PC or a Mac onto your TV - the digital home in action.
WiMAX was supposed to change the way we work, supplanting short-range Wi-Fi and giving us fast, access-it-anywhere wireless broadband. But WiMAX is encountering development problems and the future now doesn't look so bright.
Networking manufacturer Comtrend has announced that it will be the first company to offer 400Mbps data streaming over your home's power cabling. That's double the current 200Mbps speeds.
Last month, Starbucks announced it would offer free Wi-Fi to anyone with an Apple iPhone or Apple iPod touch in its US coffee shops. Now we are getting more information about how this deal actually works
BT has launched a self-install version of its BT Vision digital TV system. It will save you £60 off the previous engineer-must-call-at-your-house installation
Talking on your mobile phone is still not possible on the London Underground, but soon you could be able to share music with fellow commuters on the Tube
Product launches as they happen on a freezing Monday November 5. Bonfire night in the UK.
Networking bod D-Link has announced the UK street date for its DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player. It'll be released on 15 November, with pre-orders for the £130 set-top box already available via Amazon.co.uk
The notion of taking media from your PC and transferring it across to the family-friendly television over Wi-Fi still has huge appeal, yet the level of participation remains poor. Can DivX really make a go of it in this market?