UpdatedA new adapter allowing you to get an Ethernet connection from your coaxial aerial ports has arrived.

ExplainedIt's now easy to stream music, video and other media around the house without any hassle. DNLA is a big part of home streaming, so what is it?

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.

Virgin Media will provide London's tube stations free Wi-Fi access through the Olympics beyond, Mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed.

ExplainedWouldn't it be great if you could effortlessly connect Wi-Fi devices without messing around with access points and lengthy passphrases? That's what Wi-Fi Direct promises.

If you thought Wi-Fi couldn't get much faster than 802.11n, think again: 802.11ac, dubbed 5G Wi-Fi, promises ridiculously fast wireless connections, better range, improved reliability plus improved power consumption. Here's everything you need to know about it.

Sky has announced that it will be extending its broadband offering, hoping to reach 88 per cent of UK homes by June 2013, as well as rolling out WiFi hotspots for its internet subscribers and a fibre broadband offering.

CES 2012Today Netgear announced "Smart Network," a network that will allow users to download tools and utilities via a cloud-based App store.

CES 2012The next generation of Wi-Fi kit has emerged at CES 2012, with TRENDnet and Buffalo among those showing off the latest 802.11ac networking devices.

In DepthBristol Wireless is a project that's enjoyed great success over the past 10 years, and it's all been built on the back of Linux and free and open source software.

TutorialTips to help you improve your Wi-Fi speed and coverage

IFA 2011Networking company Netgear has announced three new products designed to shunt bits to your internet-enabled entertainment devices.

TutorialSet up a Wi-Fi network using your iPhone's connection

Transport for London is set to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots to 120 tube stations around London by 2012.

ClosedWe've teamed up with Linksys to offer you the chance to win a new cable router

BT has declared that it now has more than two million Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK, a major landmark for the communications giant.

ClosedWe've got five WRT320N routers to give away

GuideBoost security and catch hackers on your Wi-Fi

GuideSimple tweaks to boost your wireless signal strength

CES 2010During his keynote at CES Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said that while computing was evolving and becoming about more than the PC, connectivity was key to this change.

Seven years in the making and finally fully approved

The organisers of the UK WOMAD (World of Music and Dance) festival are to use the latest Ruckus Wireless dual-band 802.11n Smart Wi-Fi system to connect services and users to the internet.

If you've ever tried to use Bluetooth to transfer a sizeable file from, say, your laptop to your desktop, you'll be glad to hear that the wireless technology is set to put its slowcoach past behind it when it upgrades to version 3.0 later this month.

OpinionUnions should concentrate on actual problems instead

As if we didn't already have enough wireless technologies competing for our attention (and cash), a consortium of some of the industry's biggest names is clubbing together to add a couple more to the mix.