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Boost your Wi-Fi for free

Wi-Fi has steadily evolved over the past 25 years, since the first routers for home users went on sale. It’s now difficult to imagine life without wireless internet, which makes it frustrating when our Wi-Fi connection slows or drops altogether in certain areas of our homes.

You don’t need to upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 to boost your wireless-internet speed and coverage. APC explains how to optimise your current home network and boost your current Wi-Fi speed and coverage for free, by tweaking your router’s settings and position. And if you’re happy to spend a little money to get the optimum Wi-Fi, we recommend the best Wi-Fi 6 routers and other home-networking devices to help you achieve that aim.

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Get your best ever Wi-Fi
You don’t need to upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 to boost your wireless-internet speed and coverage. APC explains how to optimise your current home network.

Best of CES 2026
We reveal the best laptops, PCs and more from the world’s biggest tech show, including releases from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo.

The wild, weird ways we’re using AI
From drive-throughs to travel planning, generative AI is being tested for a range of uses. Many of them are clearly bonkers, reveals APC.

ChatGPT vs the rest
We put eight leading AI platforms through their paces for writing, coding, advice-giving and business analysis.

AI services covered: ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Deepseek, Google Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, Mistral.

TechRadar Australian PC Awards Finalists
All the finalists revealed as our PC experts shortlist the finest PC gear. Winner will be published in the following issue.

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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

RedMagic 11 Prosmartphone

Insta360 Link 2 Pro camera

Dell Pro Premium Soundbar SB725

NuPhy Node75 keyboard

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+

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