802.11

Which Flavour Of Wi-Fi Do You Use?

7:00AM September 23, 2009 | Sean Fallon

The 802.11n spec has been in the news a lot lately. After six years, the spec has finally been approved, and we shall soon see wireless N coming to the Xbox and maybe even the iPod Touch. More »


Gadgets

Did You Know 802.11n Isn’t A Final Spec?

2:30AM July 22, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Given that wireless N routers have been around for two years now, you’d be forgiven for thinking the 802.11n standard was set in stone a longass time ago. Not true! It’ll be finalised by September, according to the chairman of the IEEE 802.15 working group on Personal Area Networks. Which doesn’t mean a whole lot except a warm fuzzy feeling, since your wireless N routers will keep working like always. More »