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Chinese ship spotted lurking over Taiwan-US undersea cables

By Mark Tyson Published

A new video shows Taiwan’s Coast Guard warning a 200-ft long Chinese-flagged research vessel, spotted loitering over a fiber internet cable, to change course.

Networking
Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests

By Mark Tyson Published

Dev wanted a simple method for transfering audio files between devices on different networks.

Networking
A close-up photo of a custom-built USB-and-Wi-Fi adblocker built by an enthusiast.
Clever hacker fits 537,000 domains in a tiny $5 ESP32 ad-blocking dongle

By Zak Killian Published

This project uses a clever hashing trick to fit over half a million blocked domains into just 4MB of flash memory.

Networking
Starlink Standard 4 vs. Starlink V5
Elon Musk's Starlink releases smaller and lighter V5 residential kit

By Jowi Morales Published

You're losing about 25 Mbps from its theoretical top speed, but most residential users probably won't notice this.

Wi-Fi Routers
Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments fell 6% in Q1 2026

By Brandon Hill Published

Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments have declined 34 percent from their peak in 2021

Wi-Fi Routers
Ugreen 10-port PoE+ gigabit network switch deal
Record-low price on this 10-port PoE+ switch with gigabit speeds and up to 60W of power, save 24%

By Ben Stockton Published

Deals Up to 60W of power delivery with super-fast speeds

Deals
Fire hydrant signs with Starlink antennas tested for emergency Wi-Fi in disaster-prone Japan

By Mark Tyson Published

Japan’s Fire Hydrant Sign Co., Ltd. has demonstrated an expansive Wi-Fi network that melds its established infrastructure of street signs with Starlink satellite broadband antennas.

Networking
A bundle of blue fiber optic cables.
China’s hollow-core fiber trial pushes 51.3 Tb/s over 128 miles without signal regeneration

By Etiido Uko Published

YOFC, China Telecom, and Dekoli claim a 51.3 Tb/s hollow-core fiber field-trial record over 206.5 km, using 1.2 Tb/s-per-wavelength WDM transmission without repeaters or remote-pumped amplifiers.

Networking
TL-SG108S-M2
TP-Link's 8-port 2.5G unmanaged Ethernet switch is a smokin' bargain at $50

By Brandon Hill Published

The TP-Link TL-SG108S-M2 offers 8 2.5 GbE ports and cost just under $50

Network Switches
Amazon Eero Max 7
Amazon Eero Max 7 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router 4-pack price slashed by 50 percent

By Brandon Hill Published

Now's the best time to get Amazon's flagship Wi-Fi 7 Eero mesh system

Wi-Fi Routers
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