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Botched Asus Update Kicks Routers Offline Worldwide, Company Apologizes

By Brandon Hill published 19 May 23

Asus' routers mysteriously went offline earlier this week, and Asus initially went radio-silent.

Asus Debuts Wi-Fi 7, Quad-Band Gaming Router

By Brandon Hill published 4 January 23

Asus announces its first Wi-Fi 7 routers of 2023 and promises that more are coming.

Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 Review: Quad-Band Wi-Fi 6E Growing Pains

By Jonas DeMuro published 11 November 22

The Asus GT-AXE16000 router has top specs and a 6 GHz frequency. While the throughput was impressive, network congestion testing concerned us.

Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 EVA Edition Review: Polarizing Looks, High Price

By Jonas DeMuro published 9 September 22

The ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 EVA Edition's design is something of an acquired taste, and its price tag is high given its lack of Wi-Fi 6E.

MSI's First Wi-Fi 6E Gaming Router Adds AI QoS, RGB Craziness

By Brandon Hill published 4 January 22

The RadiX AXE6600 supports Wi-Fi 6E and an easy-to-use push-button QoS selector.

TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Review

By Jonas DeMuro published 20 February 21

The TP-Link Archer A7 is a budget router that's a great value, although compromises are evident. There's no Wi-Fi 6 here, and 2.4 GHz performance is lackluster.

Asus RT-AX82U Gaming Router Review: Solid Mid-Range Performance, Plus RGB

By Jonas DeMuro published 27 December 20

The Asus RT-AX82U is a powerful mid-range Wi-Fi 6 gaming router with a myriad of features at a reasonable $229 price.

FTC: D-Link Failed To Secure Routers, IP Cameras

By Nathaniel Mott published 6 January 17

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against D-Link saying the company failed to secure its routers and internet-connected cameras.

Netgear Launches Bug Bounty Program With Bugcrowd

By Nathaniel Mott published 5 January 17

Netgear will offer between $150 and $15,000 to researchers who find security flaws in its hardware, mobile apps, and APIs.

The Tenda F3 Aims For The Sub-$50 Router Market

By Tom's Hardware News Team published 4 March 16

Tenda released the F3, a 300 Mbps router that should make Wi-Fi affordable in any home.

Linksys Releases The Max-Stream EA7500 AC1900 MU-MIMO Router

By Tom's Hardware News Team published 19 February 16

Linksys's Max-Stream line of Wave 2 802.11ac MU-MIMO devices gets a new AC1900 router: the Linksys EA7500.

Network Storage Veteran Synology Releases Its First Router

By Tom's Hardware News Team published 16 February 16

Synology, a NAS (network attached storage) vendor, launches its first consumer router.

D-Link Offers Adaptive Roaming With New Unified Network Kit

By Tom's Hardware News Team published 8 January 16

D-Link announced the DKT-891 Unified Network Kit with Adaptive Roaming Technology. It is a router extender kit featuring full home coverage.

Netgear Releases Nighthawk X4 Successor: The R7800 Nighthawk X4S

By Tom's Hardware News Team published 8 January 16

Securifi's Almond 3, An All-Encompassing Smart Home Solution

By Tom's Hardware News Team published 7 January 16

Securif announced preorders for the Almond 3, a smart home router that acts as a centralized hub for ZigBee devices.

Amped Wireless Makes MU-MIMO Affordable With Its Artemis Line

By Tom's Hardware News Team published 6 January 16

Amped Wireless is making MU-MIMO affordable for home networks with the announcement of its Artemis series of wireless products, including a router, range extender and access point.