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Google's latest Android 17 beta lets users require authentication before changing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile data, or Airplane Mode from the lock screen. Previously these toggles could be altered by anyone with physical access to a locked device, without entering a passcode.
TP-Link announced a Letter of Intent with US manufacturer Keytronic to assemble its Wi-Fi 8 routers in Corinth, Mississippi, pending US regulatory approval, with assembly potentially starting as early as 2027. The move comes as TP-Link seeks FCC clearance to sell its newest routers in the US, since the agency bars consumer routers made wholly or partly abroad. TP-Link currently assembles routers in Vietnam using mostly Chinese-made components, and its earlier products remain on sale under previous approvals.
TP-Link has announced a letter of intent with Key Tronic to assemble Wi-Fi routers in the United States, a deal reportedly worth $1 billion. The move follows years of congressional scrutiny over TP-Link's Chinese origins, culminating in the company and other router makers being added to a federal restrictions list in March 2026.
A longtime Asus Zenbook Pro 17 owner describes years of the laptop fully rebooting instead of waking from sleep, wiping open work sessions. After repeated troubleshooting, the user identified the MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 adapter's power-saving setting as the cause and fixed it by disabling that option in Windows Device Manager.
The TP-Link Archer BE9700, also sold as the BE600, is currently priced at $189.98 on Amazon, a 24% cut from its $249.99 list price. The tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router offers six antennas, coverage up to 2,600 sq. ft., support for up to 120 devices, and claimed speeds of up to 5,765 Mbps on the 6 GHz band.
A report citing XDA and Netgear explains that routers tucked into corners or near drywall can suffer signal degradation as waves bounce back toward the antennae, reducing speeds. Netgear also notes that most homes now have at least 20 connected devices, which can strain a router's processor and bandwidth regardless of its Wi-Fi standard.
Multi-Link Operation (MLO) is a new Wi-Fi 7 feature designed to let routers transmit and receive data across multiple frequency bands simultaneously, rather than switching between them as older band-steering technology does. While MLO is theoretically meant to deliver faster, more stable connections, current implementations are not yet providing the full benefits the standard promises.
A new router upgrades the link between your devices and the router. Almost nothing people complain about lives on that link, which is why the box rarely delivers the numbers on it.
TP-Link has signed a letter of intent with manufacturer Key Tronic to assemble its routers at a Mississippi facility, with production potentially starting in early 2027 pending regulatory approval. Wi-Fi 8 routers are expected to be among the first products built there, though TP-Link says many components will still be sourced from outside the US.
Researchers at Sweden's FOI defense agency created WiFireNet, an AI system that detects concealed handguns by analyzing how Wi-Fi signals bounce off objects and bodies. They built it by recording video alongside Wi-Fi channel state data of people carrying items like phones, water bottles and handguns, then trained the model to recognize a gun's distinct signal pattern. In trials with up to four people moving in a small room, the system achieved 72.5% average precision in detecting handguns, though accuracy dropped under stricter location-pinpointing tests.
A how-to guide highlights OpenSpeedTest, a web-based tool that measures local network speed separately from internet speed, helping users determine whether slow performance stems from their router or their ISP. The guide contrasts this with standard tools like speedtest.net, fast.com, and the Orb speed test, which typically measure only overall connection speed.
Reporting explains that home internet slowdowns in the evening are typically caused by congestion, as many nearby households and devices go online around the same time. Cable internet is especially affected because neighbors share bandwidth, while fiber connections are less prone to this issue. Suggested fixes include power-cycling modems and routers, and separating devices across different Wi-Fi frequency bands.