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    At least one in every four Wi-Fi products examined by the Wi-Fi Alliance has failed its certification test--a sign that many pieces of wireless equipment on the market are incapable of working as well as users might expect.

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    The Wireless Fidelity Alliance is pushing for a new standard intended to shore up security for an increasingly popular networking technology.

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    A 40Gbps Ethernet standard could be on the cards, and 10Gbps Ethernet could run on copper--depending on an IEEE meeting in November.

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    The confusing mix of names used to describe wireless networking equipment based on the 802.11 standard might just become a little simpler.

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    The group behind the DVD+R/+RW specification said dual-layer recordable discs will hit the market next year, allowing storage of up to 16 hours of recorded video.

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    Consumer NAS drives don't get classier or easier than the Maxtor Shared Storage Plus, but we'd like to see Gigabit Ethernet on it.

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