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  • Linksys leapfrogs wireless networking titans

    Little-known network equipment maker Linksys has catapulted its way to become the early leader in a market that most analysts believed would be dominated by Intel and 3Com, two well-known brand names that spent heavily on advertising to tout their initial products in consumer magazines.

  • Microsoft unplugs Windows XP

    Windows XP will support a wireless protocol that allows PCs and laptops to share the same Net connection. It may give the lagging market for home networking the jump-start it needs.

  • Power outlets may feed home networking

    Technology that allows consumers to connect computers and other electronic devices through existing power outlets has become a reality.

  • Cisco prepares Aust home networking onslaught

    Cisco plans to kick off 2004 in Australia with a major push for its Linksys home wireless networking brand -- a move which may see the network giant re-establish relations with distributor Tech Pacific.

  • Cisco readies consumer electronics strategy

    Cisco Systems, a company best known for supplying Internet equipment to Fortune 1000 businesses and Internet service providers, is gearing up for a major move into the consumer electronics market with new products and a new division geared toward home entertainment.

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  • Linksys WPC54G Wireless-G Notebook Adapter

    The Linksys WPC54G covers the basics but lacks extras. If you can content yourself with a no-frills wireless networking solution, you may want to consider this plain-Jane 802.11g PC Card adapter.

  • One Card Fits All: Wireless for Laptops and Desktops

    If wireless network costs kept you away, new 802.11b components from Linksys may change your mind.

  • Linksys WPC300N adaptor

    Solid maximum throughput is not nearly enough to make us recommend the Draft N-based Linksys WPC300N. Sit tight to see how the other Draft N gear fares.

  • Wi-Fi spreads through the home

    New Wi-Fi connections allow stereos to play downloaded music and TVs to show photos stored on PCs.

  • Wi-Fi rival calls it quits

    The HomeRF Working Group will no longer be developing its wireless networking specification, although university partners may continue the work.

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