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Firmware vulnerability affects several router models

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

News It's Not Just Phones — Even Routers Are Getting More Expensive Due to the Chip Shortage Published: June 30, 2026 Reading Time: 2 min read Want to read in a language you're more familiar with? The AI-driven DRAM shortage is rippling beyond smartphones to routers, smart home devices, and consumer electronics as HBM production consumes memory manufacturing capacity. The global chip shortage h

Wi-Fi 8 is aimed at improving real-world performance over Wi-Fi 7

MSI have revealed three new gaming routers with WiFi 7 support at Computex, with its flagship BE19000 model featuring a built-in SSD slot, eight antennas and a sci fi-esque translucent design.

The system requires no specialized hardware, no access to the target Wi-Fi network, and works even if the person being tracked isn't carrying a wireless device.

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(Credit: Real_life_photo via Shutterstock)UPDATE 5/15:The FCC hasgrantedAT&T a one-year waiver, permitting the carrier's suppliers to make the minor hardware changes to already approved foreign-made Wi-Fi routers.The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology wrote the waiver lasts "until May 15, 2027, for the limited purpose of AT&T’s suppliers making hardware Class I and Class II permissive chan

(Credit: Real_life_photo via Shutterstock)UPDATE 5/15:The FCC hasgrantedAT&T a one-year waiver, permitting the carrier's suppliers to make the minor hardware changes to already approved foreign-made Wi-Fi routers.The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology wrote the waiver lasts "until May 15, 2027, for the limited purpose of AT&T’s suppliers making hardware Class I and Class II permissive chan