Intel is gearing up to showcase its future LGA-1851 platform through a series of events for distributors and board partners. These activities are designed to set the stage for releasing the company's 800-series motherboards, including the Z890 chipset unveiled at Computex. The technical diagram shared on Chiphell (via HXL) confirms …
Read More »ASRock is selling AMD and Intel Wi-Fi 6E upgrade kits for its motherboards
If you own a modern Intel or AMD-based ASRock motherboard and have thought about upgrading the wireless connectivity, there is now a way to do it. ASRock has recently introduced AMD and Intel Wi-Fi 6E upgrade kits, allowing users to benefit from faster WiFi and Bluetooth 5.2. These upgrade kits …
Read More »Intel’s new Evo spec is more demanding and feature-packed than ever
For those of you who don't know, Intel Evo is a specification created by the chip manufacturer to ensure devices offer a premium experience across various fields. This week, Intel detailed the third edition of this spec, which comes alongside the announcement of new 12th Gen mobile CPUs and expands …
Read More »Netgear Orbi launches the industry’s first quad-band WiFi 6E Mesh system
Over the last year, working and learning from home has boosted internet traffic dramatically, leading to +38% downstream and +56% upstream usage. With all of that extra load to deal with, upgraded WiFi systems are becoming more of a necessity. This is where the new Netgear Orbi Quad-Band Mesh WiFi …
Read More »Qualcomm announces its first Wi-Fi 6E chips
In April this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FFC) set the standards for Wi-Fi 6E, and now Qualcomm has announced its FastConnect 6900 and 6700 chips that feature support for Wi-Fi 6E, with speeds of up to 3.6 Gbps. FastConnect 6900 is the faster of the two chips with speeds of up …
Read More »WiFi 6E is official and opens the 6GHz band for unlicensed use
The Federal Communications Commission announced that WiFi 6E was in the works earlier in April of this year. Now the vote has come through and WiFi 6E is official, offering up the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use in America. Earlier this month the FFC said that it had plans …
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