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Chip-cooling breakthrough will reduce data-center power costs

A new microprocessor manufacturing technique could keep future electronics 18 degrees cooler, providing huge efficiency gains for data centers.

Spectrum shake-up to deliver more Wi-Fi, connections

Large swaths of additional unlicensed spectrum will become available in the U.S. for connected devices, including Wi-Fi, if various proposals and schemes by the FCC come about.

Cisco links wireless, wired worlds with new Catalyst 9000 switches

Cisco makes it possible to run, manage, automate, and secure wired and wireless networks on top of a single operating system. And it expands its wired family with Catalyst switches for medium-sized businesses.

The future of Red Hat: How will IBM’s acquisition affect the company?

IBM's purchase of Red Hat may be a good strategic fit for IBM, but the payback is anything but guaranteed.

Where Do you Rank? IDC Lists Top Drivers for SD-WAN Adoption

What is WPA3? And some gotchas to watch out for in this Wi-Fi security upgrade

The WPA3 Wi-Fi security standard tackles WPA2 shortcomings to better secure personal, enterprise, and IoT wireless networks

What to expect from Wi-Fi 6 in 2019

802.11ax, now called Wi-Fi 6, will start being adopted in earnest in 2019, making wireless networking simpler and boosting capacity of each Wi-Fi access point.

Cray introduces a multi-CPU supercomputer design

The company says this is the last design before exascale, but it’s a big leap in its own right.

Wi-Fi site-survey tips: How to avoid interference, dead spots

Here's how properly executed site surveys can make for better performing Wi-Fi networks by dealing with potential frequency conflicts, blocked signals and more.

Radical shake-up proposed for the internet

The web might be on track for a return to the retro decentralized 1990s if momentum for a blockchain-like protocol gets into gear.