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Netgear Introduced IEEE802.11ac Compatible R6300 Router And A6200 USB Adapter

Netgear has introduced a R6300 WiFi router and an A6200 USB adapter to 802.11ac product line for Next-Generation Wi-Fi. The company claims that the R6300 Wi-Fi Router is the industry’s first 802.11ac router. The R6300 Wi-Fi Router supports combined Wi-Fi speeds up to 1750 Mbps. The A6200 Wi-Fi adapter is a first-to-market 802.11ac dual band Wi-Fi USB adapter. By using it, a consumer can easily upgrade their existing wireless networks to 802.11ac performance. The NETGEAR R6300 WiFi Router is priced at $199.99 which will be available in May 2012 and the NETGEAR A6200 WiFi adapter is priced at $69.99, it will be available in the third quarter of 2012.

Windows 8 Will Come With More Detailed Parental Controls

Parents controls are a matter of critical importance to parents around the globe in a world that is fast growing digital. In such a world, it is impossible to keep the kids away from computer and internet. However, such an access should come with some limitations and that is where the role of parental controls come in. It now seems that Microsoft, too, take this seriously.

Iran Threatens To Sue Google Over Mistake In Google Maps

Iranian and Arab governments haven’t been very cordial towards each other since quite a long time. The water body that runs between Iran, KSA, UAE, Bahrain and Qatar has been, for a long time, termed the Persian Gulf. It has been tagged so too at Google’s mapping service. However, Google has recently removed the tag which has triggered an angry response from Iranian government.

[Tutorial] How To Auto-Hide Mozilla Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar

Mozilla Firefox personal bar allows you to add your bookmarks so they can be easily accessible to you no matter on which web site you are. In one of my previous tutorial I showed you how to make some additional space on your monitor by moving your bookmarks in Firefox to left or right side of your screen. This tutorial is a bit different and I will show you how to display your bookmarks only when you hover the mouse over and hide the rest of the time.

BBC Announces Live Video Feed Of Olympics With Interactive Options

As the time to London Olympics draws closer, the preparations for the event are being ramped up in anticipation. BBC has now announced that it will be streaming the video from every single event of Olympics live. While that in itself will be a load of work, BBC has further said that it will be offering a number of interactive options on the live stream.

Department of Defense Funds The Development of Web Applications To Fight Maritime Piracy

The US Navy has taken initiatives to fund a project to develop web applications to cut down maritime piracy. The web applications are aimed to help multinational navy forces, responsible for policing the oceans, combat piracy in a better way. The project would be funded through the Office of Naval Research (ONR) of USA. A grant amounting $1 million has been sanctioned already.

ADATA Launches XPG Xtreme Series DDR3-2133X 8GB And 16GB Dual Channel Kits

ADATA has launched two XPG Xtreme Series DDR3 dual channel kits today. The kits are available in 8GB (4GBx2) and 16GB (8GBx2) options. This RAM runs at 2133 MHz and an operating voltage of 1.65V with latency settings of 10-11-11-30 which allows a predicted bandwidth up to 34.1GB per second. The DDR3-2133X Dual Channel Kits are already available in the USA and Canada. The 8 GB dual channel kit (4 GBx2) is priced at $89.99 and 16 GB dual channel kit (8 GBx2) is priced at $189.99.

AMD Doubles Performance In Second Generation A-Series APU – Codenamed ‘Trinity’

After launching the Intel’s third-generation Core i processors (Ivy Bridge), AMD has launched its latest 2nd-Generation A-Series APU processor, codenamed “Trinity”. This processor is perfect for the mainstream and ultrathin notebooks, All-in-One and traditional desktops, and home theater PCs. For making this processor, AMD uses the term of CPU (Central Processing Unit) and APU (Accelerated Processing Units), that means it is a combination of CPU and discrete-level GPU.