10 Ways to Boost Your Wireless Signal | PCMag.com

10 Ways to Boost Your Wireless Signal | PCMag.com: "When it comes to wireless performance, there are actually two main factors to consider: range and speed. Yes, you can have one without the other. For example, it's great having a speedy wireless network, but if you only get great speed when you use a wireless client right next to the router and get no signal when you're only 15 feet away, then speed doesn't mean much. You need to boost the signal's range. If your device can barely open friends' Facebook pictures when you're in the same room as the router, then we're talking about problems with speed."



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Hackers use Internet Explorer flaw on VFW site - chicagotribune.com

Hackers use Internet Explorer flaw on VFW site - chicagotribune.com: "A flaw in recent versions of Internet Explorer was used to attack visitors to a website for U.S. military veterans, and also appears to have been used earlier against French aerospace industry employees, researchers said Friday."



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Smartphone Kill Switch Could Become Federal Law - InformationWeek

Smartphone Kill Switch Could Become Federal Law - InformationWeek: "A week after California State Senator Mark Leno (D-CA) proposed a bill requiring a kill switch for smartphones sold in the state, federal lawmakers have put forward a similar bill."



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Microsoft sets Oct. 31 as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales - Computerworld

Microsoft sets Oct. 31 as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales - Computerworld: "Computerworld - Microsoft has set Oct. 31 as the end of sales of new consumer-grade Windows 7 PCs, but for now has left open the do-not-sell-after-this-date for business machines."



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Google, Comcast Want to Make Sure You Have Fast Wi-Fi | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Google, Comcast Want to Make Sure You Have Fast Wi-Fi | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "More than a dozen tech and cable companies have joined forces for a coalition hoping to expand and improve Wi-Fi networks.
WifiForward boasts heavyweight partners like Google, Comcast, Microsoft, Charter Communications, and Time Warner Cable. Its goal: free up more spectrum to lessen the stress on networks currently bogged down by massive use."



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Microsoft Asks Windows XP Holdouts: Upgrade to Windows 8 Already | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Microsoft Asks Windows XP Holdouts: Upgrade to Windows 8 Already | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Windows XP has but 59 days left to live – officially, that is. On April 8, as we've reported numerous times previously, Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on the operating system. The not-so-insignificant number of users running the legacy OS will still be able to use it, but they won't be able to count on Microsoft for patches, updates, security fixes, and other forms of support past the cutoff date."



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Turn Windows Into A WiFi Hotspot & Share Your Internet Connection

Turn Windows Into A WiFi Hotspot & Share Your Internet Connection: "You’ve got an Internet connection via a network cable, but you want to have your other computers and devices get Internet connections wirelessly. Can you do this? Can you make your Windows computer run like a WiFi router?"



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Bizarre attack infects Linksys routers with self-replicating malware | Ars Technica

Bizarre attack infects Linksys routers with self-replicating malware | Ars Technica: "Researchers say they have uncovered an ongoing attack that infects home and small-office wireless routers from Linksys with self-replicating malware, most likely by exploiting a code-execution vulnerability in the device firmware.

Johannes B. Ullrich, CTO of the Sans Institute, told Ars he has been able to confirm that the malicious worm has infected around 1,000 Linksys E1000, E1200, and E2400 routers, although the actual number of hijacked devices worldwide could be much higher. A blog post Sans published shortly after this article was posted expanded the range of vulnerable models to virtually the entire Linksys E product line. Once a device is compromised, it scans the Internet for other vulnerable devices to infect."



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What Comcast's buyout of Time Warner Cable means for you (FAQ) | Internet & Media - CNET News

What Comcast's buyout of Time Warner Cable means for you (FAQ) | Internet & Media - CNET News: "Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the country's biggest cable companies, on Thursday agreed to unite in a $45 billion deal that will create a pay-television giant with approximately 30 million subscribers, controlling nearly a third of the pay-TV market and more than half of the market for "triple play" packages combining video, Internet, and voice telecom services."



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Chromecast vs. Apple TV vs. Roku 3: Which media streamer should you buy? | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews

Chromecast vs. Apple TV vs. Roku 3: Which media streamer should you buy? | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews: "Those aren't the only streaming boxes on the market, but they're by far the most popular and for good reason -- they all come in models under $100 and offer a lot of value for your money. While the Roku 3 remains my favorite streamer and a CNET Editors' Choice, it's not necessarily the best choice for every buyer and the Google Chromecast and Apple TV are compelling alternatives."



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