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Umar Shakir

Umar Shakir

Former News Writer

Former News Writer

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    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    You can now scoop up Wi-Fi 7 routers for under $300.

    TP-Link’s new Archer BE550 (available on Amazon) is tri-band and bears the same style (minus the animated LEDs) as its faster BE800 ($599.99) and BE900 (Quad-band, $699.99) counterparts. There’s a second cheaper model at Walmart for $249.99, though it only has one 2.5 Gbps LAN port vs four in the other one.

    Wi-Fi 7 is finally affordable, but just remember the spec is still pending final certification (and not many devices can take full advantage).

    Note: If you buy something from these links, we might get affiliate revenue.

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    The $299.99 TP-Link Archer BE550 Wi-Fi 7 Router.
    Image: TP-Link
    Adobe is working on generative AI video manipulationAdobe is working on generative AI video manipulation
    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    Nothing is now also making clothes.

    The smartphone brand by former OnePlus lead Carl Pei is now working on a fashion line in partnership with teenage engineering and is described as “workwear we still want to wear when the work is done.”

    Nothing released other merchandise recently from cheap headphones to iPhone cases. It looks a lot like Pei’s digging into the OG OnePlus playbook... but let’s not use the whole thing.

    Microsoft owes $29 billion in back taxes, says IRSMicrosoft owes $29 billion in back taxes, says IRS
    FCC proposal would force cable companies to issue rebates for channel blackoutsFCC proposal would force cable companies to issue rebates for channel blackouts
    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    ChargePoint is finding the help it needs to keep its EV chargers up and running.

    If you’re keeping up with electric vehicle charging news, you know that network providers are having a tough time maintaining chargers — which hurts EV drivers who can’t find reliable places to charge up.

    After saying it would spend millions on improving, ChargePoint is linking up with fleet maintenance company Amerit to handle the hard work of keeping EV chargers alive.

    Under the agreement, Amerit will leverage its 2,200+ technician footprint to provide prompt, efficient and reliable preventative maintenance, inspections and warranty repairs to ChargePoint’s charging stations across the United States, ensuring that ChargePoint stations are operating at peak performance.

    Amerit and ChargePoint Enter Into Service Agreement

    [Amerit Fleet Solutions]

    FTC lays out new rule that could end hidden feesFTC lays out new rule that could end hidden fees
    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    The first US V4 Tesla Superchargers are coming.

    V4 Superchargers feature a longer cable (which can reach the other side of a VW ID Buzz, as we’ve tested) and up to 350kW charging speeds — both of which are key to the US EV charging rollout as cars from more manufacturers start working with Tesla’s plugs.

    The new DC fast-charging stations were spotted getting installed in Wilsonville, Oregon, and in Sparks, Nevada, as discovered by Tesla Motors Club users. One image shows it’ll have credit card terminals and “Magic Docks,” which can dispense a CCS dongle for non-Tesla EV compatibility.

    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    Google Fiber 5-gig internet package is now available in Huntsville, Alabama.

    The package costs $125 per month, offering 5 Gbps up and down, a Wi-Fi 6 router, up to two mesh extenders, and 1TB of cloud storage. The higher speed offering launched earlier this year in Kansas City, West Des Moines, and the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.

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