Troubleshooting your wifi can be an exercise in frustration. Why aren’t you getting the speeds you promised? Why does your phone lose connection behind the fish tank? Just how much of a difference is ...

There may be many reasons for seeking free WiFi or hotspot. Maybe you are on a limited plan on your cell phone, so you want WiFi to spend less on mobile data. It may also happen that the place you are ...

If you believed the vendors, you’d think Wi-Fi was simple: Turn on your computer or other device, hop on the Internet and you’re set to go. But as we all know, life isn’t quite that easy. Your home or ...

Raul Maristany wants to add WiFi to aging laptop. Is it possible? If the laptop has a PC card slot, it should be able to take a wireless PC card. (If the laptop is old enough, the slot may be called ...

A reader, Craig, recently reached out to me with a question about how smartphone VPNs work with laptops tethered via a Wi-Fi hotspot. Here's what he asked: I think I am am protected because my handset ...

As more electronic devices add Wi-Fi connectivity, you might have trouble pinpointing the problem if one of your gadgets has a slow internet connection. An update to Google Wifi's Network Check ...

In addition to a new Nest/Google Wifi update, the Google Home app is getting the last few remaining Wifi-related features from the old client that’s set to be deprecated. Update 7/5: Following the ...

If you own a Linksys router, check your phone’s app store. There’s a new version of Linksys Smart Wi-Fi coming out July 22 for Android and iOS, and it looks a lot easier to use while also adding new ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Users of the Camo app can use their smartphone camera as a completely wireless computer webcam with version 1.9 ...