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A small, controversial telecommunications company has fired off the first network neutrality complaint to the FCC under its new rules.

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One of the biggest gripes most people have had with the Eye-Fi cards is the limited storage space on offer, as to date the company has only offered 8GB cards at the most, something that has at last put off some people from investing in the standard. Now PQI has come up with a solution of its own that solves the storage problem permanently in the shape of the Air Card which is an expandable Wi-Fi SD card.

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Comcast users outside two as-yet-unnamed markets will have unlimited data usage during the testing of Comcast's new data pricing model.

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Logitec Japan has let leak images and details on its latest compact Wi-Fi router, the LAN-W300N/RS which is ready for an imminent launch.

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Buffalo beat Netgear to retail by two days with its 802.11ac router, as by the time you're reading this, Netgear's R6300 802.11ac router should be available in retail, well, at least as long as you live in the US. Not content having one 802.11ac router, Netgear has also announced a second router, as well as – and much more importantly – a USB 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapter.

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Well, that didn't take long; the first 802.11ac Wi-Fi products have hit retail courtesy of Japanese Buffalo Technology, so if you fancy getting some Gigabit plus speeds over the airwaves, you now can. That said, the company has only announced a router and a Wi-Fi bridge so far, so if you were hoping to get a USB dongle for your notebook, then you'll have to wait a bit longer still.

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We've already seen a few 802.11ac "5G" Wi-Fi products and now Belkin has announced that it will be adding its own products to the handful or so already announced solutions from its competitors. Sadly Belkin didn't go into any specifics, but we do at least have a basic idea of what the company is planning.

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Looking to boost the speed and range of your Wi-Fi network? Then maybe Netgear's new R6300 802.11ac router is what you've been waiting for, as it promises speeds of up to 1300Mbps. That said, Netgear has thrown in a few other features as well, which is a good thing as it's not the cheapest router around.

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It's easy to forget that the Internet is connected via a vast amount of switches and routers and with an ever increasing bandwidth demand as we get more and more connected devices, this backbone of the internet needs constant upgrades. Broadcom has announced a new product that should help boost the speed of the internet for the time being, as its latest network processor offers speeds of up to 100Gbps.

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For those of you that might have forgotten, Bigfoot networks was absorbed my Qualcomm Atheros some time back and the new company has been busy working on some new Killer NIC products. The company has now unveiled its latest addition, the Killer Wireless-N 1202 which seems to be a replacement for the older 1102 model.

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Just like the Cloud Router and Cloud Storage, the Cloud Camera is another branch of D-Link's mydlink cloud services. Mydlink Cloud Services are designed to allow users to effortlessly access, share, view and control the devices on the home network from anywhere, anytime. And with the new Cloud Cameras, users can view a live video feed of their home or office at anytime and enjoy a peace of mind that comes from knowing that everything is safe and secure.

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D-Link offered their mydlink cloud services last year and it allow users to effortlessly access, share, view and control the mydilink-capable devices on their home network from anywhere, at anytime. The company has also made the products as simple to set up as they are for use. Simply attach them to your network and associate them to a mydlink account; it's that simple. 

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Taiwanese MediaTek might be famous for creating low-cost feature phone and entry level smartphone processors, but the company also manufactures a wide range of other chips. Last year MediaTek merged with Ralink and MediaTek’s new 802.11ac/Bluetooth 4.0 combo chip has most likely been born out of that merger.

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Earlier today VR-Zone attended the Intel's Storage Forum 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan and although the company didn't reveal any big news at the event, one message was very clear this year and that is that Intel is investing heavily into storage solutions. At the event Intel talked about everything from entry level "Personal Cloud" devices, to SSD's, 10Gbps Ethernet all the way to Xeon powered solutions.

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Taiwanese Edimax is generally known as a company that is offering budget routers with fairly antiquated UI's, but the company is working on new 802.11ac hardware that is looking like a big step up from its current hardware. Edimax has teamed up with Broadcom for the hardware and its initial products will feature simultaneous dual band support.

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