The router game is heating up once again, after being dormant for what seemed like an eternity, thanks to new iterations of the Broadcom XStream platform. We first examined this platform for 802.11 AC ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

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Expert reviews and ratings 80 The Netgear Nighthawk X8 R8500 doesn’t re-write the rule book on Wi-Fi but it delivers masses of performance for a reasonably competitive price. By TrustedReviews on ...

NETGEAR unveiled a new tri-band WiFi 802.11ac router, the Nighthawk X8 R8500. Powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, the R8500 operates at a combined speed of up to 5.3Gbps, with two 5GHz bands that ...

Trustwave has issued an advisory on security vulnerabilities in Netgear routers which have been patched in firmware updates. The bugs affect 17 router models, including the Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8, ...

A variety of Netgear router models are vulnerable to a simple hack that allows attackers to take almost complete control of the devices, security experts warned over the weekend. The critical bug ...

To see how we tested the Netgear R8500, be sure to read this link for an explanation. We had already established a testing regimen with our previous roundup, so we ran the Netgear router through the ...