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Many people have gadgets in their homes that connect to the internet, like cameras or doorbells. Some of these devices need both power and a network connection. Power Over Ethernet, or PoE, is a way ...

The way we move data around massive computer systems is changing really fast. Ultra Ethernet, or U-Ethernet, is the newest contender in high-speed networking, and it is built from the ground up to ...

Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, that's changed. Cat6 is now considered the minimum standard for networking, ...

Before I started on the CNET broadband beat, I didn't know much about the internet. Like most people, I only thought about my internet when it wasn't working. As I started learning more about how the ...

If you've ever had a chance to look at the tangled mess that is an automotive wiring harness, you know those things can be pretty huge; hundreds of wires all bundled together by zip-ties that you'll ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The raw performance of components like the CPU and graphics card inside your build is what directly affects the gaming experience. Generally, ...