MacNN | Linksys News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Linksys, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Sony intros Blu-ray player with online video streaming http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/bdp.n460.adds.netflix.youtube/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/sonybdp-n460.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Continuing its home theater launches for CEDIA, Sony tonight added its first truly network-aware Blu-ray player. Although earlier players have had BD-Live features, the BDP-N460 can stream videos from Netflix and YouTube as well as get music streams from Slacker, regardless of the attached TV. In a unique touch, the movie player is specifically optimized for Linksys' (Cisco's) WET610N Ethernet-t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/bdp.n460.adds.netflix.youtube/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:20:00 GMT Cisco offers Linksys 802.11n router with Linux http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/23/cisco.wrt160nl.router/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/ciscowrt160nl.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cisco today aimed its Linksys routers at the open-source community with its first modern-era, 802.11n Wi-Fi router using Linux. The WRT160NL gives power users more control over the operating system driving the network device without having to resort to hacked firmware. It's also more flexible in hardware, the company says, as the antennas are mounted externally and on removable connectors that l... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/23/cisco.wrt160nl.router/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:40:00 GMT Cisco to buy Pure Digital for $590m http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/19/cisco.buys.pure.digital/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/flipminohd-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cisco on Thursday said it would buy Pure Digital for $590 million in stock. The deal puts the camera maker into the same Consumer Business division as Linksys and gives the larger company control over Pure's lineup, which includes the Flip Mino HD and other Flip devices. Cisco describes the buyout as a way of branching into "visual networking" and that it will "quickly expand" the Flip line as a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/19/cisco.buys.pure.digital/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:40:00 GMT Cisco to buy Flip maker Pure Digital? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/09/cisco.may.buy.pure/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/flipminohd-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Multiple claimed sources have said network device firm Cisco has or will buy Pure Digital. The value of the deal is estimated by TechCrunch to be over $500 million and would give Cisco control over the Flip line of pocket video cameras, such as the Flip Mino HD. Buying the still small, young Pure is believed part of a larger strategy to encourage heavy Internet use that would justify its network... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/09/cisco.may.buy.pure/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:00:00 GMT Cisco intros 802.11n bridge, pair of routers http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/05/cisco.intros.wi.fi.routers/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/ciscorouterintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cisco on Thursday announced the release of a trio of new 802.11n Wi-Fi networking products, with the WET610N Ethernet Bridge, and WRT400N and WRT320N routers. All operate on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies. The WET610N provides the faster wireless link to devices that only have an Ethernet port, such as the Xbox 360 or some network media hubs. It prioritizes data packets for smooth video delivery... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/05/cisco.intros.wi.fi.routers/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:10:00 GMT FSF sues Cisco over open-sourcing failures http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/12/fsf.sues.cisco.over.linux/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/linksyswrt600n.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Networking giant Cisco Systems has been sued by the Free Software Foundation, a report reveals. Filing with the help of the Software Freedom Law Center, the FSF has accused Cisco of violating the General Public License under which the Linux operating system is distributed. Companies that want to use Linux can typically do so for free; the GPL stipulates, however, that any changes made for a Linu... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/12/fsf.sues.cisco.over.linux/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:10:00 GMT Simultaneous dual-N-band Linksys WRT610N Wi-Fi router http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/wrt610n.wi.fi.router/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/2-linksys.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Just days after announcing Mac OS X-specific support, Linksys has announced its WRT610N Wi-Fi router, which offers wireless connectivity for 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices on two separate spectrum bands simultaneously -- effectively doubling available wireless bandwidth. Designed so all types of wireless devices can achieve maximum bandwidth, the "Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router" i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/wrt610n.wi.fi.router/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:45:00 GMT Linksys announces new setup Wizard for Mac OS X http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/linksys.setup.wizard...mac/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/Linksys-Mac-wizard-26.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Linksys has announced its Linksys EasyLink Advisor (LELA) Setup Wizard for configuring its wireless routers on Mac OS X. It will ship with all new products and will be available for download for select current routers, including the WRT310N, WRT160N, WRT110N and the WRT54G2. Linksys is committing to expanding its support for Mac customers using Linksys products. "Linksys is launching LELA setup an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/linksys.setup.wizard...mac/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:15:00 GMT Linksys revises Wi-Fi routers with four new models http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/02/four.new.linksys.routers/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/linksysWRT310N.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cisco subsidiary Linksys has released four new Wi-Fi routers, using designs which mark a significant departure from previous products. Whereas the company had typically used a signature box shape, often in blue or silver colors, the new routers are thin and curved, and almost exclusively shelled in glossy black material. Common features are said to include firewalls and 256-bit encryption, autom... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/02/four.new.linksys.routers/ Fri, 02 May 2008 17:20:00 GMT