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Eero mesh routers gain HomeKit support following eeroOS 3.18.0 update

Eero’s lineup of routers have gained support for Apple’s HomeKit protocol, eight months after Apple announced Amazon-owned Eero as one of the companies adding HomeKit support back in June at WWDC.  Users who update any Eero, Eero Pro, or Eero Beacon router running the eeroOS 3.18.0 update or later wlll now about added to the Home app via a […]

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Eero firmware update hints at forthcoming HomeKit functionality

If you’re using an Eero router, you’ll like this. Following Apple’s announcement at WWDC 2019 that HomeKit would be supported by routers from Eero, Linksys, and Charter Spectrum, Eero on Monday, Eero today released an update for its Eero and Eero Pro routers, bringing them to version 3.18. The release notes for the update are relatively […]

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Apple releases firmware update for AirPort Express, adds AirPlay 2 functionality to the discontinued router

A newly-released firmware update has just added new functionality to a discontinued product. On Tuesday, Apple quietly released a firmware update to the now-discontinued AirPort Express product line, introducing support for AirPlay 2 to the router ahead of the expected public release of iOS 12 this fall. AirPlay 2 functions as Apple’s update to its […]

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FBI warns users to reboot their wireless routers to disable Russian-linked “VPNFilter” malware

The FBI itself has issued a warning and you might want to follow their advice. The FBI recently issued a security notice warning that all home and small office routers should be rebooted after Cisco’s Talon group discovered sophisticated Russian-linked “VPNFilter” malware infecting at least 500,000 networking devices. Per the warning, the malware is described […]

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AirPort router inventories begin to dwindle in Apple’s online, brick and mortar storefronts around the world

Apple’s AirPort units are beginning to sell out. A few weeks after Apple announced it had discontinued its lineup of routers, the units are beginning to sell out or disappear from Apple’s online and retail stores in select countries. The first casualty is the AirPort Extreme, now listed as “sold out” on Apple’s online store […]