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Finally back from the somewhat boring NZ.

In Tech News Today:

Networking gear maker Linksys is incorporating a new technology that expands the range of its Wi-Fi products up to three times and the speed up to eight times, according to the company.

Linksys, a division of networking giant Cisco Systems, announced on Tuesday a new line of 802.11g products that includes a feature called SRX, or Speed and Range eXpansion. The feature is based on multiple-in, multiple-out technology from chipmaking start-up Airgo Networks. Wireless networks based on the 802.11g standard have a range of about 150 feet and an optimal transfer rate of 54 megabits per second but average closer to half of that. The MIMO products are compatible with the 802.11g and 802.11b standards.

Limited range and slower-than-expected speed are common complaints from consumers with wireless networks. A Linksys $199 Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX and a Linksys $129 Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SRX PC Card are currently available and will be demonstrated at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas.

In the BitTorrent scene:

-rrtn released an update to his BitTornado mod (0.3.9b)
-Smasher has updated his Azureus mod to v1.8 (based on 2.2.0.3_B4)

For the next few hours I will be catching up on things that I’ve missed out in the last 12 days or so me talking on MSN may be minimal.