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• Cisco axes Linksys branding

  Published: July 27, 2007, 6:43 pm

  Tags: Brand, Branding, Cisco, Linksys, Smb

  noted that the reason the Linksys name was kept alive was because "it was better known in the US than even Cisco was for the consumer." As the firm "goes globally," he concluded, there would be "little advantage" in keeping it around. Sayonara, dear Linksys.[Via TheInquirer]Continue reading Cisco axes Linksys branding Read Permalink

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• Cisco: Rumor Smashed: Linksys Brand Not Going Anywhere

  Published: July 30, 2007, 2:47 pm

  Tags: Branding, Business, Cisco, Linksys, Rumor Smashed

  Cisco is not fading out the Linksys brand. The Orange County Register reports (and we confirmed with Cisco) that the Linksys brand is staying put, and will not be phased out in favor of consumer-branded Cisco equipment. This is important because Linksys is such a trusted name in consumer networking, as opposed to Cisco, which is only

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• Linksys branding not dead after all

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:58 am

  Tags: Brand, Branding, Cisco, Linksys, Smb, Soho

  Friday when he said that the Linksys brand was going the way of the dodo -- Cisco is now saying that it will continue selling Linksys-branded products "in the near term," and that changes would only come "if and when these changes add value to our customers' decision making processes." In other words, Linksys ain't dead yet, but the axe is still

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• Cisco (CSCO) wants to be like Apple (AAPL)

  Published: August 7, 2007, 4:30 am

  Tags: Cisco, Csco, Intc, Intel, Linksys, Microsoft, Mot, Motorola, Msft

  the company does own the Linksys WiFi product and the Scientific Atlanta set-top business. It hopes to re-brand these with the Cisco name. This would put the company up against the largest set-top provider, Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) General Instruments division. It would also put Cisco into the home networking business that has chewed up and

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• T-Mobile bringing HotSpot @Home to your landlines

  Published: August 9, 2007, 12:43 am

  Tags: Linksys, Router, T Mobile, Tmobile, Voip, Wrtu 54g, Wrtu54g

  FCC filing from T-Mo and Linksys indicates that soon all the phones in your pad will be able to get in on the action: say hello to the WRTU54G. Apart from the T-Mobile branding and the two phone jacks on the back, the router features two user-accessible SIM card slots, which appear to be used to configure up to two phone lines -- we're not

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• Video Wars: Microsoft Media Extender Platform Relaunched With 802.11n, DivX and Xvid Support

  Published: September 6, 2007, 4:30 am

  Tags: D Link, Extenders, Extenders For Windows Media, Extenders For Windows Media Center, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Linksys, Microsoft, Set Top Box, They Need Shorter Name, Video Wars, Windows Media, Windows Media Center, Windows Media Extender

  will debut on hardware from Linksys, D-Link and Niveus Media later this month and appears to newly support wireless N, DivX, Xvid, Windows Media Video HD, and encrypted HD streaming at a minimum. We'll get a closer look at some of the hardware at CEDIA later today, but hit the jump for the full release. Microsoft Shatters the PC-to-Television

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• A few more details on D-Link / Linksys' Media Center Extenders

  Published: September 7, 2007, 10:41 pm

  Tags: D Link, Dma2200, Dms 750, Extender, Extenders, Extenders For Windows Media Center, Extendersforwindowsmediacenter, Linksys, Media Center Extenders, Mediacenterextenders, Microsoft

  DMS-750), or one of two Linksys devices. If you're going with Linksys, you can pick up a compact, no-frills box (about half as big as a vanilla DVD player) that handles just the basics, or you can snag a full-sized piece that actually includes a standard DVD player. Reportedly, the devices will tout HDMI, component and composite outputs, an

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• Linksys: Linksys RangePlus Extends your Wireless Network Range

  Published: September 20, 2007, 10:51 am

  Tags: Cisco, Linksys, Peripherals, Rangeplus, Routers, Wmp100, Wpc100, Wrt100, Wusb100

  Linksys has new home networking gear out today &mdash including the WRT100, a wireless router that uses MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) technology, and comes with Linksys' Easy Link Advisors, which apparently "takes the consumer on an uncomplicated, illustrated journey toward secure home network setup." And there's more than just a router

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• Linksys RangePlus Extends your Wireless Network Range

  Published: September 20, 2007, 10:51 am

  Tags: Networks, Extenders, Linksys, Networking, Wi Fi, Wireless

  Linksys has new home networking gear out today &mdash including the WRT100, a wireless router that uses MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) technology, and comes with Linksys' Easy Link Advisors, which apparently "takes the consumer on an uncomplicated, illustrated journey toward secure home network setup." And there's more than just a router

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• Linksys shows off two new Media Center Extenders

  Published: September 26, 2007, 11:07 am

  Tags: Dma 2100, Dma 2200, Dma2100, Dma2200, Home Network, Homenetwork, Linksys, Media Center Extender, Media Player, Mediacenterextender, Mediaplayer, Streaming, Wifi, Window Media Center, Windowmediacenter

  the good folks over at Linksys have whipped up a couple of wireless Media Center Extenders which might just do the trick... or wreck your home life. Feast your eyes on the DMA 2100 and DMA 2200 (pictured), two new offerings from the router-maker sure to please some of the people some of the time. Specs are thin right now, but what we do

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• Linksys: Linksys DMA 2200 Media Center Extender 2.0 Plus DVD Player

  Published: September 26, 2007, 3:23 pm

  Tags: Dma 2100, Dma 2200, Linksys, Mce, Microsoft

  antenna. But actually, Linksys's DMA 2200 is one of those new fangled v2.0 Media Center Extenders. And true to their promise of integrating the extender tech inside of other gadgets, this one has a built in DVD player. (Bravo! Who needs another box just for extending?) Details are slim, but if I may guess, like other new extenders, this

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• Linksys' DMA2100 / DMA2200 Media Center Extenders get priced

  Published: September 27, 2007, 8:23 am

  Tags: Dma 2100, Dma 2200, Dma2100, Dma2200, Extender, Linksys, Mce, Media Center Extender, Media Center Extenders, Mediacenterextender, Mediacenterextenders, Microsoft, Price, Vista, Windows Media Center, Windowsmediacenter

  Networking Remember those Linksys Media Center Extenders that popped up yesterday? Well, today the duo has officially been priced, but there's no good news for folks hoping for these two to undercut the other guys. Up first is the DMA2200, which will of course sport an integrated "upscaling DVD player" along with the obligatory dual-band

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• Media Center Extenders: Microsoft Presides Over Linksys, D-Link and Niveus Media Center Unveilings, Debuts Internet TV Beta

  Published: September 27, 2007, 12:01 am

  Tags: Cisco, D Link, Digitallife07, Home Networking, Linksys, Mce, Media Center Edition, Media Center Extenders, Microsoft, Networking, Niveus, Vista, Windows

  the home The Cisco/Linksys DMA2200 Digital Media Center Extender with DVD Player is an elegant solution integrating an upscaling DVD/ CD player with wireless Extender for Windows Media Center in a single box, letting people reduce clutter while still having easy access to their HD television content with 5.1 audio, using just one remote

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• Peripherals: Hands On New Cisco Linksys Wireless-N Media Center Extenders (Plus: Some Tasty New N-Friendly Toys)

  Published: September 27, 2007, 12:01 am

  Tags: Cisco, Digitallife, Digitallife07, Dma2100, Dma2200, Home Networking, Linksys, Mce, Media Center Edition, Media Center Extenders, Peripherals, Routers, Vista, Windows

  But that wasn't all that the Linksys team had on hand when I paid them a visit. There's a new camera and a pretty insane router, and a previously released NAS product, all which fit nicely in a home-network ecosystem with the MCEs. I don't think Linksys wanted me to spill the beans on the router and camera just yet, but they did let me take some

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• Linksys DMA2200, 2100 Extender to hit market this November

  Published: September 29, 2007, 6:48 am

  Tags: Technology News, Gadgets, General, Images, Daily Update, 2100 Extender, Dma2200, Linksys

  in media extenders line up. Linksys Media Center Extender this time has lot to make it smooth to access premium cable and HDTV and support popular video codecs such as DIVX, XVID and WMV wherever you want without creating an ugly scene around your TV by putting an awesome box nearby. (more…) 2100 Extender, DMA2200, Gadgets, General,

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