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Intel Acquires Rivet Networks, Makers of Killer Networking Products

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 20 May 2020 21:16:30 +0000

Rivet Networks, the company known for the Killer brand of networking products, has been acquired by Intel. The news comes as perhaps less of a surprise when considering that two…

CES 2020: New Killer Wi-Fi Feature Automatically Switches to Best Access Point

Jim Tanous — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:00:24 +0000

Rivet Networks, maker of the Killer line of networking products, announced during CES this week that its Killer Intelligence Engine is being updated with new “AI capabilities” in an effort to improve…

Rivet Networks Announces Killer E2600 Network Controller

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 28 May 2019 13:00:41 +0000

Rivet Networks has announced their latest Ethernet controller with the E2600, the successor to the E2500 introduced back in 2016. The E2600 is now available in products from Acer, Dell / Alienware,…

Rivet Networks Introduces Killer Wireless xTend Technology

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:55:56 +0000

Killer Wireless has introduced Killer xTend Technology, which is a unique solution that promises to help improve home network coverage without having to add network hardware. How is this accomplished? In a nutshell,…

Linksys Announces WRT32X Gaming Router with Killer Prioritization Engine

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 08:00:01 +0000

Linksys has announced a router that they say is 'built purely for gaming' with the WRT32X, an AC3200 router with a 1.8 GHz dual-core processor and built-in Killer Prioritization Engine. "The WRT32X takes…

Computex 2017: Killer xTend Turns a PC into a Switch and Wi-Fi Extender

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 30 May 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Rivet Networks has a new Killer Networking product, but it isn't a line of NICs or Wireless adapters; it's actually a combination of both interfaces (including a minimum of three Gigabit Ethernet…

Rivet Networks Announces Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Sebastian Peak — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:42:29 +0000

Rivet Networks have announced the new Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet controller, and they are partnering with MSI and GIGABYTE to bring the new controller to consumer gaming motherboards. “The Killer E2500 delivers…

Lenovo IdeaCentre Y710 Cube: Small Form-Factor Gaming with Desktop Power

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Lenovo has announced the IdeaCentre Y710 Cube; a small form-factor system designed for gaming regardless of available space, and it can be configured with some very high-end desktop components for serious performance. "Ideal for gamers who…

PCPer Live! Killer Networks Live Stream and Giveaway!

Ryan Shrout — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 08:06:41 +0000

UPDATE: Did you miss the live stream on Monday? No worries, you can catch up on the information and demos from Rivet Networks CEO Michael Cubbage here in the video below! We…

Killer Wireless-AC 1535 Review: The MU-MIMO Era Begins

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:35:58 +0000

Introduction We test the first 2×2 MU-MIMO on the market. The Killer 1535 Wi-Fi adapter was the first 2×2 MU-MIMO compatible adapter on the market when it launched earlier this year, and…