Routers get a 64-bit brain that can control the whole smart home

Routers have been dumb for a long time. But like other smart appliances, they’re getting brainier. Thanks to new 64-bit quadcore processors, a new generation of routers will be able to control a lot of the appliances in a smart home. Courtesy of Broadcom, wired and wireless routers will soon have a 1.8-gigahertz, 64-bit quadcore […]...