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The real reason that Microsoft is already testing a 2020 Windows release? Azure

YouTube will fight predatory behavior by disabling comments on videos of minors

The Volvo Polestar 2 is the first Google Android car

Microsoft’s latest security service uses human intelligence, not artificial

Google turbo-charging the back button with Chrome’s new “back/forward cache”

Ridley Scott’s Alien will finally be released in 4K HDR for its 40th anniversary

Energizer’s brick of a smartphone uses “world’s most powerful” phone battery

Anti-cheat software causing big problems for Windows 10 previews

Dealmaster: As prices on last year’s OLED TVs fall, LG’s B8 is now $400 off

How Apple and app developers will try to entice you to subscribe, not just pay once

USB 3.2 is going to make the current USB branding even worse

Oppo’s foldable smartphone is another futuristic wraparound display device

Nadella: Microsoft will sell war tech to democracies to “protect freedoms”

Apple Watch may finally gain sleep-tracking abilities in 2020

Lenovo introduces the ThinkVision M14—a 14-inch, portable, USB-C monitor

Microsoft takes a big step towards putting Xbox games on Windows

Nokia’s new smartphones bring a surprisingly modern design for under $170

Augmented reality heads to the cloud with Azure Kinect, Remote Rendering

Branching out to other body parts, LG G8 comes with palm-reading “Hand ID”

Sony’s latest flagship phone is the 21:9 Xperia 1, and it’s very tall

LG’s V50 answers the foldable phone craze with a detachable second screen

Dell XPS 13 2019 review: Small and mighty, now with a proper webcam

Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2: twice the field of view, eye tracking

Move over Samsung, Huawei’s foldable smartphone is an absolute stunner

Meet the Nokia 9: Five cameras bring a different approach to phone photography

Google: Software is never going to be able to fix Spectre-type bugs

“My left shoe won’t even reboot”: Faulty app bricks Nike smart sneakers

Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e hands-on: Samsung is slowly getting better

Microsoft taking HoloLens-like augmented-reality apps to iOS, Android

Guidemaster: The best Android phones, from budget to flagships

Microsoft culls secret Flash whitelist after Google points out its insecurity

Samsung refreshes wearable line, including new Galaxy Watch Active

Samsung officially debuts Galaxy S10 smartphone after weeks of rumors, leaks

Samsung’s foldable phone is finally official—meet the Galaxy Fold

Google’s Nest Security System shipped with a secret microphone

Apple reportedly planning to combine iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps by 2021

Qualcomm is already announcing next year’s 5G chips: Meet the Snapdragon X55

Mandatory update coming to Windows 7, 2008 to kill off weak update hashes

Retina resolution headset puts the “reality” into “virtual reality”

Samsung says it will stop making new Blu-ray players

Google partially backtracks on Chrome changes that would break ad blockers

HP Elitebook x360 1040 G5 review: A little bit bigger, a little bit better

Liveblog: The Samsung Galaxy S10 launch happens Wednesday, February 20

What to expect from Samsung’s Galaxy S10 launch this week

Microsoft shaking up how Windows feature updates are rolled out—again

Samsung’s new Tab S5e is super thin, supports Bixby, and costs just $399

Google and Facebook weren’t the only ones breaking Apple’s rules to distribute apps

Latest Windows preview build skips all the way to a 2020 release

LG keeps leaking G8 features, the latest is a vibrating display speaker

Opera shows off its smart new redesign that’s just like all the other browsers

Android Things is no longer for “Things,” focuses on smart speakers and displays

Apple in talks to create “Netflix for news” subscription service

Mozilla to use machine learning to find code bugs before they ship

Researchers use Intel SGX to put malware beyond the reach of antivirus software

The gadgets and gear Ars staffers love the most this Valentine’s Day

Amazon acquires Eero, maker of mesh Wi-Fi routers

Microsoft teases next-gen HoloLens ahead of February 24 reveal

Augmented Reality Google Maps is coming, starts testing in private

Bay Area: Join us 2/13 to discuss a new hope for tech activism

Apple’s internal hardware team is working on modems now, likely to replace Intel

Microsoft: Yeah, we make Office 2019 and Internet Explorer, but don’t use ‘em

Google wants a VP of Wearables, might finally take smartwatches seriously

Apple to developers: disclose screen recording or get booted from App Store

Messy office owners, rejoice: Skype now blurs the background to your video

Motorola’s 2019 cheap smartphone lineup includes a 5000mAh battery option

We’re getting a clearer picture of what Disney’s streaming TV service will be like

Windows 7 Extended Security Updates will double in price each year

Emoji 12.0 brings us waffles, more diversity, suggestive “finger pinch” glyph

Angela Ahrendts, leader of Apple’s retail efforts, will depart the company in April

With experimental “Never slow mode,” Chrome tries to stop Web devs making it slow

Drift of the North Pole forces early magnetic map update

Samsung cancels partnership with counterfeit Supreme brand

Firefox to block noisy autoplaying video in next release

Google expands Chrome OS Instant Tethering beyond Pixel, Nexus devices

In the name of privacy, Apple plans to limit AR features in mobile Safari

Alexa, give me nostalgia: Choose Your Own Adventure skill debuts from Audible

YouTube is trying to prevent angry mobs from abusing “dislike” button

Cheaper, greener, cooler: How liquid cooling entered the data center mainstream

New Windows 10 build lets you put any app in virtual reality

Itanium’s demise approaches: Intel to stop shipments in mid-2021

Samsung takes six months to update to Android 9 Pie