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Apple to stop storing Siri audio after contractors heard private talks and sex

Apple gives third-party repair shops more access to authorized parts

Unix at 50—it starts with a mainframe, a gator, and three dedicated researchers

Film & TV makers debut new feature to end the “soap opera effect” scourge

Fitbit debuts $200 Versa 2 smartwatch, Fitbit Premium subscription service

Lenovo’s new, Comet Lake-equipped ThinkPad X1 Carbon hits this September

Guidemaster: The best back-to-school gadgets you can buy in 2019

Guidemaster: Our favorite gaming monitors for players of all kinds

Guidemaster: The best keyboards, mice, and more for your gaming PC

Report: Apple will unveil overhauled MacBook Pro, “Pro” iPhones this fall

Unsweetened: Android swaps sugary codenames for boring numbers

Maybe don’t keep your Apple Card in a leather wallet, Apple warns

Intel’s line of notebook CPUs gets more confusing with 14nm Comet Lake

Guidemaster: The best gaming headsets for your console or gaming rig

Guidemaster: The best Nintendo Switch accessories you can buy in 2019

Apple TV+ will launch in November for $9.99, facing off against Disney+ at $6.99

Nest users can now voluntarily euthanize their accounts, switch to Google

Apple Card is now available to all US iPhone owners, adds new cash-back rewards

Google Play Store’s blindingly white redesign starts rolling out

Guidemaster: Navigating the hazy world of gaming laptops in 2019

Report: US expected to give Huawei another 90-day export license

Google Drive will introduce long-asked-for file shortcuts feature

Apple will unveil new iPhones on September 10, leak suggests

Microsoft will continue human voice recording review and its privacy policy says so

Huawei’s $2,600 foldable smartphone delayed—again

Android on the Nintendo Switch: A hardware-hacking extravaganza

British Airways testing VR headsets for first-class passengers this year

FAA bans some 15-inch MacBook Pros with battery problems from flights

Owners of defective 2016 Google Pixels can now claim up to $500

Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac moves to Metal for DirectX 11 and more

Microsoft’s subscription software push continues with Office 2019

Apple updates multiport adapter with support for 4K HDR video

Huawei announces its first operating system, HarmonyOS

Apple is now selling the AirPower, basically, only it’s not made by Apple

A detailed look at AMD’s new Epyc “Rome” 7nm server CPUs

A Boeing code leak exposes security flaws deep in a 787’s guts

Samsung’s Bixby speaker, announced one year ago today, still hasn’t launched

Microsoft contractors hear phone sex and more while reviewing Cortana, Skype audio

Dell’s new XPS 13 2-in-1—a notable redesign—goes on sale today

Google Maps AR Navigation comes to iPhones and Android devices

Apple locks new iPhone batteries to prevent third-party repair, report says

Guidemaster: Smartwatches worthy of replacing your favorite timepiece

Galaxy Note10 hands-on: Samsung falls behind the competition

Google Pixel 4 will reportedly jump on the 90Hz display bandwagon

Samsung’s new Galaxy Book S laptop is built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx

Samsung makes the Galaxy Note 10 official

MSDN Magazine will publish its last issue, ending a Microsoft developer era

Google releases the 6th and final beta for Android Q

iOS 13 privacy feature will force total overhaul for Facebook apps

Apple Card begins rolling out to first users, will reach everyone this month

Google parent company Alphabet passes Apple as world’s most cash-rich company

Google publishes sustainability plan for hardware, but its impact is uncertain

Polar Ignite review: Clever fitness perks marred by too many compromises

Amazon to kill Dash button functions on August 31—you have a month to hack yours

Intel reveals final details on Ice Lake mobile CPUs

Google planning “Play Pass” app and game subscription service for Android

Apple releases macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update to fix sleeping Macs

Apple hones its focus on services with new TV deals for AirPlay 2, HomeKit

Ars reviews three cell signal boosters—and they actually work