Tech Releases

Verizon customers face mass-scale outage across the US

Apple backs out of backing OpenAI, report claims

iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process

Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch

In rare move from printing industry, HP actually has a decent idea

Intel releases one last microcode update to fix high-end desktop CPU crashes

iPhone 16 and 16 Pro review: A worthy upgrade after three years

Meta’s new lightweight AR prototype shows a future beyond bulky VR headsets

Review: Intel Lunar Lake CPUs combine good battery life and x86 compatibility

LG TVs start showing ads on screensavers

Huawei laptop teardown shows China’s steps toward tech self-sufficiency

Sonos workers shed light on why the app update went so horribly

Tandem OLED is OLED’s latest weapon in holding off MicroLED, QDEL

Reviewing iOS 18 for power users: Control Center, iCloud, and more

“A total lump of… ”: Customer frustration as ISP’s smart TVs won’t turn on

Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps

Fitbit users struggle with “very frustrating” app bugs for months

30th-anniversary limited-run PS5 and PS5 Pro bring back mid-’90s gray plastic

Software and genetic patents are up for debate again in Congress

Amazon “tricks” customers into buying Fire TVs with false sales prices: Lawsuit

Bricked iPhones 16 feature wireless recovery mode for phone-to-phone resuscitation

Apple pauses iPadOS 18 rollout for M4 iPad Pro after bricking complaints

TCL accused of selling quantum dot TVs without actual quantum dots

iOS 18 brings RCS to major carrier iPhones, but prepaid plans are still waiting

macOS 15 Sequoia: The Ars Technica review

Neofetch is over, but many screenshot system info tools stand ready

Music industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying

iFixit’s FixHub tools want to pull soldering away from the wall socket

Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead

Huawei’s $2,800 trifold phone is a real thing it wants people to hold and use

“MNT Reform Next” combines open source hardware and usable performance

iPhone 16 gets two new buttons and a new camera layout

Apple Watch Series 10 is smaller, thinner, lighter, and has mini-Intelligence

Review: reMarkable Paper Pro writing tablet feels almost like paper, for a price

Leaked Disney+ financials may shed light on recent price hike

WaveCore runs right through a concrete wall with gigabit-speed network signal

Ars Technica system guide: Falling prices are more exciting than new parts

What to expect from Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event

FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported

I added a ratgdo to my garage door, and I don’t know why I waited so long

Qualcomm’s new 8-core Snapdragon chip is aimed at cheaper Arm Windows PCs

Intel Core Ultra 200V promises Arm-beating battery life without compatibility issues