Tech Releases

The fight against labeling long-term streaming rentals as “purchases” you “buy”

Windows 11 25H2 update hits its last stop before release to the general public

Lego iMac G3 concept is unlikely to go anywhere, but it is very cute

Video player looks like a 1-inch TV from the ’60s and is wondrous, pointless fun

Blogging service TypePad is shutting down and taking all blog content with it

Corsair’s PC-dockable screen helped me monitor my PC components and news feeds

Parallels Desktop 26 offers a lot to enterprise users, a little to consumers

Apple set to unveil next-gen iPhones and other devices on September 9

Framework Laptop 16 update brings Nvidia GeForce to the modular gaming laptop

Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

Like Intel before it, AMD blames motherboard makers for burnt-out CPUs

Samsung’s “Micro RGB” TV proves the value of RGB backlights for premium displays

After successes like Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ gets a price hike

Having recovery and/or SSD problems after recent Windows updates? You’re not alone.

Sony makes the “difficult decision” to raise PlayStation 5 prices in the US

Google unveils Pixel 10 series with improved Tensor G5 chip and a boatload of AI

Microsoft and Asus’ answers to SteamOS and the Steam Deck launch on October 16

Raspberry Pi intros new 5-inch $40 touchscreen for your next weird project

Ars Technica System Guide: Four sample PC builds, from $500 to $5,000

Tiny, removable “mini SSD” could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds

Apple Watch gets reformulated, non-patent-infringing blood oxygen monitoring

Report: Apple’s smart home ambitions include “tabletop robot,” cameras, and more

Google Gemini will now learn from your chats—unless you tell it not to

Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google

GitHub will be folded into Microsoft proper as CEO steps down

ChatGPT users hate GPT-5’s “overworked secretary” energy, miss their GPT-4o buddy

Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026

Sonos says it’s forced to raise prices while trying to win back customers

Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio

President Trump says Intel’s new CEO “must resign immediately”

Google search boss says AI isn’t killing search clicks

RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025

Murena’s Pixel Tablet is helping to wean me off Google

Roku gets frugal with the content and price of its new streaming service

Report: Intel struggles with new 18A process as it cuts workers and cancels projects

Enough is enough—I dumped Google’s worsening search for Kagi

DeepMind reveals Genie 3 “world model” that creates real-time interactive simulations

These are the best streaming services you aren’t watching

Ukraine rescues soldier via drone delivery of complete e-bike

Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors