Tech Releases

Alexa’s survival hinges on you buying more expensive Amazon devices

YouTuber unboxes what seems to be a pre-release version of an M5 iPad Pro

iOS 26.0.1, macOS 26.0.1 updates fix install bugs, new phone problems, and more

F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project

You should care more about the stabilizers in your mechanical keyboard—here’s why

Raspberry Pi 500+ puts the Pi, 16GB of RAM, and a real SSD in a mechanical keyboard

Amazon Fire TV devices expected to ditch Android for Linux in 2025

Apple iPhone 17 review: Sometimes boring is best

Reviewing iOS 26 for power users: Reminders, Preview, and more

Disney decides it hasn’t angered people enough, announces Disney+ price hikes

Review: Apple’s iPhone Air is a bunch of small changes that add up to something big

iFixit tears down the iPhone Air, finds that it’s mostly battery

DOJ aims to break up Google’s ad business as antitrust case resumes

DeepMind AI safety report explores the perils of “misaligned” AI

A history of the Internet, part 3: The rise of the user

You’ll enjoy the Specialized Turbo Vado SL 2 6.0 Carbon even without assist

Your very own humane interface: Try Jef Raskin’s ideas at home

Software update shoves ads onto Samsung’s pricey fridges

Nvidia, Intel to co-develop “multiple generations” of chips as part of $5 billion deal

Meta’s $799 Ray-Ban Display is the company’s first big step from VR to AR

Latest round of credible touchscreen MacBook rumors point to a 2026 launch

iOS 26 review: A practical, yet playful, update

Mods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site”

Google’s experimental Windows app is better than Microsoft’s built-in search

macOS 26 Tahoe: The Ars Technica Review

Jef Raskin’s cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer

Gmail gets a dedicated place to track all your purchases

HBO Max is “way underpriced,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says

One of Google’s new Pixel 10 AI features has already been removed

Apple introduces AirPods Pro 3 with live translation feature

In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”

Tiny Vinyl is a new pocketable record format for the Spotify age

What to expect (and not expect) from yet another September Apple event

Lenovo demos laptop with a screen you can swivel into portrait mode

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to alleged “technical issue”

Sting operation kills “copycat” sports piracy site with 1.6B visits last year

Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates’ 6502 BASIC from 1978

Philips introduces budget-friendly Hue bulbs as part of major lineup overhaul

Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI rolls out to Pixel 6 and newer

reMarkable’s newest E-Ink writing tablet is a 7.3-inch, $449 handheld slab

The new Dolby Vision 2 HDR standard is probably going to be controversial

Google won’t have to sell Chrome, judge rules

Google says Gmail security is “strong and effective” as it denies major breach

Noctua’s 3D-printed mod singlehandedly makes the Framework Desktop run quieter