Tech / Product News & Reviews
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Nike’s self-lacing sneakers turn into bricks after faulty firmware update
$350 self-lacing sneakers don't work with Nike's official Android app.
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Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e hands-on: Samsung is slowly getting better
Our brief experience with three phones, two wearables, and a tablet.
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Beyond HoloLens: Microsoft expands its augmented-reality vision with iOS, Android apps
Microsoft continues to target the devices that people have.
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Guidemaster: The least-awful Android phones
Over 400 Android devices were released last year. Here are the good ones.
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Microsoft culls secret Flash whitelist after Google points out its insecurity
Previously, some 58 sites were given special treatment. Now it's only Facebook.
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Samsung refreshes wearables line, including new Galaxy Watch Active
Lineup includes new true wireless earbuds and fitness tracker as well.
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Samsung officially debuts Galaxy S10 smartphone after weeks of rumors, leaks
The Galaxy S10e starts at $749, the S10 at $899, and the S10 Plus at $999.
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Samsung’s foldable phone is finally official—meet the Galaxy Fold
Samsung's half-phone, half-tablet is real, starts at $1,980, launches April 26.
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Liveblog: The Samsung Galaxy S10 launch
Read all about the S10, S10 Plus, S10e, and foldable phone!
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Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret," Google says.
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Apple reportedly planning to combine iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps by 2021
Project Marzipan and a new Mac Pro could be talking points at WWDC in June.
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Qualcomm is already announcing next year’s 5G chips: Meet the Snapdragon X55
As partners begin to talk about X50 solutions, Qualcomm is already touting the X55.
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Mandatory update coming to Windows 7, 2008 to kill off weak update hashes
Microsoft is phasing out SHA-1 hashes on its patches.
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Retina resolution headset puts the “reality” into “virtual reality”
Clever dual-display tech means you really can't see the pixels.
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Another blow to Blu-ray: Samsung will no longer make Blu-ray players for the US
Streaming, format wars, and declining physical media sales likely played a part.
Video: To make 1997’s Blade Runner, Westwood first had to create the universe
Making the best-selling adventure game of the time required a lot of world-building.
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Google partially backtracks on Chrome changes that would break ad blockers
Benchmarks showed that most ad blockers don't make network requests much slower.
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HP Elitebook x360 1040 G5 review: A little bit bigger, a little bit better
It's similar to HP's 13-inch convertible, but extra screen space makes a difference.
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The Samsung Galaxy S10 is coming! Here’s what to expect
Four phones. Wait, maybe five phones. There are going to be a lot of phones.
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Microsoft shaking up how Windows feature updates are rolled out—again
Each feature update now has one release date rather than two.
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Samsung’s new Tab S5e is super thin, supports Bixby, and costs just $399
The more affordable tablet takes some notes from the premium Tab S4.
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Gambling, porn, and piracy on iOS: Apple’s enterprise certificate woes continue
A wide range of app-makers are abusing enterprise certs to skip the App Store.
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Microsoft begins work on its 2020 Windows releases in new preview
An October 2019 update is still planned, but previews of that will come in spring.
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LG keeps leaking G8 features; the latest is a vibrating display speaker
LG's next flagship smartphone looks a lot like last year's smartphone.
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Opera shows off its smart new redesign that’s just like all the other browsers
The intent is to put the Web content first. This sounds familiar.
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Android Things is no longer for “Things,” focuses on smart speakers and displays
The good news is that Google still has, like, three other IoT OS projects.
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Apple in talks to create “Netflix for news” subscription service
But Apple wants a huge bite of the subscription revenue—reportedly 50 percent.
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Mozilla to use machine learning to find code bugs before they ship
Regrettably, humans still have to write the code in the first place.
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Researchers use Intel SGX to put malware beyond the reach of antivirus software
Processor protects malware from attempts to inspect and analyze it.
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For Valentine’s Day, Ars writers describe the tech they cherish the most
A few Arsians get personal for V-Day and serenade the gear that brings them joy.
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Amazon acquires Eero, maker of mesh Wi-Fi routers
Eero's routers could help Amazon connect its various Echo and Alexa devices.