There are no major new consumer features. Enterprises get a few things though. The new version of Mac virtual machine software Parallels Desktop, which is most often used to run Windows applications on modern Macs, has just arrived. Parallels Desktop 26 has a lot to offer to the enterprise,…
Expect Apple’s next-gen iPhones, software release dates, and some other devices. Apple is hosting its next product event on Tuesday, September 9, at 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern, the company announced today. Though Apple’s event announcements rarely indicate what the company plans to talk about, the company’s…
Older Ryzen 7040-based model will stick around at $1,299 as a lower-end option. It’s been a busy year for Framework, the company behind the now well-established series of repairable, upgradeable, modular laptops (and one paradoxically less-upgradeable desktop). The company has launched a version of the Framework Laptop 13 with…
Google says it’s no different than checking IDs at the airport. Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its next security initiative could…
Users of X3D CPUs in ASRock motherboards seem to be at particularly high risk. AMD’s X3D-series Ryzen chips have become popular with PC gamers because games in particular happen to benefit disproportionately from the chips’ extra 64MB of L3 cache memory. But that extra memory occasionally comes with extra…
The $30,000 TV brings a new, colorful conversation to home theaters. Samsung provided ground transportation from Brooklyn, New York, to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, so Ars could demo its Micro RGB TV. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, New Jersey—Micro LED is still years away, but…
Apple, like other streamers, is facing a difficult economic reality. Apple has announced another price increase for its Apple TV+ video-streaming service. Starting today, a new monthly subscription will cost $12.99; it was previously $9.99. Existing subscribers will see the new price take effect during their next billing cycle.…
Recovery issue is already resolved; SSD problems have been trickier to diagnose. When updating a piece of software as large and complex and old as Windows, you’re inevitably going to break something every once in a while. Microsoft tracks known issues here—generally they affect lesser-used features or obscure edge…
Price hikes go into effect August 21; standard PS5 will now start at $550. Sony will join Microsoft and Nintendo in raising US prices across its entire game console lineup, the company announced today. Pricing for all current versions of the PlayStation 5 console will increase by $50 starting…
The Pixel 10 series arrives with a power upgrade but no SIM card slot. Google has shifted its product timeline in 2025. Android 16 dropped in May, an earlier release aimed at better lining up with smartphone launches. Google’s annual hardware refresh is also happening a bit ahead of…
