TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has notified Chinese chip design companies that it will suspend production of their most advanced artificial intelligence chips, as Washington continues to...
View ArticleApple botched the Apple Intelligence launch, but its long-term strategy is sound
Ask a few random people about Apple Intelligence and you’ll probably get quite different responses. One might be excited about the new features. Another could opine that no one asked for this and the...
View ArticleThe voice of America Online’s “You’ve got mail” has died at age 74
On Tuesday, Elwood Edwards, the voice behind the online service America Online's iconic "You've got mail" greeting, died at age 74, one day before his 75th birthday, according to Cleveland's WKYC...
View ArticleMatter 1.4 has some solid ideas for the future home—now let’s see the support
Matter, the smart home standard that promises an interoperable future for home automation, even if it's scattered and a bit buggy right now, is out with a new version, 1.4. It promises more device...
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Review: The fastest of the M4 MacBook Pros might be the least interesting one
In some ways, my review of the new MacBook Pros will be a lot like my review of the new iMac. This is the third year and fourth generation of the Apple Silicon-era MacBook Pro design, and outwardly,...
View ArticleAmazon ends free ad-supported streaming service after Prime Video with ads...
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, as it heightens focus on selling ads on its Prime Video subscription service. Amazon, which has owned IMDb...
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After working with a dual-screen portable monitor for a month, I’m a believer
Having two displays in a single device is a growing trend that appeals to people with limited desk space or who need extra pixels to work with when on the go. But often, dual-screen devices, like...
View ArticleFaulty Colorsofts have left some Kindle owners without an e-reader
The launch of the first-ever color Kindle isn't going so great. Amazon's Colorsoft began shipping on October 30, but shipments were paused after some customers complained about a yellow bar at the...
View ArticleEU fines Meta €800 million for breaking law with Marketplace
Meta has been fined nearly 800 million euros ($844.6 million) by Brussels after regulators accused Facebook’s parent company of stifling competition by “tying” its free Marketplace services with the...
View ArticleMicrosoft finally releases generic install ISOs for the Arm version of Windows
For some PC buyers, doing a clean install of Windows right out of the box is part of the setup ritual. But for Arm-based PCs, including the Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Plus and Elite chips in them,...
View ArticleI, too, installed an open source garage door opener, and I’m loving it
Like Ars Senior Technology Editor Lee Hutchinson, I have a garage. The door on that garage is opened and closed by a device made by a company that, as with Lee's, offers you a way to open and close it...
View ArticleReview: Amazon’s 2024 Kindle Paperwhite makes the best e-reader a little better
I've never particularly loved Amazon, either as a retail behemoth or as a hardware and software company, but despite that I still probably get more excited about new Kindle releases than I do about...
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April Fools’ joke results in Japanese firm making a beige ’80s throwback PC case
Putting out a joke product on April Fools' Day can sometimes be a clever way to quietly gauge the reaction to a wild idea without having to really commit to it. Nerdish purveyor ThinkGeek did this a...
View ArticleApple Intelligence notification summaries are honestly pretty bad
I have been using the Apple Intelligence notification summary feature for a few months now, since pretty early in Apple’s beta testing process for the iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 updates. If you don’t know...
View ArticleApple’s headphone adapter for older iPhones sells out, possibly never to return
When Apple infamously ditched the headphone jack with the launch of the iPhone 7, it at least provided customers with a Lightning-to-3.5 mm adapter either right in the box or as a $9 standalone...
View Article“Windows 365 Link” is Microsoft’s $349 thin client for Windows in the cloud
Microsoft is announcing some new hardware today, but it’s a bit different from a typical Surface device. The Windows 365 Link, which launches in April for $349, is a mini desktop PC that exists...
View ArticleApple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people actually watched.
In the streaming world, Apple has a reputation for quality, thanks to its Apple TV hardware and Apple TV+ streaming service. The latter is best associated with original shows and movies surrounded by...
View ArticleFitness app Strava is tightening third-party access to user data
The Strava app is one of the most popular ways for cyclists, runners, hikers, and other distance sports enthusiasts to track their performance and grab some bragging rights. Because most athletic types...
View ArticleMicrosoft pushes full-screen ads for Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 users
Windows 10's free, guaranteed security updates stop in October 2025, less than a year from now. Windows 10 users with supported PCs have been offered the Windows 11 upgrade plenty of times before. But...
View ArticleGoogle stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“
"Updating our site reputation abuse policy" is how Google, in almost wondrously opaque fashion, announced yesterday that big changes have come to some big websites, especially those that rely on their...
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