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Google tries to resurrect Android tablets with “Entertainment Space”

reader comments125with 85 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditEntertainment Space. It's like Google TV but for your tablet.GoogleThe "Watch" screen sho...

1383 05/10/2021

Mini-PC review: The Ryzen 5 Pro 2500U-powered Minisforum UM250

Enlarge/This tiny PC's Ryzen 5 Pro 2500U is a couple generations out of date—but it's inexpensive, and it still packs a serious punch.Jim Salterreader comments222with 131 posters participating, includ...

1352 05/10/2021

Google Play bans video app for standard “.ass” subtitle support

Enlarge/Google's app review robots can't be reasoned with, they don't feel pity...Carolco Picturesreader comments174with 116 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare...

1294 04/10/2021

Bummed about new Google Photos storage limits? Amazon Photos says “hi”

Enlarge/Amazon Photos offers a desktop PC app, seen here, as well as mobile and browser-based apps.Jim Salterreader comments139with 94 posters participating, including story authorShare this storyShar...

1218 04/10/2021

Abusive add-ons aren’t just a Chrome and Firefox problem. Now it’s Edge’s turn

EnlargeMicrosoftreader comments72with 54 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditFor years, Google and Mozilla have battled to keep abusive or outright mal...

1198 04/10/2021

Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 review: Not so crazy after all

reader comments606with 216 posters participating, including story authorShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThe 2020, M1-equipped Mac mini.The chassis is the same as before...

1343 04/10/2021

VanMoof X3 ebike review: At $2,000, it’s automatic for (some of) the people

reader comments216with 132 posters participating, including story authorShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThe VanMoof X3, as posed in Seattle's Carkeek Park.Single-molded...

1360 04/10/2021

Password1, Password2, Password3 no more: Microsoft drops password expiration rec

reader comments164with 103 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditFor many years, Microsoft has published a security baseline configuration: a set of syst...

1327 03/10/2021

Review: HP’s Chromebook x2 could convince me to go all-in on Chrome OS

EnlargeValentina Palladinoreader comments112with 71 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditAs the public embraces Chrome OS, OEMs have begun to incorporat...

1302 03/10/2021

How fast are your disks? Find out the open source way, with fio

Enlarge/Ars Technica does not recommend removing the protective cover from your hard disk or setting it on fire in production settings.William Warbyreader comments155with 77 posters participating, inc...

1230 03/10/2021

Return to RAID: The Ars readers “What If?” edition

Enlarge/I get anxious if I can't watch the blinkenlights in the big Terminal window in the background while the tests run.Jim Salterreader comments110with 69 posters participating, including story aut...

1367 03/10/2021

Buyer beware—that 2TB-6TB “NAS” drive you’ve been eyeing might be SMR

Enlarge/Shingled Magnetic Recording drives—unlike thisLos Angeles-class submarine—aren't on anybody's list of "Fast Attack" vessels.Michael Meilen / ETC Robert Gulinireader comments453with 191 posters...

1224 03/10/2021

Apple clarifies what Control Center Wi-Fi, Bluetooth toggles do in iOS 11.2 beta

Enlarge/The control center has a new interface for adjusting brightness.reader comments176with 106 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditUnbeknownst to m...

1311 02/10/2021

The Boring Company is really pushing the definition of “Flamethrower”

reader comments136with 93 posters participatingShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThis single screenshot shows all of the information on Boring's site.The Boring CompanyTh...

1259 02/10/2021

Can a new powerline kit solve an urban apartment dweller’s Wi-Fi woes?

reader comments225with 146 posters participating, including story authorShare this storyShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditThe Ubiquiti EtherMagic powerline kit includes both a Switch and...

1225 02/10/2021