Enlarge / Acer Swift 5. (credit: Scharon Harding) Acer chose the Swift 5 as its vehicle for ushering in Windows 11 , and that was a safe choice. With a starting MSRP of $1, 100 , up to 1TB of storage, a good port selection, and a more standout keyboard and webcam, it will suit […]
Enlarge / Mario loves us. We love Mario. (credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI / Getty Images) Ars Technica Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher has a rule: If you have a dumb, fun conversation in the Ars Slack that lasts for more than 10 minutes, it’s probably worth turning that conversation into some kind of article. And that’s how a weekday […]
Enlarge / As usual, a whole lot of video games are on sale for Black Friday. (credit: Ars Technica) Black Friday officially arrives in a few days, but many of the noteworthy deals we expect to see have already begun. We have a big roundup of the best early Black Friday deals we can find […]
Enlarge / HP Chromebook x2 11-inch two-in-one. For tech enthusiasts, Chromebooks can be a good acquired taste. Advanced users don’t need a stripped-down operating system, and the low computing power generally disqualifies Chromebooks from being a serious, primary PC. But Chromebooks can often find a welcome spot in an enthusiast’s home as a secondary or […]
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Dark Friday has become more and more of a misnomer. As we noted when we first started seeing “early Black Friday” sales pop up earlier this month, what started out as a weekend of sales to help people get ahead of their holiday shopping has turned into a weeks-long barrage of […]
Enlarge / Stream keycap (left), Forest Ring (center), Lava (right). (credit: Drop) Artisan keycaps, with their detailed artwork crammed into their tiny box shapes, do a lot to change the feel of your keyboard. Adding the latest from keyboard enthusiast Drop, however, may just have dwarves, elves, and one particularly stringy-haired, emaciated creature after you, […]
Enlarge Black Friday is inching closer, but today’s Dealmaster has still scrounged up a number of worthwhile deals from around the web. Our latest roundup includes a new low on Bose’s latest noise-canceling headphones; the best prices we’ve seen on 4K streaming sticks from Google, Amazon, and Roku; and good deals on Xbox Game Pass, […]
Enlarge / Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl come with big visual upgrades over the 2007 Nintendo DS originals, but as remakes go they don’t deviate much from the source material. (credit: Nintendo) Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield may have disappointed some of the series’ most devoted fans with their truncated Pokédexes, but that doesn’t seem […]
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 7 is virtually indistinguishable from the Series 6 (less so with a light-colored watch face), and it doesn’t add much, but it’s still the best smartwatch you can buy. (credit: Corey Gaskin) Apple Watch Series 7 From $399 at Apple From $390 at Amazon (Ars Technica may earn compensation […]
How much would you like to customize your multiplayer Spartan? [credit: Xbox Game Studios ] As part of its Xbox 20th anniversary celebration livestream today , Microsoft announced the surprise launch of Halo Infinite ‘s free-to-play multiplayer mode , which is available now for Xbox One, Series S/X, and PC (the game will be available […]