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Today’s best deals: Apple AirPods Pro, MacBook Air, and more

Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best deals from around the web includes a decent price drop on Apple’s AirPods Pro, which are currently down to $180 at Amazon and Walmart . That’s about $70 off Apple’s MSRP and about $15 off the average Amazon price we’ve […]

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Keychron K14 review: The rare Mac-ready wireless mechanical keyboard

Enlarge / Keychron K14 with no backlight (top) and an RGB backlight (bottom). (credit: Scharon Harding) A common complaint about mechanical keyboards is that they’re too expensive. Options are limited further for budget-minded buyers if they want a wireless device, especially if they’re looking for a Mac-specific board. But the market has come a long […]

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Garmin’s new Fenix 7 maximizes solar power and finally adds a touchscreen

Enlarge (credit: Garmin) Garmin has released two new high-end smartwatches, the Fenix 7 and Epix, less than two weeks after launching the Venus 2 Plus and Vivomove Sport at CES. The Fenix 7 is the latest iteration of the company’s robust, multi-sport flagship, while the Epix picks up the torch of a similarly high-end watch […]

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Today’s best deals: Amazon Fire tablets, Jabra wireless earbuds, and more

Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Welcome back to another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best deals from around the web includes a sale on Amazon’s Fire tablet lineup . While the Fire HD 10 is still a bit higher priced than we’ve seen in past deals, the 8-inch Fire HD 8 is down to $45 […]

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Logitech Signature M650: A quiet wireless mouse for big, small, or left hands

Enlarge / Logitech Signature M650 in the rose colorway. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech Signature M650 Sensor Optical (model not disclosed) Connectivity options Bluetooth Low Energy or 2. 4 GHz dongle Programmable buttons 3 Onboard profiles 0 Lighting None Size Standard: 4. 22×2. 43×1. 49 inches (107. 19×61. 80×37. 8 mm) Large: […]

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The weekend’s best deals: HBO Max, new AirPods, Apple Watch Series 7, and more

Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best deals we can find from around the web includes a rare discount on HBO Max subscriptions. Right now, new or lapsed subscribers to the video streaming service can take 20 percent off the cost of a monthly subscription, for up […]

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One of Nintendo Switch’s best puzzle games is now (mostly) free for 7 days

Enlarge / Usually, NSO trials like this feel like teasers for full-price purchases. This one is different. (credit: Nintendo of America ) Nintendo mixes cool , weird , and ho-hum perks into its $20/year Switch Online subscription service, including one we don’t generally talk about: limited-time game trials. Other modern gaming services include this sort […]

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God of War on PC delivers nearly everything we’d hoped for

Enlarge / “Boy. ” “Yes? ” “You are ready… for the PC port. ” (This image was directly captured by Ars from the game’s PC build—as were most of the other images in this article, unless otherwise clarified. ) (credit: Sony Santa Monica) While headlines have suggested that Sony’s PlayStation division is more invested in […]

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Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2021

In the world of video games, 2021 may forever be remembered as the year of COVID’s great reckoning. 2020 was already rough, but many of its biggest games were mostly completed in a normal development cycle. Projects slated for the following year weren’t as lucky. Thus, this year’s gaming news was rich with delays, piping-hot […]

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From 360 Hz monitors to 8,000 Hz keyboards, 2021 was the year of the hertz

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | MSI) When tech gets stale, one thing the industry does to try to get shoppers excited about new products is offer bigger and better specs. In 2021, a lot of focus went into beefing up the speed specs, measured in hertz, of PC peripherals (a hertz, or […]