Enlarge MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo $1300 at Costco $1599 at Amazon $1599 at B&H (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.) A 2-in-1 laptop may seem like the ultimate device for people who want portability and versatility without giving up too much power. You get the […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Last month, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger stepped to a podium on a hazy, wind-whipped day just outside Phoenix. “Isn’t this awesome! ” Gelsinger exclaimed, gesturing over his shoulder. Behind him, two large pieces of construction equipment posed theatrically atop the ocher Arizona soil, framing an organized tangle of […]
Enlarge / A promo image for the Google Tensor SoC. (credit: Google) The Pixel 6 is official , with a wild new camera design, incredible pricing, and the new Android 12 OS. The headline component of the device has to be the Google Tensor “system on chip” (SoC), however. This is Google’s first main SoC […]
Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel Dune gets a new film adaptation—this one helmed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049)—later this month. But before Ars Technica reviews the movie, there’s the matter of its predecessor: 1984’s Dune, made by a then up-and-coming filmmaker named David Lynch. Detractors call Lynch’s saga—a tale of two noble space families 8,000 years […]
Enlarge / The Surface Laptop Studio with its screen popped out. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The Surface Pro 8 , with its larger screen and performance improvements, is the star of Microsoft’s Surface area lineup. But for people who prefer true laptops to convertible tablets, there’s a new member of the family that merits a look: […]
Enlarge / The BMW i4 M50 is the first BMW EV to benefit from the attention of the company’s M division. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) BMW provided flights to Munich and seven nights in hotels so we could attend IAA Mobility and drive BMW’s two new electric cars, the iX and i4. Ars does not accept […]
The Lucid Air may look the same as the early electric prototype we saw in 2017, but a lot has changed. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] In 2021, there are easily two dozen electric vehicle start-ups whose founders dream of becoming the particular next Tesla. Wanting to be typically the next big thing is a story […]
Far Cry 6 is a typical Ubisoft chaos simulator. Less than five minutes into Much Cry 6 , I was iffy about it. It opens on dictatorial President Antón Castillo delivering a televised address to Yara, a faux-Cuban paradise saddled with a history of political dissent. Castillo has reinstated a citizen draft for the ongoing […]
Nintendo Switch OLED, on sale later this week for $349. [credit: Sam Machkovech ] For all the portable game systems Nintendo has launched, including mid-generation revisions, few have included cutting-edge upgrades to a key element: the screen. Historically, Nintendo has been in the back of the pack when compared to competitors’ screens. The Game Boy’s […]
Enlarge / A few apps that received significant updates in iOS 15. (credit: Samuel Axon) Every year, Apple releases a major update to its operating systems for the iPhone and iPad that sets the stage for a year of changes to come. This year, iOS 15 brings new FaceTime and Messages features, tweaks to existing […]