iPhone 15 and 15 Pro review: The final form
Years of iteration have led to a great phone, but where do we go from here?
Samuel Axon
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Reviews // Hardware & Software
macOS 14 Sonoma: The Ars Technica review
If at first you don’t create usable desktop widgets, try, try again.
Andrew Cunningham
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197
A partial car substitute? Trek’s new cargo bike, reviewed
A pricey but feature-rich offering from Trek had me pedaling for my groceries.
John Timmer
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iOS 17 review: StandBy for more features
Messaging features lead a low-key refresh of the iPhone’s software.
Samuel Axon
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Review: AMD’s Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT are almost great
It’s hard to get excited about yesterday’s performance at yesterday’s prices.
Andrew Cunningham
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Nvidia quietly cuts price of poorly reviewed 16GB 4060 Ti ahead of AMD launch
$50 price cut only makes the 16GB 4060 Ti marginally more palatable than before.
Andrew Cunningham
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Hands-on with Cherry MX2A switches: A lot less wobble, a little more confusion
Cherry fights mechanical switch copycats with a new, yet familiar, lineup.
Scharon Harding
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Not your average Toyota: The all-wheel drive GR Corolla, reviewed
Highlights include a distinctive 3-cylinder burble and an adjustable torque-split.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Review: Oppenheimer is pure visual poetry
Technically it’s a biopic, but it doesn’t play like one.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Don’t call it an SUV—the 2023 Toyota Crown, reviewed
Bold styling and a powerful hybrid suggest GT, but it’s more laid back than that.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Communal stargazing using your phone: The Unistellar eQuinox 2, reviewed
Stargaze with up to 10 of your friends no matter how bad the light pollution is.
Eric Bangeman
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194
Review: Exquisite Drops of God brings the world of elite wine down to earth
French writer Quoc Dang Tran’s evocative adaptation of the influential manga is a delight.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Review: Forcite’s MK1S smart helmet stays on your head, not in your face
After many failed concepts, we find a smart helmet that actually works well.
Tim Stevens
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 review: Two steps forward, one step back
New Gen 11 model fixes the worst of Gen 10’s flaws, but not without compromises.
Andrew Cunningham
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GeForce RTX 4060 review: Not thrilling, but a super-efficient $299 workhorse
60-class GPUs are Nvidia’s most popular; the 4060 don’t fix what ain’t broke.
Andrew Cunningham
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308
A threat to portable monitors everywhere: Lenovo Yoga Book 9i review
Multitasking on a 13-inch laptop is much easier with 26.6 inches of screen.
Scharon Harding
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Review: Wyze’s Garage Door Controller is IoT garage simplicity
An easy, secure way to make your dumb garage smart.
Tim Stevens
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Review: The Flash isn’t a terrible film—just a forgettable one
There’s nothing here we haven’t seen many, many times before—and frankly done better.
Jennifer Ouellette
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240
Silent, stiff, and svelte: The Tenways CGO600 Pro e-bike reviewed
The $1,899 price fits with the quality of the components and ride.
Eric Bangeman
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114
M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: Who needs a Mac Pro, anyway?
The realities of Apple Silicon make the Studio the best bet for most pros.
Andrew Cunningham
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370
Review: Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air says what it is and is what it says
Like the M2 Pro Mac mini, it’s a bridge between Apple’s low- and high-end Macs.
Andrew Cunningham
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205
Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headset
This was the best headset demo I’ve ever seen. But there’s room for improvement.
Samuel Axon
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Review: Nvidia’s $399 RTX 4060 Ti is a step forward, but only a small one
Most games perform better, but the gains are smaller than we’re used to.
Andrew Cunningham
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184
It feels like cheating: The Trek Domane+ SLR9 AXS road bike, reviewed
At $12,999, the Trek Domane+ SLR9 gravel e-bike is a dream to ride.
Eric Bangeman
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214
Review: Framework Laptop’s 13th-gen Intel upgrade helps fix its battery problem
But for upgraders, the AMD Ryzen board will probably feel more transformative.
Andrew Cunningham
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The Asus ROG Ally beats the Steam Deck at all but the most important things
New contender is a powerful portable PC that’s wantonly Windows.
Kevin Purdy
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183
I used System76’s Pangolin for weeks, and Linux was not the biggest problem
A comfy keyboard, weird trackpad, blah webcam, and notably mature Linux desktop.
Kevin Purdy
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122
RTX 4070 review: An ideal GPU for anyone who skipped the graphics card shortage
Skip the 30-series because of shortages and inflated prices? This one’s for you.
Andrew Cunningham
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Intel’s Core i5 is the best bargain in CPUs right now, but which should you get?
We test and compare the i5-13400 to other Core i5 and Ryzen CPUs.
Andrew Cunningham
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Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a madcap love letter to fans
Who needs a plot? This roller coaster of a movie made my inner 10-year-old jump for joy.
Kyle Orland
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Review: AMD Ryzen 7800X3D is the cheapest way to get the most out of a $1,500 GPU
The X3D series isn’t perfect, but it pairs well with top-tier graphics cards.
Andrew Cunningham
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Review: D&D: Honor Among Thieves is a worthy homage to the classic RPG
Directors cite Princess Bride, Monty Python and the Holy Grail as influences, and it shows.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Ryzen 7950X3D review: An expensive but incredibly efficient 16-core CPU
AMD’s second run at a 3D V-Cache CPU is easier to recommend than the first.
Andrew Cunningham
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Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro review: More than enough buttons, too much software
Supreme programmability is too reliant on the Synapse app.
Scharon Harding
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2023 MacBook Pro review: A refined second generation
The M2 Pro and Max and improved connectivity headline Apple’s laptop refresh.
Samuel Axon
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M2 Pro Mac mini review: Apple’s Goldilocks desktop for semi-professionals
Outstanding power efficiency is a highlight of this in-betweener desktop.
Andrew Cunningham
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