Getty Images reader comments 69 with 51 posters participating Share this story Earth Day is April 22, and its usual message—take care of our planet—has been given added urgency by the challenges highlighted in the latest IPCC report. This year, Ars is taking a look at the technologies we normally cover, from cars to chipmaking, ..
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Enlarge / Gabriel Weinberg, creator of DuckDuckGo. Washington Post | Getty Images reader comments 20 with 15 posters participating Share this story At the end of April, Apple’s introduction of App Tracking Transparency tools shook the advertising industry to its core. iPhone and iPad owners could now stop apps from tracking their behavior and using their ..
Enlarge / Samsung Galaxy Chromebook. reader comments 22 with 20 posters participating Share this story Chromebooks, which are powered by Chrome OS, are generally viewed as a simpler alternative to Windows and macOS systems. But as more Chromebooks flirt with four-figure price tags—take, for example, the Asus Chromebook Flip C436, Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, and recently ..
Enlarge / Be sure you know what you’re getting into before buying and using unfamiliarly branded smartphones—especially international models not originally intended for your country. reader comments 140 with 102 posters participating, including story author Share this story The Lithuanian National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently published a security assessment of three recent-model Chinese-made smartphones—Huawei’s ..
Getty Images reader comments 70 with 54 posters participating Share this story Samsung is using artificial intelligence to automate the insanely complex and subtle process of designing cutting-edge computer chips. The South Korean giant is one of the first chipmakers to use AI to create its chips. Samsung is using AI features in new software ..
Enlarge / Pretty Good Phone Privacy wants to minimize how much your wireless provider knows about your location. Noam Galai | Getty Images reader comments 56 with 43 posters participating Share this story Location data sharing from wireless carriers has been a major privacy issue in recent years. Marketers, salespeople, and even bounty hunters were ..
reader comments 99 with 81 posters participating, including story author Share this story Renders of the Pixel 6. Get a load of that camera bar. At left is the base model Pixel 6, with two rear cameras. The “Pixel 6 Pro,” right, has three cameras. Here’s a shot of the underside of the camera bar. ..
reader comments 76 with 53 posters participating Share this story Corning’s glass products, close-up. Glass panels destined for iPhones. A worker inspects a sheet of glass at Corning’s Kentucky plant. Another worker at the plant wears a photo-op-friendly Kentucky t-shirt. Apple has invested an additional $45 million in US-based Corning Incorporated, the maker of Gorilla ..
reader comments 71 with 43 posters participating Share this story The Galaxy A52. It’s water-resistant. The front. The A52 camera loadout. It comes in a variety of colors (the A52 and A72 are identical-looking). Samsung might be the world’s most popular phone manufacturer, but that doesn’t mean its best phone, the Galaxy S series, is ..
Enlarge / Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra, which includes a 5G modem. reader comments 92 with 54 posters participating Share this story Huawei plans to start charging big smartphone-makers like Samsung and Apple royalties for use of its various 5G-related patents, according to CNBC. Huawei is seeking to make up some of the losses it has ..