Feature Archive
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Oppo Find N2 review: Beautiful hardware that Android just can’t deal with
Square-screened Android devices don't play well with the app ecosystem.
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The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t
A little bit of preparation now will go a long way when a storm threatens.
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The “death of self-driving cars” has been greatly exaggerated
GM’s Cruise aims to turn self-driving into a billion-dollar business.
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Diablo 4 review: Off to a hell of a good start
Annoying-but-ignorable microtransactions can't ruin nigh-endless looter fun.
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Street Fighter 6 review: Great fun for both casual and dedicated players
Capcom breathes new life into its classic fighting game franchise.
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Is cybersecurity an unsolvable problem?
Ars chats with law philosopher Scott Shapiro about his new book, Fancy Bear Goes Phishing.
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At long last, the glorious future we were promised in space is on the way
"It is gratifying to see folks coming around."
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AMD Radeon RX 7600 review: Another water-treading midrange GPU for $269
Like the 4060 Ti, it doesn't move midrange performance forward much.
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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.
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Ars Frontiers is here: Come (virtually) hang out with the experts
Our event is over, but you can now watch a replay of the entire day.
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Above the fold: The people behind the Gocycle G4 thought of everything
A fantastic design means fewer compromises from a bike you can fold up and carry.
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Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back
Will new TLDs undo decades of work to stop malicious links?
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We’re effectively alone in the Universe, and that’s OK
Solitude is not a curse—it urges us to explore the mysteries of our galaxy and beyond.
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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.
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The complicated history of how the Earth’s atmosphere became breathable
Biology, geology, and chemistry all worked together to make the present atmosphere.
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Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why
Answering common questions about how passkeys work.
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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.
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Pixel 7a review: More of Google’s winning formula
The Pixel 7a packs a 90 Hz display, wireless charging, and lots more aluminum.
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Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right?
The passkey ecosystem is far from complete, but Google's implementation is now ready to use.
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Synthetic gasoline promises neutral emissions—but the math doesn’t work
E-fuels sound like a panacea, but there's not enough spare electricity to make them.
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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.
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Those scary warnings of juice jacking in airports and hotels? They’re mostly nonsense
Juice jacking attacks on mobile phones are nonexistent. So why are we so afraid?
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Curious about screen-based fitness machines? Here are the best we’ve found
We tried the most interesting devices on the market to see what's worth your dollar.
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OLED is great, but where are all the Mini LED laptops?
We dig into the research and interview companies about the potential of Mini LED.
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Ars Technica System Guide: Five PC builds for spring 2023
New CPUs and GPUs and low RAM and SSD prices change many of our recommendations.
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The Universe sucks: The mysterious Great Attractor that’s pulling us in
We're headed toward something we can't clearly see—and we'll never get there.
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When a plan comes together: Inside a massive Eve Online corporate heist
“It all needed to appear as business as usual.”
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So what was that? Was Starship’s launch a failure or a success?
SpaceX's development process is messier, but it's also much faster.
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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.
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SpaceX launches its massive Starship rocket for the first time [Updated]
Spoiler alert: It went boom.
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Can an e-bike’s fat tires be offset by a fat battery?
A well-implemented electric boost handles some of the worst of ultra-fat tires.
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iSIM vs eSIM vs SIM: The constantly shrinking ways carriers ID your phone
The death of physical SIM cards is quickly approaching. These are the alternatives.
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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.
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Meet PassGAN, the supposedly “terrifying” AI password cracker that’s mostly hype
AI cracking is on par with conventional methods, but you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise.
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Surprising things happen when you put 25 AI agents together in an RPG town
Researchers study emergent AI behaviors in a sandbox world inspired by The Sims.
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Last-gen ultralight laptops are nearly as fast as new models—and much cheaper
Would you pay 42 percent more for a 7.8 percent productivity boost?