Enlarge / Big Sur’s default wallpaper is bright and abstract and frankly kind of iOS-esque. Apple The era of Mac OS X is over. Kind of. For the first time in almost two decades, Apple has decided to bump up the version number of the Mac’s operating system. The change is meant to call attention […]
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The Ars Technica System Guide, Winter 2019: The one about the servers
Enlarge Aurich Lawson In the last Ars System Guide roughly one year ago, we took a slight detour from our long-running series. Rather than recommending the latest components focused on a particular niche like gaming or home entertainment PCs, we broadened our scope and focused on ideology rather than instruction and outlined what to look for […]
Now That’s What I Call Ars Technica, Volume 1: Favorite stories from Ars’ 20 years
Enlarge / Actually, I think that was a popular timepiece style when the site first started. Aurich Lawson / Getty Images It’s true—Ars Technica is in the process of turning 20 years old throughout 2019. If you’ve ever looked at the whois info, our official birthday hits on December 29. But Ars was really birthed […]
“Samsung x Ars Technica” is not happening
Enlarge / From Samsung’s press site. Wait, that logo looks familiar! Samsung Samsung’s official news site had a bit of a mishap this week, and somehow Ars Technica’s logo ended up in one of the company’s press releases. The press release, first spotted by Android Police, was for an HDR10+ certification and content program. The accompanying […]
macOS 10.14 Mojave: The Ars Technica review
Enlarge Apple I ended last year’s review of macOS High Sierra by lamenting its invisibility but praising the much-needed work it did on the macOS foundation. There weren’t a lot of ways to tell that a Mac was running High Sierra instead of Low Sierra, but Apple quietly replaced the file system and the system’s […]
20 years of the iMac at Ars Technica, in reviews and pictures
Enlarge / The original iMac was hardly a workhorse. It was designed to be a relatively affordable, visually pleasing consumer desktop, and that’s what it was. Apple Apple released the first iMac on August 15, 1998—that makes this week the 20th anniversary of the often-divisive, always-popular, and ever-iconic all-in-one. That first iMac was a revolution in […]
The Ars Technica Back to School buying guide
Enlarge / A few gadgets we think will be appreciated this school year. Jeff Dunn College is a time for meeting new people, opening up your worldview, taking in new experiences, reading (please, for the love of God, read), and generally experiencing the last years of a life untainted by taxes and a daily job. […]