Android Wear software review: Smartwatch software that doesn’t suck
It still requires a phone, but there's no better way to deal with notifications.
Ron Amadeo
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Tech // Product News & Reviews
Android Wear hardware review: Sometimes promising, often frustrating
The Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch aren't as essential as they want to be.
Andrew Cunningham
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Backstage at HP, Ars sees how the sausage gets made
We peek at some of the engineering and testing that goes into a modern PC.
Lee Hutchinson
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Apple releases OS X 10.9.4 with wake-from-sleep and Wi-Fi fixes
Mavericks goes into maintenance mode while Apple works on Yosemite.
Andrew Cunningham
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Apple releases iOS 7.1.2 with iBeacon, mail attachment encryption fixes
At-rest attachments could be accessed if attackers had access to your device.
Andrew Cunningham
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Exclusive: A review of the Blackphone, the Android for the paranoid
Custom-built with privacy in mind, this handset isn’t for (Google) Play.
Sean Gallagher
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Android Wear smartwatches make Google Glass obsolete
Watches have nearly all of the positives of Glass and none of the negatives.
Ron Amadeo
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Android Wear, Auto, and TV save you from skins, and OEMs from themselves
For Android's second act, customizability takes a back seat to consistency.
Andrew Cunningham
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Serious Android crypto key theft vulnerability affects 10% of devices
Bug in Android KeyStore that leaks credentials fixed only in KitKat.
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Nexus program manager says Nexus devices "can’t ever go away"
Also explains the real reason why the Galaxy Nexus didn't get upgraded to 4.4.
Andrew Cunningham
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A test drive with Android Auto, a simple solution to clunky car software
Google tackles car infotainment, but safety concerns limit third-party apps.
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Apple to cease development, support of pro photo app Aperture [Updated]
Company asks users to transition to new Photos app.
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How Chromecast will talk to smartphones without Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
A bat signal from the streaming stick will let you pass videos to the TV.
Casey Johnston
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Thursday Dealmaster asks, "How many ports are too many ports?"
Click through for discounts on 28-port hubs, gaming laptops, and PS4 consoles.
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Google "moonshot" group demos modular phone that (almost) actually works
Projects Ara and Tango were the focus of an ATAP presentation at Google I/O.
Andrew Cunningham
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Apple gives 16GB iPod touch a camera, lowers prices on all models
Minor refresh doesn't address the device's aging internals.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google I/O in photos: Keynotes, crowds, and Androids all over the place
We're scouring the show floor getting all the information (and pictures) we can.
Andrew Cunningham
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Flying—and crashing—a 1,300ドル quadcopter drone
Stabilized GPS drone is amazing. Also, I crashed one into a tree and destroyed it.
Lee Hutchinson
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Wrist-on with Samsung’s Gear Live, one of the first Android Wear watches
Turns out it's pretty similar to Samsung's other watch hardware.
Andrew Cunningham
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Android’s L release beta in pictures
Google is working on a redesign of Android—here's a sneak peek.
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Google previews Google Fit APIs for sharing fitness-logging info
Google aims to remove the frustration of logging across too many apps.
Casey Johnston
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Google announces "native" Office support in Docs, Google Slides app
Quickoffice acquisition cited as reason for full Office support.
Sam Machkovech
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Android notifications and apps coming to Google’s Chromebooks
Google shows Evernote, Vine, and Flipboard Android apps running on a Chromebook.
Jon Brodkin
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Google makes a comeback in the living room with Android TV
After success with the Chromecast, Google takes video a step further.
Casey Johnston
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Android Auto will arrive in new cars by year’s end
Integrated in-car maps, messaging, streaming music demoed at Google I/O.
Sam Machkovech
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At I/O, Google launches Android Wear, says Moto360 coming this summer
Google's wearable platform comes to market, LG G Watch ready for order today.
Ron Amadeo
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Google reveals "Android One" phones with no bloatware, automatic updates
Phones will be sold worldwide, but not yet in the US.
Jon Brodkin
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Google previews next version of Android, codenamed "L release"
New ART runtime offers "2x performance boost" across all apps.
Ron Amadeo
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Surprise iOS 7.1 jailbreak for most iPhones and iPads uses year-old flaw
Technique allows users to install unauthorized apps on wide range of devices.
Dan Goodin
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Liveblog: Google I/O’s opening-day keynote
Watches? New Android? Skydiving? We are here to cover it all.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google gives 150ドル apology to Chromebook owners deprived of Verizon data
Google says it's not at fault, but it will mop up Verizon's mess.
Jon Brodkin
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Nokia keeps making Android phones under Microsoft ownership with new X2
Nokia X2 retains the mix of AOSP and Microsoft services.
Ars Staff
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Required reading: A year of Google coverage to prepare you for I/O
Brush up on Google's year, and you'll get context—and possible insight—for what's coming.
Andrew Cunningham
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OK Google, crank the A/C: Nest announces new smart home API
Nest co-founder Matt Rogers on user data and making the tech more affordable.
Andrew Cunningham
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Mint 17 is the perfect place for Linux-ers to wait out Ubuntu uncertainty
Review: Long-term support and stability plus tweaks for desktop? Delicious!
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Chromebook buyers were promised two years of free Verizon data, only got one
Chromebook Pixel buyers had their free 100MB of data cut off after a year.
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