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• The Ars Technica semi-scientific guide to Wi-Fi Access Point placement (Arstechnica)
  Wi-Fi is like real estate—the secret is location, location, location.
• PlayStation Classic review: A far-from-classic experience (Arstechnica)
  Graphical issues, lack of options mar a so-so selection of "classic" early CD games.
• Gears 5 review: An obvious gaming recommendation—if you already paid for it (Arstechnica)
  What's that old saying about chainsaw-gun combat trying to please everyone?
• Review: Palm Springs is a fresh, slyly self-aware addition to time-loop trope (Arstechnica)
  Director Max Barbakow’s film snagged the biggest deal in Sundance Film Festival history.
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection review: Chief concern (Arstechnica)
  Halo's first anthology is big enough, but is it good enough to rekindle nostalgia?
• Gazelle Eclipse C380+ e-bike review: A smart, smooth ride at a halting price (Arstechnica)
  It's a powerful, comfortable, fun, and very smart ride.
• Tiong Bahru Social Club review: Won’t you be my algorithmic neighbor? (Arstechnica)
  In this Fantasia Fest film, happiness algorithms dictate terms of community living.
• Why we can stop worrying (a little) about the death of showrooming (Arstechnica)
  As we lose retail stores, new services and models will rise to replace them.
• The Guilty review: Even in 2018, a simple phone can be utterly thrilling (Arstechnica)
  Director tells Ars—"This is like us not trying to show the shark for the whole film.”...
• Destiny 2 review: Guardians rise up—and so does Bungie—to fix the first game (Arstechnica)
  A massive pre-review wasn’t enough to judge this epic game—so, now we have a verdict.
• Ready Player One’s film adaptation isn’t even good enough as a kids movie (Arstechnica)
  Everything here—character development, CGI, geek-cred references—disappoints.
• Review: Radeon 7600 XT offers peace of mind via lots of RAM, remains a mid-range GPU (Arstechnica)
  There are a few measurable benefits to having more RAM, but also some drawbacks.
• Storage robot at your service: a review of the Drobo (Arstechnica)
  Ars looks at Drobo, the "storage robot" designed to give you flexible and secure external storage via USB 2.0.
• Review: Ryzen 5 5500 and 5600 can breathe new life into older AMD PCs (Arstechnica)
  $159 Ryzen 5500 is a great value for a mid-range gaming PC or workstation.
• iPhone in depth: The Ars review (Arstechnica)
  Text settings Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Some thin…
• 2025 Subaru WRX tS review: A scalpel-sharp chassis lets this car dance (Arstechnica)
  Lots of suspension tweaks but no extra power for this WRX variant.
• Ryzen 7600X and 7950X review: Zen 4 starts off expensive but impressive (Arstechnica)
  Thermal behavior is a bit odd, but there's lots to like about these new CPUs.
• AMD Ryzen 7 1800X still behind Intel, but it’s great for the price (Arstechnica)
  Review: an excellent workstation CPU, but it doesn't game as hard as we hoped.
• Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti review: A tale of two very expensive graphics cards (Arstechnica)
  Remember when $700 seemed like a lot of money for a top-of-the-line GPU?
• Review: Androids is a developer commentary track for the Android 1.0 era (Arstechnica)
  A new book by Googler Chet Haase offers an inside look at Android development.
• Accuracy takes power: one man's 3GHz quest to build a perfect SNES emulator (Arstechnica)
  How can it take 3GHz to emulate a Super Nintendo? The man behind a major SNES emulator explores the difficulty of true hardware emulation—a…
• Bone-conduction headphones: Long-term test and review of AfterShokz (Arstechnica)
  After four months of testing, we love these for podcasts—not so much for music.
• Asus ROG Ally X review: Better performance and feel in a pricey package (Arstechnica)
  A great hardware refresh, but it stands out for its not-quite-handheld cost.
• Review: Ryzen 7 5800X3D is an interesting tech demo that’s hard to recommend (Arstechnica)
  Big cache benefits games, but lower clock speeds hurts everything else.
• Malware: what it is and how to prevent it (Arstechnica)
  One of the hot topics with those who e-mail Ars is spyware ?
• Review: SOCOM succeeds at basics, fails at essentials (Arstechnica)
  Text settings Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav SOCOM: Co…
• Game Review: Rainbow Six Vegas (PSP) (Arstechnica)
  In the hopes of finally getting some Rainbow Six: Vegas action on the go...
• Review: James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is like The Boys on steroids (Arstechnica)
  The humor is dark, the body count is high, and the finale is just plain bonkers.
• Firewatch review: Getting lost in the remote wilderness and loving it (Arstechnica)
  First-person wanderer is a beautiful, if clipped, walk in the woods.
• Open source licenses: What, which, and why (Arstechnica)
  Learn what open source licenses are, which one to choose, and why it matters.
• The Zen of digital audio players: a review of the Zen Stone Plus (Arstechnica)
  Text settings Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The Zen S…
• Not-a-Linux distro review: SerenityOS is a Unix-y love letter to the ’90s (Arstechnica)
  Although it's nowhere near ready for prime time, there's a lot to love here.
• Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was (Arstechnica)
  ArsGames takes a look at the time Chris Roberts more or less made a whole movie.
• Forza Horizon 5 game review: A gorgeous drive to familiar heights (Arstechnica)
  Horizon remains the best open-world racing series.
• Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio (Arstechnica)
  Size matters most for Framework's first stab at a desktop workstation/gaming PC.
• Nintendo Switch 2: The Ars Technica review (Arstechnica)
  Nintendo's overdue upgrade is a strong contender, even amid competition from handheld PCs.
• Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review: No, it’s not “4090 performance at $549” (Arstechnica)
  It's not all bad news, but in many ways, this is barely an upgrade.
• Steam Controller: The Ars Technica review (Arstechnica)
  Valve's new hardware is solid but might not justify its $99 price.
• Why Microsoft’s next Xbox should just run Windows already (Arstechnica)
  Text settings Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Yesterday…
• Review: More remix than adaptation, Foundation is top-notch storytelling (Arstechnica)
  How much you like the series may depend on whether you're a stickler for staying faithful to the source material.
• Windows 11: The Ars Technica review (Arstechnica)
  Attractive new design overshadowed by regressions and high system requirements.
• Game Review: echochrome (PSN) (Arstechnica)
  echochrome is to puzzle games what Fraiser is to sitcoms: a smart, classy...
• Review: AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a disappointing way to spend $549 (Arstechnica)
  The superior RX 9070 also launched for $549 just over a year ago.
• WiiWare: downloadable indie games come to the Nintendo Wii (Arstechnica)
  This plan, which seemed so simple and almost laughable initially, has gone on to generate the company a ridiculous amount of profit, and th…