Apple updates bundled remote: sleeker design, better UI
Along with all of the updates across multiple product lines today, Apple has quietly revamped the venerable Apple remote that has shipped with many Apple computers (and Apple TV) since 2005. The major...
View ArticlePremier Chat 002: Fred von Lohmann of the EFF
Recently, we launched Ars Premier 2.0, our new and improved subscriber program that offers some fantastic new benefits for subscribers. Tonight sees our third insider-only feature: a live, moderated...
View ArticlePremier Chat 002 Wrapup: EFF transcript plus extra questions answered
This past Wednesday, November 11, we hosted our third Ars Premier Chat. We'd like to thank again all those who participated and submitted questions. We asked our own Senior Editor, Nate Anderson to...
View ArticleArs 2010 design refresh goes live!
If you're reading this post in a Web browser, you've probably already noticed that something is a little... different. This afternoon we pushed the second half of our Ars Version 5.5 that went live...
View ArticleNew 2010 Ars site redesign is live, tell us what you think
Welcome to the newest iteration of Ars Technica's design. We covertly pushed out this update last Friday and solicited some comments and suggestions; we've spent the past four days fixing little bugs...
View ArticlePoll Technica: do you want Flash on the iPad?
Reactions around the Web to the lack of Flash support on the iPad are extremely polarized. The most common complaint is that Flash is necessary for a larger percentage of the Web to work properly....
View ArticleSafely whitelist your favorite sites and opt out of tracking (updated rules)
So there was this article on the Internet recently about how ad blocking is devastating to sites that you love. You may have read it and there's a good chance that you participated in the frank and...
View ArticleWin a netbook in our tentacular April giveaway
It's time for another Ars giveaway. In our last contest we gave three lucky readers and Premier subscribers some really cool portable charging devices from Energizer. We also sent nearly 60 leather...
View ArticleInside WebKit2: less waiting, less crashing
Anders Carlsson, an Apple employee, announced today on the WebKit mailing list an evolution of the WebKit project called WebKit2. WebKit2's major aims are to bake both a "split process model" and a...
View ArticleRumor: New Macbook SKUs indicate notebook update this week
An astute reader on Reddit noticed that four new Apple Notebook SKUs appeared in the Microcenter purchasing system today. The four notebooks are labeled: "Apple System Good-USA," "Mac System #1...
View ArticleSafari 5: faster, less clutter, secure browser extensions
Just after the announcement of the new iPhone 4 at WWDC, Apple announced the release of Safari 5 for Windows and Mac. Unlike Safari 4—which focused primarily on cosmetic improvements like the Top...
View ArticleGetting started with developing Safari 5 extensions
Safari 5 includes a new secure browser extension system that is similar in many respects to Chrome's extensions and Firefox's Jetpack plugin. Extensions are created completely in JavaScript, HTML, and...
View ArticleRuby on Rails 3.0 pulls into station with Merb in tow
Rails 3.0, a popular Web framework written in the programming language Ruby, was released Sunday after several years of development. In a way, the release is just as much of a political win for the...
View ArticleNo longer a hobby? $99 Apple TV drops storage, integrates Netflix
Apple’s September music event wasn’t entirely about iPods and iTunes this year. Alongside the music players, Apple announced a smaller, black Apple TV that costs $99, has no built-in storage, streams...
View ArticleSeptember Ars giveaway: CanvasPop, DNA11, Griffin, and ThinkGeek
It has now been a year since we announced Ars Premier 2.0. In that year, we've welcomed thousands of new subscribers, added a new $5 per month plan, had a number of live chats with industry...
View ArticleLast chance for the September Ars Giveaway: 13 more prizes
Our first giveaway this month was a rousing success, with over 500 individuals entering alongside our auto-entered Premier Subscribers. The winners should have received e-mails by now. September's...
View ArticleOctober Ars Giveaway: Star Trek pizza cutters and DNA art
We're back with a whole new set of gifts for our readers and Premier subscribers. The two contests we ran in September were a rousing success, producing entries from 1,500 commenters! Our October...
View ArticleArs answers your burning questions about the 11.6" MacBook Air
Following our initial hands-on of the new MacBook Airs at the "Back to the Mac" event on Wednesday, we wanted to do a more in-depth hands-on in order to answer the huge pile of questions we got from...
View ArticleArs Technica Science Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A purchase will not improve chances of winning. CONSUMER DISCLOSURE You have not yet won. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF...
View ArticleIntroducing the Ars Technica Reader for iPad
We're pleased to announce the official availability of the Ars Technica Reader for iPad, made possible in partnership with IBM. We thank IBM for supporting the Reader for iPad, and we hope you will...
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