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Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Here at Ars, we’ve been around long enough to chronicle every single time that Microsoft has tried to get Windows running on Arm-based processors, instead of the Intel and AMD-made x86 chips that have been synonymous with Windows for more than three decades. The most significant attempts happened...
Enlarge / The Humane AI Pin. It has a magnetic back, so it sticks to your clothing like a name tag. (credit: Humane) The wearable startup Humane, makers of the bizarre Humane AI Pin, is already looking for the exit. Bloomberg reports the company is seeking a sale after its first and only product launch was a big flop....
The new headphones look just like earlier leaks showed. [credit: Sonos ] After months of rumors and leaks, audio brand Sonos has announced...
Enlarge / A photo of Gordon Bell speaking at the annual PC Forum in Palm Springs, California, March 1989. (credit: Ann E. Yow-Dyson/Getty Images) Computer pioneer Gordon Bell, who as an early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) played a key role in the development of several influential minicomputer systems...
Enlarge / Comcast/Xfinity's new bundle of streaming services harkens back to a much earlier era. (credit: Getty Images) Disaggregation is so 2010s, so Comcast, facing intense pressure from streaming services, is bringing back the old bundle-it-up playbook. Its previously announced bundle of Netflix, Peacock, and Apple...
Enlarge / The Nest Audio. (credit: Google) It's unclear how much life is left in the 4-year-old Nest Audio or 8-year-old Google Home speakers, but Google is at least bringing back a feature it stripped away from users after losing a legal case. In 2022, Google lost a patent case brought by Sonos, and rather than pay a...
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