2018

2018 Guide on how to add more games to Nintendo Classic Edition plus how to install Retroarch to play other systems like Sega Genesis, GameBoy, Atari, SNES and more. Hakchi latest version: Releases * ClusterM/hakchi2 * GitHub Retroarch latest version: Releases * ClusterM/retroarch-clover *...

Enlarge / The 2018 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. (credit: Samuel Axon) We’re well into an effort by Apple to win over pro Mac users who have been dissatisfied with recent design and technology choices. But even as many of those users have expressed frustration, MacBook Pro sales...

Apple Today, Apple begins shipping the new 2018 refresh of the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro. The new machines are not major redesigns, but they offer configurations with 8th-generation Intel processors and more cores than before—a maximum of six cores on the...

Enlarge / Have you ever seen a more glorious sight? (credit: Chris Wilkinson) Back in September 2014, Ars Technica’s Andrew Cunningham took on a Herculean challenge in modern computing. Egged on by his coworkers, he used a PowerBook G4 running OS 9.2.2 as his “daily driver” for a couple of...

In spite of countless leaks and pre-show announcements, this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) still managed to surprise us. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all was the presence of so many well-crafted, single-player delights. We were also happy to see way fewer battle royale cash-ins...

We already know that the Windows 10 April 2018 Update has been the most rapidly deployed of the major Windows 10 updates. Microsoft today said a little about how this speed was achieved—and made the update fully available to every Windows 10 system, representing the final stage of the rollout...

Enlarge (credit: Apple) At 10am PDT (1pm EDT, 5pm GMT) on Monday, June 4, 2018, Apple will host its keynote to kick off the 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference. The company will outline its software plans for Macs, iPhones, iPads, and much more. Ars will of course be in attendance, and we'll...

Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off in the Bay Area this Monday. As always, the company will start the event with a keynote from Apple executives to lay out the company's software priorities for the coming year—and possibly some hardware...

Enlarge (credit: AdDuplex) The Windows 10 April 2018 Update, version 1803, is enjoying the fastest rollout of any Windows 10 major update thus far. Even though last-minute delays pushed its rollout into May for most users (it was available to manually install on the last day of April, but it...

Enlarge (credit: Valentina Palladino) A 15-inch laptop will rarely top anyone's list of the most comfortably portable PCs out there. However, portability is just one benefit that laptops and convertibles have. Last year, HP introduced its Spectre x360 15, a high-end convertible made for...

Enlarge / Intel SSD 600p. (credit: Intel) The April 2018 update for Windows 10 is now being blocked from installing on systems with certain Intel SSDs. With the update installed, systems with the Intel SSD 600p Series and Intel SSD Pro 6000p Series devices seem to crash repeatedly during...

Enlarge / An oil platform moored in Scotland. It's not on fire. (credit: Berardo62 / Flickr) SEATTLE—Windows isn't going away any time soon. A glance at Microsoft's financials makes clear that the Windows business is still important for Microsoft. But as the reorganization in March...

Enlarge / Shoreline Amphitheatre, as seen at Google I/O 2017. (credit: Ron Amadeo) Join us Tuesday, May 8 for Google's biggest show of the year, Google I/O 2018. We'll be reporting live from the show starting with our keynote live blog, which starts at 10AM Pacific, 1PM Eastern and should...

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) In the December 2017 System Guide, we discovered the unexpected. Given the bevy of pre-built computing devices now available, there's a lot of debate and confusion about building one yourself these days. What's the goal behind a custom PC build in...

Enlarge / Did I pick a picture of a clock because the update was released late or because the update's biggest feature is Timeline? The world may never know. (credit: John Loach / Flickr) After some delays, the newest major update to Windows 10, the April 2018 Update, has just scraped into...

LG LG's has launched its first new OLED TVs in 2018. The C8 and E8 are both 4K HDR TVs with absolute black levels and LG's new Alpha 9 (a9) video processor. Both models are available in the US and Europe starting today. Current prices are as follows: LG C8...

Enlarge Google's biggest show of the year, I/O 2018, will start up in just a few days. In addition to tons of developer talks, the show typically serves as a coming out party for a bevy of Google announcements. I/O hasn't necessarily been your typical tech announcement event where months of...

Enlarge (credit: Peter Bright) The next big Windows 10 update, originally expected earlier this month until Microsoft delayed it at the last minute because of a bug causing blue screens of death, at last has an official name and a release date. As expected, Microsoft is dropping its "themed"...

Enlarge / The Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, Moto E5 Plus, and Moto E5 Play. (Not exactly to scale.) NEW YORK CITY—Motorola is taking the wraps off its mid- to low-end lineup today. The company is launching four phones at once—the Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, Moto E5 Plus, and the Moto E5 Play. And no...

Will Wolcen be the game to take on Path of Exile, Diablo 3, and eventually Diablo 4? This aRPG shows a lot of promise. Here is some Wolcen gameplay, showing a fire mage build.