…He has written news, features, and gadget reviews for national technology media publications. His passion is to help people with their technology problems and gadget purchases. For that, he has worked for…
…One of the coolest ways I've seen a Raspberry Pi used is to give retro hardware a second life. Granted, it often requires gutting the original hardware and replacing it with…
Rich Edmonds May 26, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
…Sign in to your XDA account Late last year, Valve announced the recent hardware trifecta of the new Steam Machine, Steam Frame headset, and Steam Controller. Many eager fans were looking for…
…The news is especially big, especially given the fact that the handheld gaming market isn't poised for a generational hardware refresh from the major manufacturers anytime soon thanks to the DRAM…
…GPU upgrades of the year without asking RX 7000 owners to buy a single new piece of hardware. When FSR 4 arrived alongside the RX 9000 series, every RX 7000 user understandably…
…PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming hardware, she's covered just about everything. Whether it's breaking news about…
…We've previously recommended repurposing old hardware as a home server or NAS, and it's still a great idea to save money, learn something new, and feel accomplished. Instead of buying…
…And it's not all good news. Synology NAS, like some Apple products, suffers from hardware limitations. CPU, RAM, expansion support, ports, and networking can all suffer on Synology NAS when compared…
…It always felt like it was one new task away from reminding me what class of hardware I was actually using. That makes everyday use less pleasant than the spec sheet suggests…