Throwing away your old network equipment is a fool’s errand - here’s what to do with it instead
…The gear is slower than what replaced it, the software is out of date, and the whole point was to upgrade, so why hold onto the old stuff at all? It's…
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4 Plex settings I changed to finally get reliable 4K streaming
Dhruv Bhutani May 16, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces…
Your Ethernet wall ports might already work, but your builder wired them for phones
…of consumer tech journalism experience to the table, with bylines at Android Police and iPhoneHacks. He's written about everything from UI and UX changes across various apps to emerging software and…
I turned an 8th Gen Intel PC into a retro console, and it surprised me
Abid Ahsan Shanto Apr 7, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Abid covers consumer hardware, gaming, and platform updates with an emphasis on accuracy, clarity, and reader-first context. He holds a BSc…
I replaced Google's apps with these 7 open-source alternatives, and I'm never going back
Megan Ellis May 8, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT Megan is a Software Writer at XDA Developers who has been writing about consumer technology since 2016. With a postgraduate degree in New…
Claude's integrations do something Gemini can't, and it changed how I schedule my day
Megan Ellis May 8, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT Megan is a Software Writer at XDA Developers who has been writing about consumer technology since 2016. With a postgraduate degree in New…
I found out firsthand that some USB cables are too long for their own good
…of consumer tech journalism experience to the table, with bylines at Android Police and iPhoneHacks. He's written about everything from UI and UX changes across various apps to emerging software and…
Wi-Fi signal bars are lying to you, and this app finally showed me the truth
…of consumer tech journalism experience to the table, with bylines at Android Police and iPhoneHacks. He's written about everything from UI and UX changes across various apps to emerging software and…
This open-source app finally showed me how much I was actually spending on subscriptions
Dhruv Bhutani Apr 21, 2026, 8:31 AM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces…
I stopped buying tiny plastic adapters after learning how easy they are to 3D print
…of consumer tech journalism experience to the table, with bylines at Android Police and iPhoneHacks. He's written about everything from UI and UX changes across various apps to emerging software and…