Mahnoor Faisal Apr 21, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
…It's now basically the AI layer running across Google's whole ecosystem. There's two main ways you'll actually use it. The Gemini app is just the standalone chatbot, the…
…realize it can become everything from a powerful AI search engine with SearXNG to an image generation agent with ComfyUI models. On top of that, it even supports MCP servers, which is…
…Machines powered the AMD Ryzen AI Max series processors are becoming more common in an effort to chase top-of-the-line performance in as compact of a chassis as possible. Even…
…to the top of my collection of self-hosted LLM-powered services. After all, it provides the same notebook-esque tools as its Google counterparts and includes solid AI insight provisions. Best…
…about Nvidia's NTC — does it really need a top-tier GPU to shine? Nvidia Graphics AI Tech Hardware Gaming 01 / 8 AI Tech What does Nvidia's Neural Texture Compression (NTC…
…And each one held its own - but one came out on top for UI design. Want to stay in the loop with the latest in AI? The XDA AI Insider newsletter drops…
…The nice-to-haves are quality-of-life on top of that floor. neo-tree.nvim for a sidebar file explorer, gitsigns.nvim for inline diff markers, lualine.nvim for a status…
…In that, I've finally made it usable, but only by relentlessly removing all the bloatware , forced AI "enhancements" and the clutter of unnecessary apps that come with every fresh installation. It…
João Carrasqueira Apr 11, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also…