My RTX 5090 can't keep up with Apple Silicon on the biggest local LLMs, and I hate to admit it
…For the record, I'm not saying that you should go out and buy an Apple Silicon-based machine for local AI, nor am I saying that it's the only way…
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Outlook is Microsoft’s neglected masterpiece
…If Microsoft dials back on AI hype and listens to the daily pain points of its users, it can turn the tide. The company needs to stop treating Outlook like a cost…
This laptop with an AMD Ryzen AI 7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and a 16-inch 120Hz screen is now down to a price that's hard to pass up
…That's the case for this LG gram Book 16 laptop, normally priced at $1,100, now costing $900 for a limited time. What's great about the LG gram Book 16…
I replaced my ChatGPT subscription with a local AI coding tool and haven't looked back
…Free and almost as good beats expensive and slightly better ChatGPT doesn't justify the cost anymore Since I don't use AI much outside of coding, the $20 per month subscription…
I stopped forcing every coding job through Claude and started using this instead
…of forcing every task through the same AI. For routine coding tasks, I can use a cheaper model such as DeepSeek and keep costs low. When I need more reasoning power, I…
My entire home lab cost less than a new GPU, and it does more for me too
…A shiny new GPU can seem like the golden goose, but what if I told you that there's a potential upgrade to your entire setup that costs half as much while…
Photoshop's AI tools finally made me stop avoiding the app
…Last week, I finally decided to give the Adobe AI tools in the Firefly workspace a try, and it turned a simple picture of my desk into a beach scene after one…
Acer finally reveals a budget-friendly Windows on Arm device with Acer's Aspire Go 15
…The Acer Swift Spin 14 AI will be released in the US in August 2026 and will cost $699 for an Intel Core 5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage…
Excel is still the best tool for managing projects, despite all the PM software out there
…Like many PM tools, Excel has an AI add-on called Copilot . You can summon Microsoft's AI tool, ask it questions about your projects, and get relevant answers with text prompts…
Your Wi-Fi 7 router is probably in the worst spot in your home, and it's costing you hundreds in wasted speeds
Jasmine Mannan Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…