Windows on Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is finally what Arm laptops should have been
…focused Expertbook. There are a grand total of two thin and light laptops with a 16-inch screen, and the Asus Zenbook A16 is one of them. I love how portable that…
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Your old Android phone is a better thin client than most mini PCs
…He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police…
I stopped carrying a laptop after trying Android's desktop mode
…He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police…
Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS, even if Windows owns the Steam charts
…Compatibility, performance, broad launcher support, and even anti-cheat support in most popular online games usually came with Windows exclusively, making Microsoft's ecosystem the only game in town. So, for the…
I turned a cheap phone into a retro gaming console, and it outperforms my budget PC
…a brand-new phone just for retro gaming When I built my gaming PC, I focused on cutting costs. I shopped for rebates and shaved off cents everywhere I could, and it…
I stopped choosing between VS Code, Google Antigravity, and Cursor and built a hybrid workflow that uses the best of them
…I even tried some of the performance-focused IDEs like Zed, but they felt barebones for some of my complex projects. Google Antigravity The ‘Vibe coding’ playground When I’m in the…
I chose the wrong motherboard on my old PC, and it doomed every upgrade that followed
…The drive was tiny, barely enough for Windows and a few games, but the impact on the system performance was incredible. Shortly after, the price of NVMe SSDs started to come down…
I gave my NAS a job Synology never advertises, and now it runs my house
…He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police…
Steam Machine Verified just made the mini PC the most interesting gaming device of 2026
…The 8GB or VRAM is enough for many games today, but could limit performance in newer AAA titles, and some games will probably require tweaking settings. This is still a PC, and…
I used Claude Code, Google Antigravity, and Codex for a month and I have a clear winner for you
…After a month of pushing these tools through real-world stress tests, like debugging legacy scripts to building a personal website from scratch, the performance gaps were eye-opening. Related I use…