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The best new Home Assistant feature in 2026 isn't AI, it's a 433MHz transmitter

… Instead of waiting for AI to fix your home automation bugs, go and spend $5 on a radio transmitter module. Fire up the 2026.5 dashboard and liberate your old-school ceiling fans and garage doors from their legacy plastic remotes. …

May 26, 2026 · Jasmine Mannan

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PC building is expensive in 2026, and these are the used enterprise parts I'm buying instead

… By mixing used enterprise storage , memory, and specific workstation CPUs, you could build a 2026 powerhouse for 40% less than a mid-range retail build. …

Mar 24, 2026 · Jasmine Mannan

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I used Claude Code, Antigravity, and Perplexity Computer to build a portfolio — there was a clear winner

Mahnoor Faisal Apr 5, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . …

Apr 5, 2026 · Mahnoor Faisal

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Tines built the better AI workflow builder, but n8n is the one self-hosters will actually use

… Story Copilot is available on every Tines tenant, including the free Community Edition, and you don't need to pay for it as a separate AI subscription. n8n's AI Workflow Builder, by contrast, is gated behind @Licensed 'feat:aiBuilder' in the source code, which means it only runs on n8n Cloud. …

May 9, 2026 · Adam Conway

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I used Claude Code to build a utility that fetches files by the way I describe it, and it's better than any file explorer I've used

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The AI boom crushed PC building, but it's the best thing that happened to home labs

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You can build a Steam Machine right now, but Valve's optimization is the part worth waiting for

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Google AI Studio is the best-kept secret in vibe coding

Mahnoor Faisal May 10, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . …

May 10, 2026 · Mahnoor Faisal

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I tried Replit, Lovable, and Claude Code to build the same app — here's the only one worth using

… Hundreds of AI-powered app builders now exist that claim all you need to do is describe your idea in plain English, and the AI will go ahead and build it for you. …

Mar 31, 2026 · Mahnoor Faisal

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Google's most underrated AI tool is actually a free graphics editing suite in disguise

… Some of the tools you see in the gallery were actually built with this custom builder by Googlers. And it's available to anyone with a Google AI subscription. …

Jun 3, 2026 · Nolen Jonker

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I built an app with both Codex and Claude Code, and only one made me want to keep using it

Mahnoor Faisal Apr 20, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . …

Apr 20, 2026 · Mahnoor Faisal

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AI broke the RAM market, but hybrid DDR4/DDR5 motherboards could be the fix

… As recently as July 2025, a 32GB DDR5 kit cost $95; but by January 2026, the same kit could be found retailing for anywhere between $350 to $600 thanks to massive demand from the AI sector. Most users who had been waiting for a platform upgrade found themselves priced out. …

May 26, 2026 · Abhinav Raj

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Google Opal is the most impressive no-code app builder I've tested, and it's completely free to use

Mahnoor Faisal May 10, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . …

May 10, 2026 · Mahnoor Faisal