Anthropic's Claude is down... again
Mahnoor Faisal Mar 25, 2026, 9:59 AM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
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I tried replacing Claude with Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity for a month – here's the only one worth paying for
…Each assistant impressed me in different ways, but by the end of the experiment, one had become the tool I reached for more than all the other. Related I ditched Claude Pro…
I stopped using Claude for coding, but now I can't live without it for everything else
Mahnoor Faisal May 18, 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 . She…
This is the best self-hosted alternative to MinIO, and I can't believe everyone isn't using it
…The best thing about Garage is that it is developed by a non-profit organization focused on building decentralized and privacy-friendly tools. One thing I really liked is how it handles…
I replaced Photoshop with this free browser tool, and its AI does what Adobe charges for
…kill design tool So what is Pixlr actually like now? Browser-based since day one, AI-first now Pixlr started in Sweden back in 2008, built by a developer called Ola Sevandersson…
Claude Code out of the box is good, but these mods make it actually production-ready
…The CLI generates skills that teach Claude how to retrieve and use documentation during development, while the MCP implementation allows Claude Code to query documentation sources directly. The project also includes tools…
Stop buying third-party apps for Windows when these free tools from Microsoft already do the job
…Keep Windows lean The best way to optimize your PC isn’t by adding more software, but by utilizing the tools you already have. While third-party developers will always push the…
5 ways I use Claude Code that don't involve coding
…However, I really do want to mention this since I think non-developers are missing out big time. The best thing you can do with Claude Code is build tools that simplify…
I switched from VS Code's marketplace to Open VSX, and Microsoft's is the one falling behind
…Its public catalog already includes extensions for the day-to-day tools most developers rely on, including Python, Java, PHP, Ruby, Swift, SQL, OpenTofu, and AI-assisted coding. Popular extensions such as…
I vibe coded a spreadsheet analyzer in 15 minutes, and now it saves me hours every week
Megan Ellis Apr 17, 2026, 10:31 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…