Google's Gemma 4 finally made me care about running local LLMs
…Once your model is downloaded and ready to go, LM Studio gives you a traditional AI chatbot-like interface where you can start prompting right away. If you're using Ollama, you…
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I ran the same complex prompts on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — the results surprised me
…And finally, as I have deep-dived into in my other post comparing AI tools for web development , Claude remains the clear winner. I recommend matching the unique strengths of each AI…
Cal.com just went closed source over AI, but AI is exactly why open source still wins
…The most common response to the Cal.com statement was essentially to say "if AI is so good at finding bugs in your code, run AI on your code first," and while…
I turned my Android phone into a laptop replacement, and it's more productive than I expected
…I connected n8n to my Google Workspace account through the relevant APIs and added an AI layer on top that can understand natural language instructions. I send a request from my phone…
I replaced GitHub Copilot with a self-hosted AI and I won’t go back
…If AI is ever going to become profitable at scale, it needs to change how things are billed, but it does impact people who have already gotten used to a level of…
Claude's newest model is a step forward and two steps back, and it's infuriating
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 24, 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 . She…
Microsoft is quietly walking back Copilot+, but the Googlebook is proof that Google didn't get the memo
…depend on AI at all. Features like Cast My Apps, which runs Android phone apps on the laptop. Quick Access lets the file manager browse files stored on a connected Android phone…
Wi-Fi signal bars are lying to you, and this app finally showed me the truth
…turn to get data through to connected clients, adding latency to the connection. Wired backhaul for AP-to-router traffic halved this problem on my old mesh network, but my phone was…
I used Claude Code with a local LLM on Ollama, and it’s surprisingly capable for something that's free
…Then point Claude Code at your local Ollama server instead of Anthropic's API by setting the environment variables. npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code To start using Claude Code with…
Your home network probably has a hidden bottleneck, and Wi-Fi 7 won't fix it
Jasmine Mannan Apr 26, 2026, 8:00 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…