I finally used my motherboard's BIOS flashback button, and it saved a dead build
…someone you know just for a quick BIOS update. BIOS flashback doesn't need a working PC Even when your CPU, RAM, or display isn't working, you still have a way…
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The best new Home Assistant feature in 2026 isn't AI, it's a 433MHz transmitter
…Related 4 reasons you should build your own Home Assistant smart display Your legacy tech just became smart Throw out your plastic remotes A truly great smart home is instantaneous and bulletproof…
AMD GPUs are finally getting the one feature that has become Nvidia's new USP
Tanveer Singh Apr 30, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT After a 7-year corporate stint, Tanveer found his love for writing and tech too much to resist. An MBA in Marketing and…
Linux's obsession with 'the right way' is why it'll never replace Windows for most people
…Apps also have to be updated to use Wayland, and there's quite a bit of software that still favors X11. Display scaling is also confusing Why are there so many variables…
I turned my Android phone into a laptop replacement, and it's more productive than I expected
…phone, updating a spreadsheet takes longer than it should because the interface was never designed for this kind of work. Even if you have a foldable phone with a larger display, or…
This GPU driver setting cut my frametime variance in half, and competitive FPS games feel completely different now
…the time from when the CPU submits a frame to when it reaches the display. With Smooth Motion off, the mean was 2.97ms. With it on, that figure dropped to 0…
PowerToys Command Palette is turning Windows into the keyboard-first OS it should have been
…For example, I needed to go to my display settings. So, I entered: $ display Pressed Enter, and that specific page opened. After that, I could only kick myself for not doing this…
Winhanced is getting better, but I still use Xbox Mode with my Windows 11 handheld
…Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup , and earlier in his career, he worked as the technology editor at the Financial…
Android Auto kept disconnecting until I changed one hidden setting
…Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup , and earlier in his career, he worked as the technology editor at the Financial…
I connected my dumb appliances to Home Assistant, and it felt like upgrading my whole house
Jasmine Mannan Jun 7, 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…