I replaced NotebookLM with this free tool that uses my local LLMs
…Sign in to your XDA account Although Claude Code has been all the rage as of late, there are a bunch of other AI-powered tools that deserve to be in the…
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I paid for Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity for a month but only one of them deserves my $20
…search for the perfect coding assistant ChatGPT Multi-model Swiss Army knife OpenAI’s release of the GPT-5.5 model family has added serious competitive energy into the premium AI space…
I ditched my Linux VM for WSL, and Windows suddenly became a legitimate development environment
…wants to experience Linux and learn the ropes, it can be slightly confusing. WSL eliminates this initial hurdle: just search for a distro and run the WSL command in a Terminal window…
I replaced Claude Code with Codex, but not for smarter AI
…Sign in to your XDA account We spend a lot of time comparing AI models using benchmarks, reasoning scores, and context windows, assuming that the “smartest” model will automatically deliver the best…
6 underrated Apple CarPlay apps and widgets I use for a distraction-free drive
…ChatGPT Voice-first AI research partner ChatGPT has become a central part of my workflow, so when it officially arrived on CarPlay, it immediately earned a spot on my home screen. It…
I tried replacing VS Code with Cursor, Antigravity, and Windsurf for a month and one clearly dominated
…t wait to see how the search giant improves it with advanced Gemini models and fixes annoying performance issues. Google Antigravity Google Antigravity is an AI-powered IDE that rivals VS Code…
My favorite alternative to VS Code isn’t Cursor or Claude Code: it’s something way cooler and productive
…What is happening with Google Antigravity? Version 2.0 is here When Google first launched the Antigravity IDE, it tried to do two things at once, and it got a bit confusing…
Agentic coding ruined normal IDEs like VS Code, Zed, and PyCharm for me, and I don’t think I can go back
…Sign in to your XDA account I have spent a decade convincing myself that incremental IDE upgrades like a faster syntax highlighter, smoother git integration, or even standard AI autocomplete were massive…
I gave Matter two years to work, then ripped out every Thread node for Zigbee
Jasmine Mannan May 3, 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…
I run every sketchy installer in Windows Sandbox, and it's saved me twice this year
…When not writing anything, he is busy watching new episodes of One Piece or searching for something binge-worthy. Sign in to your XDA account There's no dearth of malware hiding…