The latest PowerToys update brings a useful Linux-like feature to Windows 11
Patrick O'Rourke Apr 28, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
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Windows 11's design lead says Microsoft plans to modernize legacy features like Control Panel and Device Manager
Patrick O'Rourke Mar 31, 2026, 3:34 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
Codex is powerful but this one setting made it far more useful for real-world projects
…you like a stranger every time you open the editor. By heading into the settings menu to lock in a hyper-specific custom instruction profile and flipping on the experimental Memory toggle…
3 hidden Android Auto features I wish I knew about earlier
Patrick O'Rourke May 5, 2026, 11:33 AM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
I love this lightweight VS Code alternative, and it even supports plugins
…make the editor functional; the core essentials are baked into the binary. It is inaccurate to assume that Geany's speed is solely due to its minimalist design. Customization and workflow Keyboard…
Zed made sense to me only after I stopped trying to replace VS Code
…It comes with built-in Git support, integrated tasks, debugger support, native language tooling, and a customizable keybinding system that can be adjusted directly in settings or through the keymap editor. The…
Valve finally reveals the Steam Machine's release window — and it’s closer than expected
Patrick O'Rourke Jun 5, 2026, 11:43 AM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
Network segmentation is the smart home security step nobody talks about
Samir Makwana Mar 31, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Samir Makwana is a technology journalist and editor from India since past 18 years and his work appears on MakeUseOf, HowToGeek, GSMArena, BGR…
I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
Samir Makwana May 1, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT Samir Makwana is a technology journalist and editor from India since past 18 years and his work appears on MakeUseOf, HowToGeek, GSMArena, BGR…
Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box packs serious Arm-based AI power
Patrick O'Rourke Jun 2, 2026, 12:47 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…