Free Claude and Perplexity almost killed my ChatGPT Plus subscription
…It's the kind of thing that erodes trust in the tool even when its output is fine. I also asked each tool to summarize a Python benchmarking script that I use…
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I connected Claude to Affinity, and now I batch-edit my designs without touching a single layer
…On a different note, Claude has been my go-to AI tool lately. I'm pretty stingy when it comes to subscriptions and don't hand them out to just every tool…
I ran the same complex prompts on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — the results surprised me
…To keep the comparison fair and square, I used the paid versions of Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. Related I tried Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot for a month and I have a clear…
I replaced NotebookLM with a local LLM, and the difference is night and day
…Sign in to your XDA account NotebookLM is genuinely one of the better AI tools I use , and I’ve been on it long enough to have a real opinion on it…
I built an app with both Codex and Claude Code, and only one made me want to keep using it
…words (or whatever goal i set) Here's where the comparison begins! Claude Code told me that building such a tool was certainly possible, but it wanted to ask a few questions…
Open-Shell makes Windows 11 feel like the Windows people actually liked, and it costs nothing
…Open-Shell also includes some features for File Explorer, but frankly, I don't find them all too useful by comparison. The only potentially interesting capability is the custom toolbar, which offers…
Microsoft has spent six months turning Windows Terminal into a rival to Warp, and it's working
…The only real comparison point here is Terminal Chat, which has been stuck in Canary for roughly the better part of a year. It's a side panel that proxies messages to…
I tested Claude Code, Codex, Lovable, and Replit side by side, and only one felt ready for real work
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 27, 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…
I finally found the best local music player for Android Auto after years of switching back and forth
…Equalizer is another essential tool here. Most players give you a basic Bass/Treble slider. Poweramp gives you a range of options that feel like a surgical kit. It even supports per…
I switched from NotebookLM to this open-source tool, and it does what Google won't
…So when I kept seeing the same self-hosted NotebookLM alternative come up in comparison threads, I figured it was worth a look - the tool is Open Notebook. Self-hosting is something…