Google Drive's free tier just became a trap, and here's what changed
…I've had the same number for twenty years, and I have no desire at all to get a new one and update the dozens of accounts it is linked to. My…
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I stopped using motion sensors after my smart home learned to read my PC's state
Jasmine Mannan May 30, 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…
Microsoft is quietly building Sysmon into Windows 11, and power users should be paying attention
…cloud. I remain skeptical about integrating AI into the tool, given Microsoft's track record with AI so far. It sounds good in theory, with a local model detecting unusual behavior and…
ESPHome turned my junk drawer into a smart home
Jasmine Mannan May 2, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Home Assistant just made every infrared device in your house controllable, and you probably already own them
…Matter, Thread, AI, and Wi-Fi 7. Meanwhile, Home Assistant quietly bet on a 40-year-old protocol that requires no cloud, no app, and no new hardware. And that’s the…
I turned my home server into an AI appliance, and this is the stack that actually stuck
…AI agent on my mid-range GPU without touching the cloud A practical offline AI setup for daily work. Integration with my productivity stack completely changed my workflow AI that understands and…
Microsoft’s plan to improve Windows 11 might actually win me back
…The problem was that some features only worked on AI PCs with an NPU and weren’t useful elsewhere. I am not comfortable sending every action to the cloud, and honestly, the…
These 4 free open-source apps fix what Google left broken on my Pixel phone
…He's written about everything from UI and UX changes across various apps to emerging software and AI trends. At XDA, he showcases his versatility in the tech reporting space with articles…
I tried Photoshop, Affinity, and GIMP for a month and the winner isn’t what you think
…I didn’t expect Photoshop’s AI tools to impress me this much. And then there is GIMP, and while it’s lightweight and open-source, I didn’t prefer its UI…
I built my entire second brain inside VS Code and stopped switching apps entirely
…And since VS Code supports split view and multi-tab at the top, I can switch between my design files, notes, and other details seamlessly. Then there is the AI integration. Since…