I dropped Roku for Google TV, and losing the ads alone was worth it
…The old appeal of Roku was exactly the opposite — it was cheap, simple, and out of the way, which is also why a lot of people tolerated its limitations for so long…
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You weren't imagining it — Claude Code really did get worse, and Anthropic just explained why
…To remedy it, they swapped the effort level from "high" to "medium," which limited Claude Code's capabilities. Anthropic reverted the change on April 7th after users told the company they'd…
Unified memory is quietly killing SO-DIMM, and mini PCs prove it's already happening
…What's happening with mini PCs? Soldered RAM is becoming more common Mini PCs were always limited in their ability to be upgraded. The use of mobile processors combined with a tiny…
Magic Pointer won't save the Googlebook because Google still doesn't understand what PC users want
…Whenever you read about AI tools and capabilities, even right here on XDA, when is it that the built-in features in an operating system are what's interesting? How many articles…
AMD just dropped a compact AI workstation that makes discrete GPUs look outdated for running LLMs
…These capable compact boxes will allow developers (and prosumers) to run local LLMs with up to 192 GB of unified memory. What's in the Halo box? Everything you need for local…
Intel's New Arc Pro GPUs show what the consumer cards should have been
…segment and limited runway to absorb a misstep. More great hardware, but not for gamers Intel's new Arc Pro lineup shows exactly what the Battlemage GPUs are capable of at the…
I ignored these PC components for years — and it cost me way more than I thought
…Even the motherboard's power limits decide how far you can push your CPU. Then, you also need to keep the expansion capabilities and I/O stack in mind when choosing your…
Self-hosted AI may not be for everyone, but I'm done paying for ChatGPT and other cloud models
…But as much as I adore my local models, I have to admit that local AI models aren’t ideal for everybody, especially average users who want hassle-free agents capable of…
Stop ignoring your spare PCIe x1 slot — it's more useful than half the upgrades you buy
…Whether your rig is a bit dated or you want to enhance your motherboard's feature set anyway, the humble PCIe x1 slot is capable of much more than you think. You…
Every AI code editor wants to replace VS Code, but the smartest ones are just extending it
…I think the Codex extension from OpenAI is also quite capable . The main limitation is that you can’t switch between models within a single interface. For example, Cursor lets you pick…