Your cheap USB-C cables will fail with USB4
Rich Edmonds May 20, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
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Valve's Steam Deck didn't just succeed, it quietly changed how PC games are made
Jasmine Mannan Apr 20, 2026, 11:00 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…
Better audio and a decent chair do more for gaming than 100 extra FPS
Jasmine Mannan Apr 30, 2026, 7:00 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…
Android Auto is better when you disable most of your smartphone features
Rich Edmonds May 24, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
The new Boox Go 10.3 does everything my ReMarkable did, plus it's a full Android tablet
…book formats D A yearly hardware warranty subscription Correct! The reMarkable 2 requires a paid 'Connect' subscription to unlock cloud sync, email sharing, and certain integrations. The Boox Go 10.3 does…
I stopped dual-booting Linux after discovering Windows' hidden kernel
…I leveraged this native implementation to build a Paperless-ngx server that integrates with an AI LLM on an Ubuntu machine. It also serves as a quick-access tool for running Linux…
Ubuntu Phone failed, but running full Linux on your phone is actually possible now
…You just might not want to, and it launched without hardware acceleration or audio support. It even lets you run graphical apps, which is not quite as good as a DE, but…
Your motherboard's USB ports aren't all the same — and the wrong ones are bottlenecking your PC
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
I finally got Android Auto in my truck using a $50 adapter, and now I can't imagine driving without it
Rich Edmonds Jun 6, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
I ignored my monitor's USB hub for too long, but it's perfect for one vastly underrated thing
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…