These 4 free open-source apps fix what Google left broken on my Pixel phone
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Thread took years to fix what Zigbee got right from day one
Jasmine Mannan Jun 26, 2026, 3:30 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…
I didn't expect delaying Windows and Nvidia updates to be the best strategy for 2026, but here we are
…Considering the state of recent major updates from software giants like Microsoft and Nvidia, however, downloading and installing a new update on the first day feels nothing short of reckless. Instead of…
Buying an AMD GPU instead of Nvidia? — You're sacrificing more than just ray tracing performance
…Nvidia has remained at the forefront of hardware and software innovation for decades, but it's the latter that has gained more prominence in recent years. The evolution of its DLSS upscaling…
The best Linux distro for beginners is getting a much snappier file explorer
…However, one of the more interesting updates will affect Linux Mint's file explorer software, Nemo: We significantly improved the response time and navigation performance in Nemo. In Cinnamon 6.6, a…
FSR 4.1 could make handheld GPU upgrades irrelevant, and that's exactly what the market needed
…But sometimes we also see software updates to other parts of the GPU stack, namely machine learning and algorithms to make the parts work smarter, not simply harder. A gaming handheld desperately…
My car's built-in navigation is useless, so I made Android Auto the only screen I use
…My car works perfectly fine from a mechanical perspective, but the built-in software and GPS are very much from 2014. It feels slow to use, and despite updates being released for…
I ditched Google One for a 2-bay NAS, and my storage costs dropped by 90%
Jasmine Mannan Aug 21, 2026, 8:01 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…
My cheap mini PC does what every streaming box refused to let me do
…There’s also something satisfying about not treating the hardware as disposable. Streaming boxes can get frustrating when software support slows down, storage feels cramped, or the manufacturer moves on to the…
Windows is still the best OS for gaming, and these 4 things prove it
…the hardware alone. The sensors, the switches, the driver IC, all work together to deliver the user experience that's promised by the manufacturer, which gives immense value to the software layer…