Jasmine Mannan Apr 19, 2026, 8:00 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…
…If you aren't familiar with MCP servers, they're an open protocol that lets AI tools like Claude connect directly to external apps and connectors. The difference between Claude's native…
…you don’t have to resort to weak models, and with the right set of tweaks, it’s possible to host bulky LLMs even on old machines. Source? Yours truly, who currently…
…password exactly the same as in your old place. The moment you power on every one of your smart bulbs, cameras, and laptops, they connect automatically. There's no pairing hell or…
…The development process is a flood of AI-written PRs being merged with seemingly minimal review, and the maintainer's response to documented vulnerabilities was to say that the project is a…
…08 / 8 Hardware Compared to a Raspberry Pi 4, what is a notable hardware limitation of using an old Android phone as a home server? A Android phones lack Wi-Fi connectivity…
…My NAS was connected to one VLAN, whereas my PC on LAN and MacBook on Wi-Fi were connected to separate ones. I didn’t want to set up cross-access, especially…
…shows text like "Google Maps Connecting" while it works, but Assistant's responses were instant. I presume this happens because the company has made the generic AI available via Android Auto rather…
…around running AI models locally — put your Ollama expertise to the test! Setup Models Commands Privacy Hardware 01 / 8 Basics What is the primary purpose of Ollama? A To connect your local…
…In the end, I opted for llama.cpp, which is faster than Ollama and remains compatible with most of the AI-powered tools I use every day. Just to make things a…