6 Excel functions I wish I knew about earlier
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Wi-Fi 7 is ready, but your devices aren't — and that's costing you hundreds
Jasmine Mannan Apr 28, 2026, 3:31 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…
Linux gamers didn't do anything wrong, but they might pay for Windows piracy anyway
…Hypervisors operate below your operating system And that's where the DRM problem starts Most software on your PC runs in what's called "Ring 3," the userspace where applications live. Your…
Cal.com just went closed source over AI, but AI is exactly why open source still wins
…It's a problem all software has to figure out how to deal with from now on. Open source caught the first wave of attention because it's the lowest-effort target…
Most people don't hate Linux, they just hate the first distro they tried
…It's just the kernel, a low-level piece of software that interacts with hardware on a fundamental level. What that means for you as a user is that there's actually…
I ran a powerful local AI model on my laptop, and it didn’t feel like a compromise
…When not immersed in tech jargon, you’ll find him sipping chai, pondering the next software review, and occasionally indulging in a friendly debate about mechanical keyboards. Sign in to your XDA…
Google's Googlebook is Microsoft's Copilot+ problem all over again, and Magic Pointer won't save it
…Related Google says it's “rethinking laptops again” with its new Android-powered Googlebook The successor to the Chromebook and Chrome OS has finally been officially revealed The main drawback for the…
This lightweight Linux distro is what old hardware has been waiting for
…It’s the software piled on top of it. Old computers usually don’t need anything flashy. They just need an operating system with a little discipline. That’s why Void Linux…
I made Jellyfin remote streaming reliable without opening everything to the internet
…Pangolin See at Github See at Official Site Make streaming actually reliable The golden rule at play Pick a Jellyfin client that natively supports the codec, and have the Jellyfin server pass…
Nvidia's RTX Spark is already here under a different name, and I ran Cyberpunk at 1440p on it
…It's a pretty big deal; after all, Jensen Huang called it the chip that would reinvent the PC, Microsoft treated it as the next big Windows on Arm moment, and every…