Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 are locked behind software updates you don't know about
…But of course, marketing leaves all of these technicalities out, making you believe that investing in Wi-Fi 7 or even Wi-Fi 8 is the right call for you and will…
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Forget Cursor and Claude Code, Google Antigravity is the perfect example of vibe coding
…It introduced millions of developers to AI code completion and helped normalize the idea of an AI 'pair programmer,' laying the cultural and technical groundwork for the vibe coding movement that would…
Ubuntu 26.04 is polished, but Fedora 44 asked less from me out of the box
Jeff Butts May 9, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
I ignored BIOS updates for three years until I realized they were fixing my entire platform
…He is the founder of TechLatest, where he has spent years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS…
I ran Espressif's OpenClaw-inspired AI agent on an ESP32 with my self-hosted LLM, and it actually works
Adam Conway May 7, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My…
Nova Lake is set to change nearly everything you know about Intel CPUs
…Many Raptor Lake CPU owners suffered lasting damage to their chips due to an overvoltage bug, which severely damaged confidence in the company's products. Then, the Arrow Lake CPUs disappointed everyone…
We normalized terrible gaming performance — and it's impossible to go back
…of Us Part I made clear, technical advancements didn't necessarily translate into improved optimization. These landmark titles were some of the worst examples of buggy, unfinished, and unplayable games, at least…
VLAN isolation sounds great until you forget the firewall rules that actually make it work
…And though it is technically that simple, things can get out of hand. For my setup, I split everything into five VLANs: Primary VLAN for trusted devices (phones, laptops, etc.). IoT VLAN…
This $200 Android gaming handheld is the ultimate retro hit with Linux
…And yes, I know full well Nintendo launched the Wii U, but it's not technically a handheld since you need to be tied to the primary box. The Switch really showcased…
The FCC says foreign routers are a security risk, but still allows firmware updates to the ones you already own
Adam Conway Apr 10, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My…