Claude Code out of the box is good, but these mods make it actually production-ready

Mods make Claude Code a lot better.

Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead

Valve figured out what Linux couldn't.

Intel's Panther Lake looks great, but it's not the upgrade desktop owners were hoping for

Desktop owners are being left out to dry for a little bit longer

I used Cockpit instead of a full NAS OS, and my spare Linux box finally made sense for home storage

It's a fully-customized NAS featuring only the packages I absolutely need

I ran Gemma 4 and Qwen 3.5 for the same local tasks, and one pulled miles ahead


I tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead

There are more solutions than you'd expect for running Windows apps on Linux, but one clearly comes out on top.

Nintendo Music's new CarPlay and Android Auto support makes every drive feel like Mario Kart

The gaming giant is taking its music streaming app surprisingly seriously.

The best 3D printer prints are the boring ones that fix problems you've learned to ignore

Flashy 3D prints get the attention, but the boring ones make the printer worth owning, those cable guides, brackets, organizers, and repair parts.

4 tricks I use to stop Android Auto from heating up my phone

If you're phone is getting hot when you're running Google's in-car infotainment system, there are a few things you can do to keep it cool.

XDA's top picks from Computex 2026: The most exciting tech of the year

The biggest computing show of the year is here, and there have been some fantastic products shown off. Here are the best ones.