Installing an AI assistant on your PC? 5 do’s and don’ts

From Claude Cowork to Manus’ My Computer, we’re seeing more and more desktop AI apps with access to your personal files. Here ...

How to turn your Pixel phone into a PC - with the new Android Desktop Mode

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I tinkered with my micro e-reader and made it better than a Kindle

I've enjoyed using the Xteink X4 since I wrote about it in January, but I'll be the first to admit it has problems. You don't have to hold the tiny magnetic e-reader for long to find them. It has a ...

Nvidia’s Open Model Super Panel Made a Strong Case for Open Agents

At GTC 2026, Jensen Huang, Aravind Srinivas, Harrison Chase, Mira Murati, and Michael Truell made a compelling case that the future of AI belongs to open agent systems, not just open models.

Intel joins Microsoft in a push to load PC games faster — up to 37X

Intel is releasing the first iteration of the Intel Graphics Shader Distribution Service, a new distribution program that ...