Squeezing an AI onto a Raspberry Pi is an interesting feat. In an ideal world, the Pi comes with enough hardware to run any model you throw at it, but the truth is, it's quite limited as to what it can do. In fact, someone created an art project that illustrates just how limited it can be. Of course, the Raspberry Pi community, being the tinkerers they are, saw this as a challenge rather than a limitation and got to work creating lighter versions of AI models that can run on the SBC. It's not as lightning-fast as ChatGPT or an NPU-hosted model, but it can still do the job.

Though 2025’s been a big year for gaming handhelds, the year isn’t over yet. One of the most anticipated gaming devices of the year is the Xbox handheld we’ve been hearing rumors about for years. In June 2025, Microsoft confirmed a partnership with ROG to create the Xbox Ally and introduced two new products: the ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X. Besides confirming the products and that the gaming handhelds would work with PC game stores, both companies went incredibly light on the details.

Using multiple graphics cards was a means to get more from your gaming PC by linking the two components together and taking advantage of the increased bandwidth. Unfortunately, seeing more than one massive GPU inside a desktop system is largely a thing of the past, and you'll likely only witness this scenario with specific niche applications, be it video editing, cryptocurrency mining, or enthusiast use. But I found a way to use my old GPUs by installing them inside my Proxmox server and deploying Frigate and OpenWeb UI.

If you've ever wanted to show off your GPU vertically or convert a spare PCIe slot into M.2 slots, you probably know about PCIe riser cables. These PCIe extenders bring added flexibility to your PC, but they do so with some unavoidable complications. To make matters worse, the PCIe risers on the affordable end of the spectrum often make matters worse instead of improving functionality. You not only risk BSODs and glitches on the GPU side, but also data corruption on the storage side. Here's how to pick the right PCIe riser for your system.

It’s a nerd’s dream to have all sorts of devices at home, and I can say that my home is definitely leaning that way. My family isn’t locked to one single ecosystem — we have a MacBook, Windows machines, Android flagships, and iPhones. This varied mix is quite liberating, giving everyone the freedom to go about the way they prefer. However, that’s also a bit of a headache for me since, instead of replicating a single workflow on all the devices, I have to create separate ones for every device make.

Well, it's finally here. Microsoft had hinted at its desire to enter the world of portable PC gaming on numerous occasions in the past. While I expected the company to create its own hardware, it made sense for Microsoft to leverage the expertise that ROG already possessed. As such, we saw the first peek into the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X a little while ago, and it was shaping up to be a very interesting product at the time.

Windows 10 will lose general support on October 14th, but that doesn't mean it will never see updates ever again. If you're signed up for the extended security program (or if you're in Europe), you can get another year of security-only updates. This is great for keeping Windows 10 usable in the modern era, but it does mean the operating system will get no more security-critical bug fixes or new features.

Meta is bringing its “pay or consent” ad model to the UK after months of wrangling with regulators over the controversial policy. The update will force Instagram and Facebook users to pick between being served up personalized ads or shelling out for monthly subscriptions to ad-free versions. Subscriptions start at £2.99 a month, around $4, for users logging in over the web, Meta said. Android and iOS users face steeper charges of £3.99 a month, around $5.33. Meta blames this on “the fees that Apple and Google charge.” It’s an all or nothing approach, with users forced to either subscribe on all accounts or none. Each additional account garners another fee of either £2 or £3 a month.Meta was forced to walk back a similar model in Europe after regulators there slammed the “binary choice” it offered users. Meta warned users they faced a “materially worse” experience as a result. The fees were significantly more expensive there than in the UK, starting at €9.99 per month when purchased on the web or €12.99 per month if purchased through Google’s or Apple’s app stores, around $11.67 and $15.17, respectively.

Sometimes, when you're digging through Steam looking for the latest deals, you find a pretty steep discount on a game you've never heard of with overwhelmingly positive reviews. Those are always the best ones, because not only can you save a ton of money, but you get to check out a new game you didn't even know existed until today.

One of the main things I use my iPad for is bullet journaling and planning. I’ve tried out a variety of journaling and note-taking apps on iPadOS over the years, but up until recently, the only one I stuck with was Notability. With iPadOS 26, which launched earlier this month, Notability has some new competition: Apple’s Journal app.

If you've been looking for a new mechanical keyboard with a little flair that isn't going to hurt your wallet, the EPOMAKER RT 100 should be one to look out for. The brand dubs this keyboard as having a retro style, and even offers it in different colors. For the most part, we like the look.

It was challenging for me to manage different wired and wireless devices on my home network. I had a tough time identifying a rogue device or bandwidth-guzzling culprit. Since I was still teething with VLANs, I decided to start small and only separate the devices without over-segmenting them. Also, I learned the hard way that well-structured firewall rules are crucial when using VLANs. To keep things simple for my home network, I have only segmented them into wired and wireless categories. Here are some reasons why I prefer my VLANs on separate wired devices from wireless ones.