There are a few apps I must install on any new Android phone. Without them, using my handset would be quite challenging. These include the usual suspects like shopping and banking apps, browsers, AI ...

Google Keep has been my default scratchpad for years. It’s good enough for grocery lists, reminders, and quick notes. Logseq is the opposite. It’s open source, local-first, and built around daily ...

Like Ars Senior Technology Editor Lee Hutchinson, I have a garage. The door on that garage is opened and closed by a device made by a company that, as with Lee’s, offers you a way to open and close it ...

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work focus on productivity apps and flagship devices, ...

Open Notebook is an open-source take on NotebookLM. Open Notebook can be installed and used for free. You do have to understand Linux and containers to deploy it. NotebookLM has become an incredibly ...