Microsoft is pulling the plug on WordPad, the basic word processor that’s been included in Windows for more than two decades. The company has added the app to its list of deprecated features, saying it is “no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows.” In other recent tech news […]
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XMG’s 2nd-gen Oasis liquid cooler for laptops is smaller and quieter
Gaming PCs are known for pushing the limits of their hardware… but performance is often limited by thermal constraints. PC hardware can generate a lot of heat, so you need a lot of cooling power to keep things running smoothly. That’s especially true in laptops, which don’t have as much room to dissipate heat as […]
OnePlus plans to sell a ridiculous 45W liquid cooling accessory for smartphone gaming
Smartphone maker OnePlus is showing off a concept phone at Mobile World Congress this week that has a built-in liquid cooling system. But the company hasn’t committed to actually bringing a phone like this to market anytime soon. You know what OnePlus does plan to sell? A 45 watt liquid cooling system that can be […]
OnePlus concept phone uses liquid cooling to reduce temperatures, improve gaming frame rates
The chips that power smartphones these days are a lot like the ones found in laptop and desktop computers. Among other things, that means that when they have a habit of slowing down when they get too hot. And that’s why some “gaming phone” makers have decided to throw things like vapor chambers and even […]
XMG Core 15 is a gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 6800H, RTX 3060 and support for an external liquid cooler
The XMG Core 15 is a 4.6 pound gaming laptop with support for up to a 15.6 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel, 165 Hz display, up to 64GB of DDR5 memory, and up to two PCIe 4.0 SSDs. It’s also a computer that packs a fair amount of horsepower (and generates a fair amount of heat), […]
Tuxedo Aquaris is a liquid cooling system for the company’s Linux laptops
Liquid cooling systems are used to help keep high-performance gaming PCs (and even some smartphones) from overheating. But the liquid cooling is a lot less common in laptops. It’s not unheard of though. Earlier this year XMG introduced a liquid cooling accessory designed to connect to supported notebooks to provide additional cooling power when plugged […]
XMG Oasis is an external liquid cooling system for the XMG Neo 15 gaming laptop
Gamers have been using liquid cooling to keep their high-power gaming PCs from overheating for years… but liquid cooling takes a lot of space, so it’s usually reserved for desktops, although it sometimes plays a role in gaming laptops (or even phones). But PC maker XMG has found a way to offer a high-performance liquid […]
Lilbits: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra could kill the Galaxy Note
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S22 Ultra might be the phone that fully replaces the Galaxy Note series in Samsung’s smartphone lineup. Not only does it support S-Pen input, but you can also store the pen inside the phone when you’re not using it, according to leaked real-world pictures. That was pretty much the last thing setting […]