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Hey PCWorlders! Today I want to show you a neat trick. As you no doubt understand, getting dead batteries in any device can be a real drag. To stop that happening I frequently swap my batteries out with fresh ones before they go totally flat.
As to the old ones, I usually store them in a bag to recycle later — or to use in a pinch. But on the odd occasion I
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When it comes to PC cooling, there are two important factors to keep in mind: cooling performance and noise levels.
Is it worth shedding a few extra degrees on your CPU just to drown yourself in fan noise? Is it a good use of your setup if it’s running silent but overheating? Or is it best to fall somewhere in the middle?
Summer vacation seems just around the corner and you have to decide what to pack for the trip. While you may want to limit your tech time, you’ll still need a few things, whether you’re heading on hiking trip or a family vacation by the beach. Here at PCWorld we’re continually testing the latest gadgets to sort the good from the bad. This means we’ve had the opportun
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SSDs behave like any other silicon component in your PC: The faster they run, the more heat they typically generate. It’s enough that a small ecosystem of SSD coolers has sprung up. Now, another fanless cooling chipmaker, xMEMS, has announced plans to cool SSDs.
The problem is a simple one: The
Handheld gaming PCs are awesome. Handheld gaming PCs running Windows are… measurably less awesome. That’s probably why the launch of SteamOS on multiple devices beyond the Steam Deck is so exciting. But Zotac is going for something a little different
The Trump administration’s unprecedented and unpredictable import taxes on goods and materials coming into the United States, which have sewn chaos both domestically and internationally for months, are illegal. That’s according to the Court of International Trade, which found Trump’s invocation of the Emergency Powers Act mostly invalid.
The three-judge pan