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Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID Ultra 360 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Sometimes I am reminded to take a step back and look at the past to learn from history, whether it is in my own life or in the life of others. It really helps to ensure you can find strategies to approach similar problems while also avoiding repeating mistakes. On the other hand, this is also only useful if you are looking forward to where you are going. I was reminded of this necessity of this a few weeks back when I was in an office for a...

SilverStone TS16 Review (Page 1 of 5)

A common trouble I find myself dealing with when skiing is how to stay hydrated and energized throughout the day. I know many people who like to carry around a backpack when skiing to store all their goods. I personally cannot get around to this due to the inconvenience of having to take it off and on when riding the chair lift or just the imbalance it causes when skiing with it. You could just ski it out until lunch or some meal break, but who...

Ring's Basic Subscription Plan Gets a Price Hike

From PC Mag: Home security firm Ring this week unveiled a handful of new Protect Basic plan features—including a price hike.

Starting next month, subscribers will get twice as much video storage (up to 180 days), more bulk video downloads (up to 50 clips), and a slew of upcoming alerts. But there's...

Elon Musk reportedly orders hiring freeze, 10 percent staff reduction at Tesla

From The Verge: Elon Musk emailed Tesla executives on Thursday, Reuters reports, telling them the company needs to pause hiring worldwide and cut its workforce by about 10 percent. At the end of 2021, Tesla said in a filing that it had 99,290 employees worldwide. In the email seen by Reuters, Musk...

T-Mobile Starts Switching Phone Calls to Its 5G Network

From CNET: Some T-Mobile customers in Oregon and Utah will be the first to make phone calls over 5G as the carrier begins switching voice calls over to 5G from its older 4G LTE network, one city at a time.

Those customers likely won't notice any difference in phone call quality, but it's an...

Valve delays Steam Deck dock due to COVID-related shortages and closures

From The Verge: Valve shared yesterday that its official docking station made to pipe the Steam Deck’s visuals to a TV or monitor (and connect a couple of USB peripherals) has been delayed yet again. The dock missed its initial launch window of shipping alongside the first batch of Deck reservations...

Dell begins selling its snazzy 4K ‘Video Conferencing Monitor’

From PC World: Dell said Wednesday that it has begun shipping its innovative Dell UltraSharp 32 4K Video Conferencing Monitor (model U3223QZ), which takes Dell’s innovative UltraSharp 4K intelligent webcam and mounts it right within the frame. The price: an executive-caliber $1,600.

The display...

Amazon Customers Can't Buy Books on Kindle App for Android Anymore

From CNET: Kindle users can't rent or buy books or pay for Kindle Unlimited subscriptions using the e-reader's Android app anymore, Amazon told customers in an email Tuesday. Instead, people will have to pay for content on a web browser and then access the books through their app's digital library....

Instagram puts Amber Alerts in your feed to help find abducted children

From The Verge: Amber Alerts are an important tool in helping locate abducted children. They’re authorized by law enforcement and broadcast via TVs, text messages, and other means. Now, Instagram will also push Amber Alerts into users’ feeds with the feature rolling out in the US today and set to be...

Microsoft Reveals $599 Surface Laptop Go 2 Launching June 7

From PC Mag: The details leaked yesterday, but today Microsoft made it official—pre-orders are now open for the $599 Surface Laptop Go 2.

If you liked the 2020 Surface Laptop Go, then you'll be pleased to hear the second-generation model is more of the same with a performance, battery, and base...