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Leading up to the release of Jurassic World Dominion, the final chapter of Universal Pictures’ blockbuster hit, io9 was invited to take in the Isla Nublar vibes, dino thrills, and Amblin family-friendly experiences at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Here’s a look at a day out with Blue, Rexy, and the girls before…

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Lenovo has just announced the ThinkPad P16 mobile workstation, which features Intel’s HX-series mobile processors that are nearly as fast as desktop processors.

A TDP (thermal design point) of 55W is well beyond the CPUs typically used for productivity applications. Increasing the TDP is crucial because higher performance requires more power (and excellent cooling).

Lenovo says it has redesigned the cooling system utilized in the ThinkPad P16 with dual vapor chambers. Both CPU and GPU share some heat-dissipation hardware, which works great no matter how the workload is balanced across both chips.

The vent design looks excellent, and I expect the airflow to surpass what we had seen on the ThinkPad P15 Gen2, which we reviewed. Many gaming laptops have more aggressive airflow designs, and I’d love to see how Lenovo’s perform in the real world.

Lenovo says its most powerful CPU option will be a 3.6GHz Intel Core i9 HX. But that’s not all: the top graphics option is even more power-hungry (115W TDP) if you opt for the NVIDIA RTX A5500. That’s entirely normal for this level of performance, but it’s an incredible level of hardware in a small volume.

Because it’s a workstation, there’s an option to use up to 128GB of DDR5-4800 ECC (or not) RAM, and the two SSD slots can accommodate up to 8TB of SSD storage (perhaps with a RAID option?). These are formidable memory and storage options you won’t find on consumer-level laptops.

The 16” screen is a bit bigger than the 15.6” we typically see, and the most exciting option I’ve seen is the 4K OLED with 100% DCI-P3 color coverage and 400 NITs brightness. If, for some reason, you need something brighter, the IPS LCD option can reach 600 NITs.

This laptop is not small. At 14.3×10.5×1.2 and 6.5 Lbs, it is on the heavier side, and you could conceptually find slightly lighter laptops with a relatively comparable level of graphics performance.

But the ThinkPad P16 memory and storage options will satisfy the most demanding professionals, and Lenovo’s security and management options cater to this crowd. Finally, there are the general durability of the ThinkPad lineup and the keyboard quality, which remain enduring (if not indispensable) pillars to users.

Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Aims For Desktop-Level Performance

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The refreshed 3 Series heading to the U.S. features updated design themes, new technology features, and an interior makeover. Here’s what to expect.

The first Overwatch 2 PvP beta just wrapped up today, and Blizzard is already preparing to reveal what’s next for the game with an event on June 16th. Details about what to expect are fairly thin for now, though the studio will provide some info on the next PvP beta as well as its plan for the coming months.

Blizzard could be hoping to use the event to address some of the criticism about the first beta. Along with new hero Sojourn and four fresh maps, the beta introduced another game mode, an upgraded game engine, major changes to many heroes and, most significantly, a shift in the number of team members from six to five.

I loved the beta, for the most part (I’m not a fan of the revamped scoreboard at all). It was only a slice of what Overwatch 2 will eventually become, but it still felt fresh. However, some critics felt that the beta wasn’t enough after two years without significant content updates for the original game. Others suggested it was effectively a big patch.

“Overwatch as a world, as a universe, is deeply personal to the team; something that we pour our time, creative energies and passion into,” game director Aaron Keller wrote in a letter to fans. “It can be scary putting something that means so much to you out there for other people to look at. Especially when you know that it’s not finished and you’re asking for people’s real and valid criticisms of what you’ve made. But the reason we do it is important — to make a better game, and it’s our players and our community that make it possible.”

The Overwatch 2 team said it focused on testing specific elements in the first beta, such as the new maps, shift to 5v5, balance and stability of the build and servers. It promised that more features, heroes and maps will be introduced in upcoming betas. Blizzard will surely try to convince the doubters that it’s on the right track with Overwatch 2, hopefully by revealing some more major updates next month. 

In the meantime, a new event just started in the original game, offering the chance to snag some new versions of fan-favorite skins and play some limited-time modes. That could help players pass the time until the next beta, whenever that may start.

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