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Excessive heat can severely affect the performance and lifespan of smartphones and tablets, causing them to throttle processing power or even shut down to prevent damage. Users often experience how hot their devices can get during demanding tasks, such as playing graphically intense games, and it's a problem that's only going to get worse as AI makes its way into our devices.

To address this issue, xMEMS Labs has introduced the XMC-2400 µCooling chip - the first all-silicon, active micro-cooling fan designed for portable devices like smartphones, tablets, external SSDs, wireless chargers, and laptops.

Mike Housholder, xMEMS' VP of Marketing and Business Development, explained to EE Times that current solutions, such as heat spreaders and vapor chambers, "just spread the heat throughout the real estate of the device, but there is no physical means to expel the heat."

Changing how people perceive thermal management

The XMC-2400 functions as an actual fan, and a single XMC-2400 chip can move up to 39 cubic centimeters of air per second against 1,000 Pa of back pressure and is IP58-rated for dust and water resistance.

The silent, vibration-free, solid-state chip measures just 9.26 x 7.6 x 1.08mm and weighs less than 150 milligrams, making it 96 percent smaller and lighter than non-silicon-based active-cooling alternatives. It comes in both top-venting and side-venting packages to fit various system form factors.

"Our revolutionary µCooling 'fan-on-a-chip' design comes at a critical time in mobile computing," said Joseph Jiang, xMEMS CEO and Co-Founder. "Thermal management in ultramobile devices, which are now running more processor-intensive AI applications, is a massive challenge for manufacturers and consumers. Until XMC-2400, there was no active-cooling solution because the devices are so small and thin."

"With µCooling, we are changing how people perceive thermal management. The XMC-2400 is designed to actively cool even the smallest handheld devices, enabling the thinnest, most high-performance, AI-ready mobile devices. It's hard to imagine tomorrow's smartphones and other thin, performance-driven devices without xMEMS µCooling technology," Jiang added.

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Meta Connect 2024 wrapped up earlier this week, and with it came big announcements. One such reveal was easier interoperation between the Meta Quest VR headset and Windows 11. In his keynote speech Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed that pairing your Meta Quest headset with your Windows PC will happen simply by looking at your keyboard.

“Soon you’re going to be able to connect to any Windows 11 PC,” he said. “You just look at the keyboard, and it’ll start pairing.” The pairing will allow you to work on one or more giant virtual displays, making Quest a “natural extension of your PC.”

You can already get this kind of feature in Meta’s Horizon Workrooms app, and in third-party apps like Immersed, but the proposed Remote Desktop integration means you won’t have to use new software or launch apps - it'll be as simple as staring down at your desktop for a moment to engage the link. Considering how much Apple has been pushing its own Vision Pro headset for mixed-reality workflows on Mac devices, this feels like a logical next step for Meta and Microsoft.

Meta is putting its money behind augmented reality

The annual Metaverse-focused event also announced its new high-quality mixed reality Meta Quest 3S VR headset, costing $300 (£290, AU$500) for the 128 GB version and $400 (£380, AU$670) for the 256 GB version; there's also the 512 GB Meta Quest 3, which costs $500 (£650, AU$1,050).

Meta AI will be getting a shiny new upgrade, with its smarter open-source language model Llama 3.2. One of the LLM’s innovative features is that it can understand images as well as text.

The Metaverse will be seeing a new AR experience, photorealistic spaces called Hyperscapes. Zuckerberg said, “You’ll be able to use your phone to scan a room and then recreate it, or you can step into a room that someone else has scanned and shared.”

Other notable announcements: Batman Arkham Shadow will be a Meta exclusive, and included in all purchases of a Quest 3 or 3S. The Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro will cease sales by the end of 2024.

No date has been specified for when the Remote Desktop integration will happen; all we know is: “soon”.

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Xiaomi has launched the Mix Flip foldable phone in the UK, Europe, and other global markets following two months of China exclusivity. 

The company revealed the Mix Flip in a surprise announcement at the launch event for its latest midrange flagships, the camera-focused Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 14T Pro. 

The Mix Flip, as the name suggests, follows the clamshell folding design popularized by the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Motorola Razr Plus.

The phone features a 4.01-inch cover screen in an almost-square 1:1.15 aspect ratio, which covers nearly the entire surface available and wraps around the two rear cameras in a similar manner to the Motorola Razr Plus 2024. 

This outer screen plays host to several interactive wallpapers featuring animated pets, as well as a downsized home screen with customizable apps and widgets. 

The unfolded inner display is a 6.8-inch panel – slightly larger than an iPhone 16 Plus  –  with a resolution of 2912 x 1224, an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and a peak brightness of 3000 nits.

(Image credit: Xiaomi / Future)

The phone is available in either black or purple, and comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

The Xiaomi Mix Flip is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, with an octa-core CPU, Qualcomm Adreno GPU, and Qualcomm AI Engine for neural processing. 

In terms of AI, the Mix Flip comes loaded with features developed by both Google and Xiaomi, such as Google Gemini, Circle to Search, and proprietary image editing and translation tools. 

Like the Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro, the Mix Flip’s camera system was developed in partnership with Leica, and boasts an impressive specs sheet. Specifically, the phone comes equipped with a 50MP main camera and 50MP telephoto camera, and is capable of recording 8K video at 24fps and 4K video at 60fps.

The Mix Flip can take selfies using the rear cameras thanks to the cover screen, but it also has a 32MP punch-hole selfie camera inset in the inner display, which can record 4K video (albeit only at 30fps).

As for battery, the Mix Flip’s 4,780mAh cell supports wired charging at up to 67W, with no wireless charging. 

As with all other Xiaomi phones, it’s extremely unlikely that the Mix Flip will be available in the US. It is available in the UK, however, at a price of £1,099, as well as other markets internationally. For reference, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 starts at $1,099.99 / £1,049 / AU$1,799.

We’re keen to get our hands on the Xiaomi Mix Flip to see if it's worthy of a place on our lists of the best folding phones and best Xiaomi phones. For general Xiaomi updates, be sure to check out our general Xiaomi phones coverage. 

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The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations.

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Dell is ramping up its return-to-office policy as it battles with rising costs and worker productivity, ordering its global sales teams to work onsite five days per week unless otherwise engaged with customers or partners.

The shift marks a considerable change over Dell's previous policy, and the wider industry norm, of three office days per week.

The policy’s effects are likely to be widespread, as Dell has around 120,000 workers, even after mass layoffs affecting around 13,000 workers earlier in 2024, and potentially even more unconfirmed redundancies.

Dell’s RTO policy jumps up to five days

The full extent of the workforce affected remains unclear; Dell has declined to specify how many employees are subject to the new mandate.

“The announcement was to our sales team stating that we expect them to come into the office or be together with customer and partners five days a week," a company spokesperson stated.

“We continually evolve our business so we’re set up to deliver the best innovation, value and service to our customers and partners. That includes more in-person connection to drive market leadership.”

A staff memo (via The Register) shared by Bill Scannell, president of global sales and customer operations, and John Byrne, president of sales for global regions with Dell Tech Select, confirmed. “Starting Monday, Sept 30th, the expectation is that ALL global sales team members who can work from a Dell office be onsite five days a week, regardless of role.”

The two execs reportedly cited internal data proving that sales teams thrive in a collaborative environment.

As is the case with other companies pushing for more office-based working, pushback from Dell’s workers is to be expected. The company had previously said in March 2024 that remote workers would not be put up for promotion opportunities, causing widespread backlash.

TechRadar Pro asked Dell to share more context about its revised RTO policy, including details of the types and quantity of workers that will be required to work from the office five days per week. Any update will be shared here.

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The Common UNIX Printing System, or CUPS, can be abused to run malicious code on vulnerable endpoints remotely, experts have warned.

CUPS is an open-source printing system developed by Apple for Unix-like operating systems, including Linux and macOS. It provides a standardized way to manage print jobs and queues, supporting both local and network printers. CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) as its primary protocol, allowing seamless printer discovery and job submission across networks. It also includes a web-based interface for managing printers, print jobs, and configurations.

Cybersecurity researcher Simone Margaritelli of Evil Socket discovered a problem in the system’s ability to discover new printers. As the researcher explains, CUPS has four vulnerabilities: CVE_2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176, and CVE-2024-47177. These vulnerabilities, when chained together, allow threat actors to create a fake, malicious printer, and have CUPS discover it.

Roadblocks to exploitation

The moment a user tries to print something using this new device, a malicious command gets executed locally on their device.

While it sounds like a major vulnerability, Red Hat deemed it ‘important’ rather than ‘critical’, and this is mostly because there are many hoops to jump through, before the flaw can be exploited for RCE.

The first, and biggest one, is that the component named cups-browsed daemon, which looks for shared printers on the local network and enables them for printing, needs to be turned on. The researcher said that sometimes it’s turned off by default, and sometimes it’s turned on.

The second major hoop is making the victim pick the new printer that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, instead of their usual machine.

Red Hat is currently working on a fix, so a patch is not yet available. However, the easy fix is to stop the cups-browsed service from running, and to prevent it from being started on reboot.

Via BleepingComputer

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With the right tools, creative people can produce magical things – and if you like to create digitally, the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.2-inch and MatePad 12X are tools made just for you. Whether you're a creative professional or an enthusiastic amateur, these tablets combine cutting-edge technology, innovative design and premium materials to delight, excite and inspire you every day.

The perfect canvas for your biggest ideas

Let's start with the most powerful tablet for pros, the new HUAWEI MatePad Pro. Its large 12.2-inch display is the perfect canvas for big ideas – and because the MatePad Pro is the lightest tablet of its size on the market, you'll want to take it with you everywhere so it's ready when inspiration strikes. 

The MatePad Pro isn't just a creative tool, although it's packed with power. It's also a work of art in its own right, with a design inspired by the silky textures of traditional Chinese paintings. Its golden silk rear cover is unlike anything else on the market and sets a new standard for artistry on an electronic device – and it's as much a technical triumph as it is an artistic one, because that cover is made from ultra-thin aviation-grade glass fibre that's been polished over 1,000 times to produce that luxurious, silken feel.

One of our very favourite features of the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.2-inch is its beautiful OLED PaperMatte display, which uses industry-leading technology to deliver an incredibly lifelike visual experience. It delivers extraordinary brightness – up to 2,000 nits for astonishing HDR visuals – with superb contrast and colour. And its anti-glare properties with not just anti-glare but anti-sparkle and high frequency dimming mean it's ideal for all-hours entertainment, creation and communicating.

The display is designed for creativity and productivity with a stunning 2.8K resolution and a panel free from distractions such as invasive notches and camera cut-outs. And with a refresh rate of up to 144Hz and a sky-high touch sampling rate it's as silky as the paintings that inspired it.

(Image credit: HUAWEI)

The HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.2-inch has another great option for professional creators: the brand new HUAWEI Glide Keyboard with its built-in stylus slot, skin-soothing materials. Made with aerospace-grade materials, the Glide Keyboard is the lightest tablet keyboard/touchpad combination, weighing just 928g including the MatePad Pro 12.2. 

That makes it the perfect combination for travel, mobile working and last-minute trips when creativity strikes. And it's the perfect partner for the third generation HUAWEI M-Pencil, the first ever consumer product with HUAWEI NearLink technology and the first tablet stylus to support a staggering 16,384 pressure levels. With incredibly low latency, pixel-level accuracy and astonishing precision it delivers a truly exceptional drawing and writing experience.

The combination of the MatePad Pro 12.2's cutting-edge display and the M-Pencil's incredible sensitivity is particularly impressive in the newly updated HUAWEI GoPaint app, which delivers 10 powerful editing tools including new additions such as magic wand selection, layer location, grid points and guidelines to help you push the boundaries of creative expression. And if you're using your MatePad Pro for work, HUAWEI Notes powers productivity with a range of useful tools including Note Replay, which can automatically transcribe meetings while recording audio.

Of course, there's no point in having all these creative and productivity tools if your tablet doesn't have enough stamina to keep up with all your ideas. That's why the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.2-inch has a long-lasting 10,100mAh ultra large capacity battery that outperforms the iPad Pro 11-inch (2024) by a spectacular 30%. And with 100W HUAWEI SuperCharge support, smart battery optimisation and an industry-leading 380 days in standby mode, it's always ready for new creative challenges.

The HUAWEI MatePad 12 X makes every day exceptional

(Image credit: HUAWEI)

The new HUAWEI MatePad 12 X delivers many of the incredible features of the MatePad Pro 12.2-inch including that astonishing PaperMatte display, M-Pencil support and silky-smooth screen. And it feels as special as it looks thanks to one of the most innovative displays ever put into a tablet. HUAWEI's Nanoscale Anti-Etching Technology looks and feels like paper, especially when you're writing or drawing with the HUAWEI M-Pencil: in a world where so many people write or draw on glass, the MatePad 12 X delivers a beautifully natural, tactile and joyful experience. By delivering the feel of paper with the convenience of digital it really does deliver the best of both worlds.

Like its Pro sibling, the MatePad 12 X also comes with the creator-acclaimed GoPaint App and its ultra-realistic brushes and textures. It's a game-changer for digital painting, combining exceptional user-friendliness with serious painting power: over 150 brushes and 80 adjustable parameters including Fluid Brushes, Splatter Brushes and Dual-effect brushes. Take the Fluid Brush for example: it renders your strokes in real time, its intelligent algorithms mimicking the real-world behaviour of ink spreading out and into paper. Whether you're using watercolours or calligraphy, you can use the Fluid Brush to achieve the most delicate, detailed and lifelike effects on every kind of artwork.

(Image credit: HUAWEI)

The Splatter Brush is just as impressive, with real-life painting techniques including spray paint, Pollock splatters, lettering and so on. It's incredible fun, too: simply hover the stylus above your tablet's screen and tap twice to activate a mesmerising ink splatter. It's particularly fun for children and inexperienced painters, but in the hands of a pro it's also a wonderfully intuitive and interesting way to unlock new creative possibilities. 

Whether you go for the astonishing power of the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.2 or the everyday excellence of the HUAWEI MatePad 12 X, you're getting the most beautifully designed, lifelike and powerful drawing, writing and productivity tablets ever made – and of course they're ideal for sitting back and relaxing too. 

Click here to discover the incredible HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.2-inch and HUAWEI MatePad 12 X with their beautiful PaperMatte displays, art-inspired designs and the incredible HUAWEI GoPaint App.

Watch the Bundesliga handball lives streams for what most handball fans consider as the domestic handball league in the world, and for good reason. Some of the best players in the world compete there. Now in its 60th season, the 2024-25 Bundesliga handball competition should be as exciting as ever. Even better, some games are available for FREE. Read on to find out how to watch Bundesliga handball live streams from anywhere.

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Bundesliga live stream 2024/25

Date: September 5, 2024 - June 8, 2025

Live stream: watch on HBL FTV

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The handball Bundesliga features 18 teams who all play each other twice as they fight for the title. SC Magdeburg are the reigning champions. It was their third title in five seasons and they are expected to challenge once again. Füchse Berlin were runners-up and join SC Magdeburg in the EHF Champions League.

Domagoj Duvnjak and THW Kiel are also expected to be strong. VfL Potsdam and SG BBM Bietigheim have been promoted from 2 Bundesliga and will be looking to remain in the top tier.

Keep an eye out for Magnus Saugstrup, last season’s MVP. He has been joined at SC Magdeburg by last season’s top goalscorer, Manuel Zehnder. The Swiss netted 277 times for ThSV Eisenach last season.

Read on to find out how you can watch all of the Bundesliga action and handball live streams.

How to watch the Bundesliga Handball live stream for FREE

Some Bundesliga handball games are available in Germany for FREE. Broadcasters ARD and ZDF will show up to 12 live matches per season, with the former also showing a semifinal and the final of the REWE Final 4. Both ARDand ZDF can be streamed online too.

If you are away from Germany when one of the games is on, you can use a VPN to access your usual service.

How to watch a Bundesliga Handball live stream from anywhere

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How to watch Bundesliga Handball 2025/25 on HBL TV

The 2024/25 Bundesliga handball has made it super easy to tune into the German handball action in most regions with live streams of all the 2024/25 Bundesliga handball games on its HBL TV streaming service.

All you need to do is register with HBL FTV, buy a subscription to the HBL TV World package and away you go. It costs €3.99 per month or $39.99 for the year.

If you have a subscription but can't access the service in the country you're in, you can use a VPN to watch as if you were at home.

Bundesliga Handball 2024/25 teams

• Vfl Potsdam
• FRISCH AUF! Goppingen
• Fusche Berlin
• Handball Sport Verein Hamburg
• HC ERLangen
• HSG Wetzler
• MT Mesungen
• Rhei-Neckar Lowen
• SC DHfK Leipzig
• SC Magdeburg
• SG BBM Bietigheim
• SG Flensberg-Handewitt
• TBV Lemgo Lippe
• ThSV Eisenach
• THW Kiel
• TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
• TVB Stuttgart
• VfL Gummersbach

Bundesliga Handball September 2024/25 Schedule

[All times BST]

• Thursday, September 5:
  TSV Hannover-Burgdorf vs VFL Gummersbach (6 p.m)
  TBV Lemgo Lippe vs MT Melsungen (6 p.m)
  Rhein-Neckar Lower vs THW Kiel (7:30 p.m)
• Friday, September 6:
  FRISCH AUF! Goppingen vs HSV Hamburg (6 p.m)
  SG Flensberg-Handewitt vs HC Erlangen (7:30 p.m.)
• Saturday, September 7:
  SC Magdeburg vs HSG Wetzlar (5 p.m.)
  THSV Eisenach vs Fusche Berlin (7 p.m.)
• Sunday, September 8
  SC DHK Leipzing vs TVB Stuttgart (2 p.m.)
  VFL Potsdam vs SG BBM Bietigheim (3:30 p.m.)
• Thursday, September 12
  MT Melsungen v 1. VFL Potsdam (6 p.m.)
  THW Kiel vs FRISCH AUF! Goppingen (6 p.m.)
• Friday, September 13
  HC Erlangen vs THSV Eisenach (6 p.m.)
• Saturday, September 14
  SG BBM Bietigheim vs Rhein-Neckar Lower (6 p.m.)
• Sunday, September 15
  HSV Hamburg vs SC Magdeburg (2 p.m)
  VFL Gummersbach vs TBV Lemgo Lippe (3:30 p.m.)
  HSG Wetzlar vs TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (3:30 p.m.)
  TVB Stuttgart vs SG Flensberg-Handewitt (3:30 p.m.)
  Fusche Berlin vs SC DHK Leipzing (5 p.m.)
• Thursday, September 19
  TBV Lemgo Lippe vs HSG Wetzlar (5 p.m.)
  THSV Eisenach vs SG BBM Bietigheim (6 p.m.)
• Friday, September 20
  HC Erlangen vs TVB Stuttgart (6 p.m.)
  1. VFL Potsdam vs HSV Hamburg (7 p.m.)
• Saturday, September 21
  Rhein-Neckar Lower vs MT Melsungen (6 p.m.)
  SG Flensberg-Handewitt vs FRISCH AUF! Goppingen (7:30 p.m)
• Sunday, September 22
  TSV Hannover-Burgdorf vs Fusche Berlin (2 p.m.)
  SC DHK Leipzig vs VFL Gummersbach (3:30 p.m)
  SC Magdeburg vs THW Kiel (5 p.m.)
• Wednesday, September 25
  TVB Stuttgart vs VFL Gummersbach (6 p.m.)
• Thursday, September 26
  SC DHK Leipzig vs Rhein-Neckar Lower (6 p.m.)
  THW Kiel vs MT Melsungen (6 p.m.)
• Friday, September 27
  FRISCH AUF! Goppingen vs TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (6 p.m.)
  THSV Eisenach vs SG Flensberg-Handewitt (7 p.m.)
• Saturday, September 28
  HSV Hamburg vs TBV Lemgo Lippe (6 p.m.)
• Sunday, September 29
  SG BBM Bietigheim vs VFL Gummersbach (2 p.m.)
  TVB Stuttgart vs HSG Wetzlar (3:30 p.m.)
• Fusche Berlin vs HC Erlangen (3:30 p.m.)
  

What is the Bundesliga Handball?

The Bundesliga is Germany's domestic handball league. Like it's footballing namesake, it is considered one of the best in both Europe and the world and features many of the top players in the sport. It is now in its 60th season.

Who is the best Bundesliga Handball team?

THW Kiel are the most successful Bundesliga handball team, boasting a total of 23 titles. SC Magdeburg are the current reigning champions. They picked up their 3rd title when they won the 2023/24 title.

Can I watch Bundesliga handball on my mobile?

Unfortunately, HBL TV does not have a dedicated app. However, you can still head to the website where you can access HBL TV and all the latest information about the competition.

LG's next generation of OLED TVs will support Bluetooth ultra-low latency for split-second gaming performance. The firm has collaborated with chipset maker MediaTek and gaming hardware experts Razer to create the world's first Bluetooth ULL (Ultra-Low Latency) controller, which it says delivers "game-changing" input lag of just 1ms (via FlatpanelsHD).

That doesn't mean the next LG G5 will be a PS5 in disguise; even the best TVs lack the hardware horsepower for high-end gaming. But the controller will improve responsiveness in cloud-based gaming, such as in the Nvidia GeForce Now and Amazon Luna apps that are both currently available for LG's webOS. 

LG showed off the controller at this month's webOS summit, where it was demonstrated in cloud games including fighting, racing and first-person shooter titles. And the technology it uses will be part of the MediaTek MT7921 chipset that LG intends to use in next year's faster TVs.

Now here's the intriguing question: LG shared an image of a prototype TV running the new hardware, so are we looking at an early version of the LG C5 or G5 here?

(Image credit: LG)

TechRadar's Managing Editor for TVs, Matt Bolton, says he thinks it's more likely that they paired the new MediaTek chip with an existing screen. The design of the TV above – particularly the little 'chin' in the center – looks very much like the LG C4. Here's a C4 pic for reference.

(Image credit: LG)

However, that doesn't rule out this being a C5 – LG may keep the same physical design for next year's models (it wouldn't be the first time). But for now, we're taking the stance that this mystery TV is probably a Frankenstein-ed creation rather than a very early peek at a full 2025 model.

LG TVs are getting better for gamers

In addition to its own controller, LG is also launching a certification program for third-party game controller manufacturers. That means you'll be able to select from multiple controllers that are certified to work seamlessly with webOS TVs. Razer, unsurprisingly, is the first such firm to get the certification. 

LG says it wants to make webOS "the ultimate gaming platform for every type of gamer", and the Bluetooth ULL technology will be coming to its gaming-focused 2025 OLED and QNED TVs with refresh rates of 120Hz or higher. The same chipset that features Bluetooth ULL also includes Wi-Fi 6 for speedy, stable and low-latency streaming.

LG isn't the only TV firm in this market, of course: Samsung is there too with its Samsung Game Hub, which currently has one big name that LG doesn't: Xbox. At the moment there's no Game Pass app for LG's webOS TVs, although Microsoft has made apps for Samsung Smart TVs and Amazon Fire TVs. That's likely to change: Microsoft has made it clear that it sees cross-platform cloud gaming as a huge part of the Xbox's future.

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