It wasn’t so long ago that I could predict exactly when my laptop would slowly give up the ghost on hot days. Often, the only thing that helped was pointing my desk fan at it—loud as a leaf blower and ...

With the weather set to hit over 86°F (30°C) this week in many places on either side of the Atlantic, it’s not hard to see how a cooling pad might be a literal lifesaver for your laptop. Helping its ...