Gaming I started playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 when it launched in New Zealand, and over the course of the next day and a half spent 15 hours in-game hitting prestige. Here's what that looks like.

Hardware The Steam Machine's specs aren't exactly jaw-dropping, but Valve says it can hit 4K at 60Hz. Let's explore exactly what that means and how it compares to current consoles.

Hardware Silicon-carbon batteries are becoming a big deal when it comes to improving the endurance of your technology, so here's everything you need to know.

PC Gaming The Steam Machine looks like a console, but it's a true PC inside. This begs the question — can't you just build your own?

PC Gaming Playing some of the most popular multiplayer games on SteamOS isn't possible thanks to the anti-cheat software. But will it ever get better with the Steam Machine on the way?

PC Gaming Can Valve's new Steam Machine avoid the rising costs of memory and storage, or will it launch with a higher price than expected?

Windows 11 Users trying to activate Windows 11 using Massgraves KMS38 MAS will find that it no longer works as of the latest OS security updates.

Windows 10 Two Windows 10 bugs caused headaches for users enrolling in the ESU program. Microsoft has now fixed both, restoring peace to PCs everywhere.

A global issue with re-enrolling security keys for users’ X accounts is locking them out

WINDOWS Designer Abdi (AR 4789 on YouTube) has shared an interesting concept about Windows 26, possibly envisioning what a future Windows version could look like if Microsoft embraces some of these ideas.

Windows 11 Microsoft's current Windows lead Pavan Davuluri has tweeted that the future of Windows will be one that evolves into an agentic OS, but has received significant pushback online.

Review I got my hands on MSI's Raider A18 HX gaming laptop featuring the most powerful CPU and GPU combo on the market today. Does the raw power sell the device alone, or could MSI have done more elsewhere?

WINDOWS PHONE A breathtaking fan concept, Windows Astria, resurrects Windows Phone by merging Windows 11 Fluent Design, beloved Live Tiles, and native Android app support. it’s the Microsoft mobile OS that should have been.

Hardware The Steam Machine's specs aren't exactly jaw-dropping, but Valve says it can hit 4K at 60Hz. Let's explore exactly what that means and how it compares to current consoles.

Android We now know more about Google's upcoming Android PC platform, thanks to a Q&A posted by Lenovo that reveals what Android for PC will be good at, and what it won't be good at.

Hardware Silicon-carbon batteries are becoming a big deal when it comes to improving the endurance of your technology, so here's everything you need to know.

PC Gaming The new Steam Frame is coming next year and is Valve's first all-in-one headset running SteamOS, powered by a Snapdragon chip.

Deals Some of the best mini PCs we've ever tested at Windows Central are on sale early, before Black Friday.

Deals The 256GB variant of the Lexar Professional Gold microSD card is having a stupendous 31% early Black Friday sale at Amazon for a limited time.

Deals Amazon has procured refurbished stock of the critically acclaimed Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma controller for Xbox and is offering it at one of its lowest discounts yet, ahead of Black Friday.

Deal Microsoft 365 is on sale ahead of Black Friday. Right now you can save 30% on Microsoft 365 Personal or get a big discount on Microsoft 365 Family.

Deals Amazon has netted an exclusive bargain for its Amazon Prime Members that has chopped the critically-acclaimed Geekom A8 Mini-PC's MSRP by 13% for a limited time.

Deal The Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition is here, but you shouldn't buy it. Instead, get all of its content for under half its price with these special discounts.

Handhelds Here's the best of the best microSDs to get your Xbox Ally the most storage space with the fastest transfer speeds attainable.

Gaming Your Xbox Ally finally looks like a real storefront powered by proper artwork.

Review The Steam Deck isn't far off being four years old now, and in a world with many other handhelds to choose from, how has it held up?

Gaming I started playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 when it launched in New Zealand, and over the course of the next day and a half spent 15 hours in-game hitting prestige. Here's what that looks like.

News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has arrived with its story campaign, but players have come to realize it's got some absurd limitations to deal with.

Gaming This year's Call of Duty has more Mastery Camos to grind for than ever, so here's what's up for grabs in Black Ops 7.

Xbox Game Pass As Xbox Game Pass grows ever bigger, I'm keeping careful track of the best new additions, upcoming arrivals, which games are leaving soon, and much more.

Xbox ASUS officially confirmed the ROG Xbox Ally X has been an "extremely positive" market hit, with demand exceeding expectations. the company is now ramping up production to meet the gap for the highly desired premium handheld PC.

AI Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, recently shared some interesting insights on AGI, but also claimed that the technology is still in its early innings.

AI Microsoft's AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, says that superintelligence AIs shouldn't be developed to replace humanity, but to serve them and drive significant scientific breakthroughs and innovation.

Windows 11 On Windows 11, you can use Click to Do to perform quick tasks with AI from anything that appears on the screen, and here's how to use the feature inside and outside of Windows Recall.

News The 9ドル.7B deal highlights how AI demand is outpacing compute supply — and why Microsoft keeps signing billion‑dollar contracts.

AI Microsoft was seemingly restricted from pursuing AGI on its own through 2030. But under the new definitive agreement, the tech giant is going after the company's wildest dreams.

AI A new report seemingly corroborates this theory, suggesting that OpenAI burns through approximately 15ドル million per day through its Sora video creation app.

News The new Agentic Launchpad program offers UK startups Azure credits, NVIDIA tools, and direct engineering support to scale autonomous AI systems.

AI Microsoft says it plans to spend another 7ドル.9 billion in the UAE's AI buildout from 2026 until 2029, and NVIDIA's specialized AI GPUs are at the heart of the expenses.

AI Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, can help generate text and imagery. Meanwhile, Copilot+ offers even more AI features. Here's how they differ from each other.

News Microsoft's widely used Azure cloud computing platform is experiencing an outage, leading to Office 365, Teams, Xbox, and more going down.

Microsoft Microsoft has confirmed that Satya Nadella will be skipping Ignite 2025, with newly appointed CEO of commercial Judson Althoff leading the main keynote instead.

News Microsoft has officially ended Office Online Server, leaving enterprises with one option: embrace the cloud or get left behind.

News SanDisk has recently launched the SanDisk Extreme Fit USB-C Flash Drive, a new storage device that can reach up to 1TB of storage and 400MB/s transfer speeds for a somewhat modest price.

Review The Razer Kiyo V2 delivers a fair amount of value for just 150,ドル undercutting a lot of the competition. Razer's deal with Camo is the icing on the cake.

Review This is a gaming headset that can literally do it all. Simultaneous USB-C source mixing, support for every platform on Earth, next-level audio quality, and endless battery life. Serious specs come with a serious price tag, though.