Richard Devine is the Managing Editor at Windows Central with over a decade of experience. A former Project Manager and long-term tech addict, he joined Mobile Nations in 2011 and has been found in the past on Android Central as well as Windows Central. Currently, you'll find him steering the site's coverage of all manner of PC hardware and reviews. Find him on Mastodon at mstdn.social/@richdevine
Latest articles by Richard Devine

How to get your hands on the new secret blueprint in Call of Duty: Warzone
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Rebirth Island in Warzone has been given a much needed overhaul, and it's more than just a bit of snow. With the rework comes a new easter egg, and here's how you solve it.

Popular Grammarly alternative kills its free browser extension, blaming AI
By Richard Devine published
News LanguageTool, a popular grammar checker, is killing its free browser extension and opening it only to paid, premium users.

Forget a full tower — these mini PCs are the best we've tested
By Cale Hunt last updated
PC Mini PCs are an excellent alternative to full-size desktop PCs, eliminating empty space inside a tower while also keeping the price way down. Here are the best we've tested so far at Windows Central.

These are the best keyboards we've tested so far
By Cale Hunt last updated
Accessories With countless options on the market, choosing a new keyboard for your PC can be daunting. I curated this list of the best we've tested for a wide range of uses.

VS Code is gobbling up storage space on Ubuntu
By Richard Devine published
News VS Code's official Snap package on Linux has a bug first reported in 2024 that still hasn't been fixed and is gobbling up storage space.

Google Meet and Microsoft Teams are crossing the streams
By Richard Devine published
News With the right enterprise hardware it doesn't matter if you're using Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, because the two are now working together.

Here are the best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing in 2025
By Zachary Boddy last updated
PC Gaming The best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing will offer a more personalized experience than a console. Grab a ready-made computer and hit the racetrack.

These great gaming laptops make it easy to game on the go
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops With one of the best gaming laptops in your hands, you can forget about needing a bulky desktop rig. From budget options to elite picks, here are our favorites.

Call of Duty rides high in the U.S. while Battlefield 6 continues to slide
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The latest player information for the U.S. shows that while Call of Duty is holding strong, Battlefield 6 continues to shed.

Complete Forza Horizon 6 car list (so far)
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Forza Horizon 6 doesn't launch until May, but thanks to the first trailer and some promo images, we can already identify some of the cars we'll be racing.

Microsoft partners with one of F1's biggest teams for cloud and AI tech
By Richard Devine published
News Microsoft will continue to be a partner in F1, but from 2026 is switching allegiance from Alpine, and moving further up the grid with Mercedes.

Only 17 people have completed Call of Duty: Warzone's hardest challenge
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Raven, the Activision studio behind Call of Duty: Warzone, has finally revealed just how few people have achieved the win streak rewards in Season 01 Reloaded. It's not many.

NVIDIA N1 Windows on Arm PCs might finally be happening
By Richard Devine published
News A new supply chain report suggests that NVIDIA is finally getting ready to release its chips for Windows on Arm PCs, and sooner than you might expect.

I don't want to see Call of Duty events that just reward brain rot
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Call of Duty's latest leaderboard event doesn't crown a champion from the best players, it crowns the player who cheeses the system the most. I don't want another one.

Razer's superfast controller started feeling slow, and this is how I fixed it
By Richard Devine published
Accessories To say I'm using the fastest controller on the planet, it's felt inexplicably sluggish recently. I finally figured out why, and the fix could apply to any recent Razer controller.

How to get the Hawker HX in Black Ops 7 fast, and stress free
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The second week of the Black Ops 7 Fallout crossover event brings the final new weapon of Season 01, and this is how you can get it unlocked quickly, and without sweating.

All the Dark Ops challenges in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
By Richard Devine last updated
Gaming Dark Ops challenges aren't listed in Black Ops 7's Calling Cards menu, as, like previous games, they're secretive. But here's a list of every known Dark Ops so far and how to get it.

The final Ashes Relic has finally been found in Black Ops 7 Zombies
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The long search for the last Relic on Ashes of the Damned in Black Ops 7 Zombies is finally over. Samantha's Drawing is revealed and here's how to get it.

Need a laptop for video meetings? These are the best we've tested.
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops If you're in need of a great PC to use for video conferencing and Zoom meetings, these top-rated laptops we reviewed won't disappoint.

The Fallout event in Black Ops 7 is really good, actually
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Whatever you think of Call of Duty from the outside, from the inside, the new Fallout event is how these should be done. With actual content.

How to complete the Call of Duty x Fallout event as fast as possible
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The Call of Duty x Fallout event is now live, and if you want the best rewards as fast as possible, here's how to do it.

Black Ops 7 Season 01 Reloaded preload has been halted [UPDATE]
By Richard Devine last updated
Gaming Season 01 Reloaded for Black Ops 7 and Warzone goes live on January 8, and the preload that was live has now been halted.

The Fallout crossover in Call of Duty looks magnificent
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The Fallout crossover in Call of Duty is happening real soon and we've finally got our first proper look at it. Okey dokey!
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