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Footrest with a curved black cushion on wood flooring. An orange-colored button on the top adds contrast. The design suggests ergonomic comfort.

A working TrackPoint foot controller exists and the creator explains why

By Cale Hunt published

Hardware Almost every ThinkPad ever made has had a TrackPoint pointing system, and one engineer wants to repurpose them to create affordable accessibility controllers for PC gaming and more.

Hardware
A sleek laptop with a scenic landscape on its screen sits on a castle window ledge. The view includes rolling hills, a winding river, and a distant town, conveying a sense of tranquility and history.

Secure Boot might stop working on your PC in 8 weeks. Here's how to check.

By Cale Hunt published

Windows The slow decline of outdated Windows versions continues as Microsoft confronts expiring Secure Boot certificates for the first time ever.

Windows
A futuristic spiral design features multiple WD_BLACK SN710 NVMe SSDs with 4TB capacity, arranged in layers, emitting a warm glow against a circuit board backdrop.

I can't believe this 4TB SSD is 57% cheaper right now

By Cale Hunt published

Deals Solve your PC's storage woes with massive discounts on 4TB, 2TB, and 1TB WD_Black SN7100 SSDs.

Deals
Comparison of four landscape scenes illustrating rendering techniques. Top left: Vibrant Roblox render. Top right: Simplified 3D data. Bottom left: Lab results with moderate details. Bottom right: Enhanced Super Upsampler vision with rich colors and textures.

Roblox Reality shows off DLSS 5’s AI upscaling in a big way

By Cale Hunt published

Gaming Known as Roblox Reality, it's aiming to give games photorealistic graphics without requiring a cutting-edge PC.

Gaming
PS5 DualSense, Xbox Series X Controller

PC modders revive full wireless support for PlayStation controllers

By Cale Hunt published

PC gaming A free and open-source GitHub project called DS5Dongle is finally bringing haptic feedback and adaptive triggers to the wireless DualSense experience on PC.

PC gaming
Warcraft 3 Reforged

Blizzard quietly adds Warcraft 3: Legacy to Battle.net

By Cale Hunt published

PC gaming After Warcraft 3: Reforged effectively ruined Warcraft 3 for so many players about six years ago, Blizzard has now added a "Legacy" version to Battle.net. Here's what you need to know.

PC gaming
Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flightdeck with Windows Central 'The Best' award

Our favorite HOTAS system for flight sims gets a massive discount

By Cale Hunt published

Deals For a limited time during Amazon Gaming Week, you can pick up the best flight sim HOTAS we've ever tested for $100 less than usual.

Deals
Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1

Is METROV the new best way to recreate Windows Phone 8.1?

By Cale Hunt published

Phones Although Windows Phone went away years ago, it has lived on in the hearts of many. This custom Android launcher returns the feel of WP 8.1, and it's starting to get attention.

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Phones
Image of the Razer Blade 16 (2024).

NVIDIA's 12GB RTX 5070 mobile GPU is official

By Cale Hunt published

PC gaming NVIDIA has quietly announced a 12GB RTX 5070 mobile GPU variant for gaming laptops to help dampen the effects of the ongoing memory crisis. Here's how that works.

PC gaming
A person with glasses holds a laptop displaying a colorful app interface against a purple background. They appear surprised or intrigued.

$3 ChromeOS Flex installation drives sold out in less than a month

By Cale Hunt published

Windows Despite free alternatives you can create at home, Back Market's first batch of $3 ChromeOS Flex installation sticks has sold out less than a month after being introduced.

Windows
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