Latest articles by Daniel Rubino
More job cuts are coming for Microsoft employees in early July
Industry A new report suggests more job cuts are coming for Microsoft employees in early July. This follows earlier rounds of layoffs this year and reflects the growing challenges of modern tech companies.
Need a laptop for video meetings? These are the best we've tested.
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.
Windows 11 news and updates for June 2025
LIVE Windows 11 is constantly updating as Microsoft tweaks its operating system and the first-party apps installed by default, so I'm tracking the latest news happening in June 2025.
Surface Pro 12-inch review: Better than expected, thanks to Qualcomm
Review Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12 drops some premium features (and some size) to become a more affordable tablet PC, and is mostly a winner on its first try.
Unbeatable deal: 2025’s top OLED Windows laptop with epic battery life is now just $799
Deals The ASUS Zenbook A14 with Snapdragon Plus is my favorite of 2025, and it’s now $200 cheaper, but only for a few days.
Copilot awakens—Windows 11 adds wake word support for Insiders
AI Users can now say “Hey, Copilot” to their Windows 11 PC to use Microsoft’s generative AI bot.
Trade wars: The latest on tariffs, PC, laptops, GPUs, and gaming
Industry Here's the latest news on how the Trump administration's aggressive tariff strategy is affecting consumer electronics, including PCs and laptops.
Trump drops tariffs on PCs, laptops, smartphones, and gaming consoles (Updated)
All the doom-and-gloom talk about PCs doubling in price won’t happen as Trump carves out electronics from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs placed on China.
Microsoft unveiled a breathtaking Surface Laptop to commemorate its 50th anniversary
Laptops To celebrate its 50th birthday, Microsoft has announced a contest to win one of a minimal run of 50th Anniversary Exclusive Surface Laptops. Here is how to get one and what we know about it so far.
Tariff watch: Razer halts sales of its gaming laptops in the US
Laptops Even though Razer's primary business is selling laptops, it's no longer taking direct orders in the US for its gaming machines, likely due to new tariffs imposed by President Trump.
Microsoft 50th Anniversary + Copilot Event LIVE
Microsoft @ 50 We're live from Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington, at Microsoft's 50th Anniversary + Copilot event, reporting the latest news on AI.
Windows Search rivals Apple but only works on Qualcomm PCs (for now)
Qualcomm Windows Search is now powered by a semantic AI engine utilizing new NPUs to enhance search capabilities.
Google Drive leaves beta for Qualcomm-based Windows laptops
Apps After months of testing, Google finally approved its Arm64-based Google Drive for Desktop app for Qualcomm laptops.
I want HP's Qualcomm-powered EliteBook for these reasons
Laptops The new EliteBook 6 features Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processors and has me excited for one reason.
Hands-on: HP's new wonder all-in-one wonder PC
Desktop HP announced its new AIO EliteStudio PC and I got an engineering sample to take a first look.
You can now finally have a bottom web address bar for Microsoft Edge mobile
Apps It’s taken a few years, but Microsoft is finally letting the web address bar live on the bottom where God intended.
The Zenbook A14 from ASUS is the best laptop of CES 2025
Laptops ASUS just announced an $899 laptop that blew the press away. It's super light, has extreme battery life, and is actually affordable.
Dell rebrands its entire PC catalog for 2025
Industry In a striking move, Dell has decided to rebrand its entire line of PCs and laptops for the era of AI PCs. Here's what that looks like.
Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X shakes up the $600 laptop market
Silicon Qualcomm has entered the affordable $600 laptop market with its new 8-core Snapdragon X processor, which should shake up the budget-class Windows laptop space.
Windows Central Tech Awards 2024 — Ranking the top PCs, tools, accessories, and software innovations of the year
Awards 2024 was an exciting year in tech. From AI innovations to handheld gaming PCs, 2025 looks set to be even more exciting. Here are the top tech innovations of 2024.
Qualcomm scores BIG win against Arm, can continue to sell Snapdragon X chips for PCs
Hardware Qualcomm had properly licensed its central processor chips from Arm, though the jury delivered a mistrial.
HP slashes $2,000+ off this 32GB laptop for a Cyber Monday blowout
Deals The EliteBook 845 (G10) is 69% off with its remaining stock, but there isn't much time left!
Microsoft flips the tables and goes after the FTC for improper behavior
Getting legal Microsoft is flipping the tables on the FTC, asking it to investigate itself over an alleged leak of “hundreds of pages” of materials to the press.
