Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-Chief of Windows Central. He has been writing about Microsoft since 2007, when the site first launched under WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). In 2010, he took over duties as editor-in-chief, moved to executive editor in 2020, and returned to editor-in-chief in 2022. In addition, he manages the staff, directs content, and is a YouTube personality, head reviewer, analyst, and podcast co-host. His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and, for some reason, watches. He's been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is especially fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs.
Before working on Windows Central, Daniel was a polysomnographer at Weill-Cornell Medical College and NY Presbyterian in New York City, a movie theater projectionist for 17 years, an Emergency Medical Technician in Connecticut, and was studying for a Ph.D. in linguistics in the neurology of language. In addition, he has studied at Sienna College, the University of Connecticut, Boston University, and the CUNY Graduate Center with political science and linguistics degrees.
Latest articles by Daniel Rubino

By Daniel Rubino Published
Review Razer’s flagship dynamic mic returns with better tuning, smarter software, and creator‑ready features.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Review Intel’s mind-blowing G3 Extreme silicon delivers the holy grail of 100+ FPS handheld gaming, rewriting the mobile rulebook—if you can stomach the component-crunched price tag.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Review Razer’s most ambitious keyboard yet, built for enthusiasts who want something rare and refined.

By John Callaham Published
Flashback Microsoft is using the Cortana notification sync feature in Windows 10 to add a "request app" feature if the notification comes from an Android smartphone.

By Rich Edmonds Published
Flashback A decade later, Microsoft’s unreleased Moonraker smartwatch still feels like a glimpse into an alternate timeline.

By Richard Devine Published
Flashback Looking back at the 2016 editorial that captured Xbox’s growing pains and predicted the decade ahead.

By Daniel Rubino Published
NVIDIA N1x ASUS joins the RTX Spark revolution with the ProArt P16 and P14, featuring 128GB of RAM and Blackwell GPUs to challenge the MacBook Pro.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Computex 2026 Microsoft and NVIDIA unveil the Surface Laptop Ultra, a 128GB RAM beast with Blackwell graphics and a mini-LED display that redefines performance for Windows on Arm.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Flashback A look back at the LG Lancet and the era when Windows Phone 8.1 defined Microsoft’s mobile peak.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Review Pure speed meets high-level precision in Razer’s latest TKL evolution.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Announcement Making gaming fun again—one clip at a time, and you're the star.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Flashback A 2016 warning about Android apps on Chrome feels newly relevant as Googlebooks pushes Android PCs into the agentic era and challenges Microsoft again.

By John Callaham Published
Flashback From our archives: A decade ago Microsoft was already testing a Bing “concierge bot,” an early take on the AI agents Google is only now announcing.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Review Microsoft's Surface Laptop for Business 8th Edition features a world-first integrated privacy display and Intel’s Core Ultra 3, and a high price.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Gaming The first 240Hz micro‑OLED gaming glasses are launching worldwide, and we’ll be reviewing them soon.

By Daniel Rubino Published
How to Windows 11’s emoji picker can randomly lose its search box, but a quick trick brings it back instantly.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Flashback Microsoft has a problem with its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and what it means for developers and consumers. Here is how they plan to fix that and why it means ignore phones.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Features From Ninja Cat to named owners — I learned how Microsoft is rebooting the Insider program to restore trust, but will it work?

By Daniel Rubino Published
Laptops Built for the edge: modular, fast, and secure so your laptop works as hard as you do.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Site news Our subreddit is quickly becoming one of the best places for Windows, Surface, Xbox, and PC fans to talk directly with us and with each other. Here’s why we built it — and why you might want to join.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Opinion After years of gaslighting the market, Apple is back to selling the thing it said you didn’t need.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Laptops Lenovo keeps improving its flagship convertible without losing the charm that made it a Windows Central favorite.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Xbox Xbox enters a new era as Phil Spencer retires and Asha Sharma takes over
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