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
AI The latest Copilot app update for Windows 11 brings a calmer UI, quick access to recent files, app-specific vision, and more.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Review Microsoft's Surface Laptop 50th Anniversary Exclusive is a very limited-edition Copilot+ PC and a little special for these reasons.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Review Unlike Microsoft, which quit after two versions, Samsung's dedication to its folding phone pays off with the stellar Z Fold 7. Too bad about the price, though.

By Daniel Rubino Published
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.

By Ben Wilson Last updated
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.

By Daniel Rubino Last updated
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.

By Daniel Rubino Published
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.

By Daniel Rubino Published
AI Users can now say “Hey, Copilot” to their Windows 11 PC to use Microsoft’s generative AI bot.

By Daniel Rubino Last updated
Industry Here's the latest news on how the Trump administration's aggressive tariff strategy is affecting consumer electronics, including PCs and laptops.

By Daniel Rubino Last 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.

By Daniel Rubino Published
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.

By Daniel Rubino Published
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.

By Daniel Rubino Last updated
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.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Qualcomm Windows Search is now powered by a semantic AI engine utilizing new NPUs to enhance search capabilities.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Apps After months of testing, Google finally approved its Arm64-based Google Drive for Desktop app for Qualcomm laptops.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Laptops The new EliteBook 6 features Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processors and has me excited for one reason.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Desktop HP announced its new AIO EliteStudio PC and I got an engineering sample to take a first look.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Apps It’s taken a few years, but Microsoft is finally letting the web address bar live on the bottom where God intended.

By Daniel Rubino Published
Laptops ASUS just announced an $899 laptop that blew the press away. It's super light, has extreme battery life, and is actually affordable.

By Daniel Rubino Published
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.

By Daniel Rubino Published
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.

By Jez Corden Published
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.

By Daniel Rubino Last updated
Hardware Qualcomm had properly licensed its central processor chips from Arm, though the jury delivered a mistrial.
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