Daniel Rubino
Editor-in-chief of @WindowsCentral.com covering the future of PC, AI, and gaming. (Future plc) 🏴
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- "Mixed Reality Link now supports Windows on Arm, letting Snapdragon X PCs connect to Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S." www.windowscentral.com/hardware/vir...
- Really looking forward to giving this a spin this weekend! "Gears of War: Reloaded is a love letter to the original — flaws and all" 4 out 5 ⭐ www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
- Always a blast to be on this show! Here's the replay in case you missed it.
- TWiT 1046: Buy a faster CPU? Trump–Intel deal, TikTok ban delay, Musk’s “Macrohard” sim of Microsoft, Pixel 10 w/ AI, Apple + Google Gemini for Siri & more. 🎙️ @leolaporte.me w/ @danielrubino.com & @paris.nyc. 🎧 Download here: buff.ly/74rn8WK #AI #TechNews
- Hands-on and first look at the Xbox Ally and Ally X gaming handhelds. Has Microsoft done enough to fix Windows for handheld gaming? www.windowscentral.com/hardware/han...
- Going on @twitlive with Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau to catch up on this week's biggest tech stories! Join us LIVE: youtu.be/bjp7Gyh3hKE
- “You should give us 10% of your company.” — “Yes.” Capitalism.exe has stopped working. Seriously, this is absurd. www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu...
- Here's a deeper dive into that updated Copilot app for Windows 11 with the new home experience. Also, I did see a new 'share' feature, but I only had it for like a day or so. www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
- And just noticed this for the first time in Edge when watching a YouTube video
- Windows 11 handheld mode: like Steam Deck, but with more Task View trauma. I really hope this is good. The hardware partners are doing their jobs. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
- Hello new Microsoft Copilot app 👀
- Reposted by Daniel RubinoThe Windows Central Podcast LIVE is starting up! This week: Windows lead talks Windows 12? Latest on Windows 11, our Surface Neo "review," Microsoft to improve gaming on Snapdragon PCs, and more! JOIN US: www.youtube.com/live/EQ2ZUEt...
- (It'll never come out, but Windows Central can still review it, right?) 🚨 2019's Microsoft Surface Neo with Windows 10X in all its glory. Let's go down memory lane and cry a bit about what could have been. www.windowscentral.com/hardware/sur...
- This is a big deal: Microsoft is enhancing the Xbox app on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs (Qualcomm Snapdragon X), allowing local downloads of Xbox games. 🎮 windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-1…
- Reposted by Daniel Rubino🗣️ The Windows Central Podcast LIVE is starting up! This week: Windows 2030 Vision, XP Crocs, open-source WinUI, thoughts on Surface Laptop 7 (and 8), and more! Join us youtu.be/Tefv9KToduk
- The number of sites that still rip off our stories/links in 2025 without giving credit is both hilarious and sad. So much ego, so little talent.
- This is why internet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLMV...
- NGL, it looks weird. Useful! But also weird. www.windowscentral.com/hardware/lap...
- Do you like Gears of War? Time to prove it with the latest Windows Central quiz! www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
- Unboxing and hands-on with the Microsoft Surface Laptop 50th Anniversary Exclusive, a laptop you can't buy. (And yes, we have the special wallpaper) www.windowscentral.com/hardware/sur...
- 🥲 "This is Microsoft's canceled Windows-based Surface Duo — the dual-screen Windows Phone from 2018 that we never got" DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/hardware/sur...
- Reposted by Daniel RubinoThe Windows Central Podcast LIVE is starting up! This week Win10 is ten, Copilot Mode launched, weird SE Surface Laptops, GPT-5 coming to Copilot, Adobe 💘Snapdragon X, Dan's favorite laptop is just $599. Join us! www.youtube.com/live/IVUb4Xu...
- Sneak peek: Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 50th Anniversary Exclusive 🤓 Nice to see the special packaging, too. My earlier coverage for more details: www.windowscentral.com/hardware/lap...
- Seriously, this is one of my favorites and go-to laptops. OLED, crazy light at 2.16lbs, and 10 hours of real battery life ... now for $599. Even customers rate it at 4.7 (out of 5) www.windowscentral.com/hardware/asu...
- Progress! I don't use any of these apps (just Elements, which runs fine in Prism), but I'm glad to see more Adobe apps (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder) running on Qualcomm chips: www.windowscentral.com/software-app...
- 🤔 🤷♂️ "Microsoft launches limited edition 'Smurface Laptop' with blue logo and laser-etched Smurfs on the lid — but there are only 100 for sale!" www.windowscentral.com/hardware/sur...
- Microsoft announces new 'Copilot Mode' for Microsoft Edge, something which I've shared before via Edge flags, but is now available to everyone. Details: www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/mi...
- "Xbox controversially raised the base price of its mainline games to $80 in an announcement a few weeks ago. Now, it seems to be backtracking" www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
- Maingear's new retro 1995 desktop PC but with 2025 hardware on the inside is 🤌 www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
- Some interesting news on that Surface Laptop 5G, which is now finally available. Intel-only, which makes some sense as it's aimed at enterprise. I haven't tried a Surface Laptop in a few generations now, but this should be a solid choice: www.windowscentral.com/hardware/sur...
- Microsoft kills Movies & TV storefront on Windows and Xbox I'm upset about this, but Netflix/Amazon/MAX, etc. must be eating into the market like crazy. Always shocked to see how a movie in theaters is on MAX like 2 months later with no rental. www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/mi...
- 👀 Microsoft and AMD have entered a new multi-year partnership for first-party Xbox hardware, with full support for your existing console games — "in your living room, and in your hands" www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
- While this technically happened a few months ago, we're still rolling out new features and improvements for our comment system. Here’s an update on that. www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/fr...
- Microsoft is reportedly relocating from Seattle for Build. Not a surprise. Microsoft used to hold Build in San Francisco, but left for similar reasons (or at least, that was my experience and perception, as that's when San Francisco started to decline). www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/mi...
- My review of the Microsoft @Surface Pro 12-inch. We can thank @Qualcomm for finally letting us have something this good. Battery life could be a smidge better, though. FULL REVIEW: www.windowscentral.com/hardware/sur... 🪟
- It's a big day for gaming (and Xbox)! You can find all the latest news for Summer Game Fest 2025 and Xbox Games Showcase as it happens live right here: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/live/...
- Xbox's handheld 'Pembrooke' has been sidelined (for now), as Microsoft doubles down on Windows 11 PC gaming handheld optimization Exclusive from @jezcorden.com www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
- Reposted by Daniel RubinoThe Windows Central Podcast is going LIVE! Talking thoughts on the new Surface Pro 12" (review) and Laptop 13," Build 2025 recap, Windows 11 news, and more! Join our YouTube stream: youtube.com/live/-iIzs0l...
- We reviewed this laptop in April, but I now have the X Plus (16GB/512GB) model, and it's been my go-to laptop for the last few weeks. Not only is it awesome, but it's now just $799, and you're nuts if you miss out on this. www.windowscentral.com/hardware/lap... 👇
- I have mixed feelings about this. A Surface Laptop Studio 3 with actual up-to-date technology could be a great device, but as noted on the podcast, I don't think many bought v1 or v2, partially because of the use of old processors/slow to market 🤔 www.windowscentral.com/hardware/sur...
- Good breakdown of what that Qualcomm job listing that mentions Xbox means via sources from @jezcorden.com. DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/... 🎮
- Pretty, pretty good. Copilot's new wake word feature on Windows 11 is rolling out to Insiders. www.windowscentral.com/software-app...
- I'm bummed 'video super resolution' is leaving Microsoft Edge. I used that to enhance/upscale YouTube videos and thought it was a clever feature. www.windowscentral.com/software-app...
- Reposted by Daniel RubinoThe Windows Central Podcast is starting up! Come join us LIVE to discuss new Surface devices, the latest on Windows 11, "Xbox" ROG Ally, and more. Plus, we take your questions! YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/live/EaaXTT0...
- It's fun to see Qualcomm going after Intel, although I'll say Core Ultra Series 2 chips are pretty good, and many don't reduce performance on battery (which is up to the OEM, anyway). But QC chips are VERY consistent. DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu... 🆚
