Daniel Rubino

1 week ago | windowscentral.com | Daniel Rubino

In a surprising turn of events, which is how we could literally describe the entire last two weeks, the Trump administration exempted computers, smartphones, and other electronics from its 145% tariff on China, sighing relief from Razer, HP, Dell, Microsoft, ASUS, and Acer. According to Bloomberg and others' reporting, US Customs and Border Protection published the latest exemption late Friday night.

2 weeks ago | windowscentral.com | Daniel Rubino

Microsoft is still reeling from its 50th anniversary, which was celebrated this past Friday, April 4. It looks like the party isn’t over. On the Surface Instagram page, Microsoft announced a 50th Anniversary Exclusive Microsoft Surface Laptop, and my heart skipped a beat when I looked at it. You may likeSurface Laptop 7 with Snapdragon now almost half the price of the Surface Laptop 7 with Intel (Update)Is this Microsoft's largest Surface or the world's smallest executive?

2 weeks ago | windowscentral.com | Daniel Rubino

In 2025, tariffs gained prominence as the Trump administration suddenly raised tariffs across over 70 countries. The goals include encouraging U.S.-based manufacturing to avoid tariffs, renegotiating trade agreements to prioritize American interests, and generating revenue to offset tax cuts. The tech industry has been hit hard, particularly consumer electronics like PCs, laptops, GPUs, and gaming consoles.

2 weeks ago | windowscentral.com | Daniel Rubino

The Razer Blade 16 just came out, but it's going to be very hard to get in the US thanks to the new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. It appears Razer is the latest victim of the US’s new aggressive tariff policy, including our just-reviewed Razer Blade 16 flagship gaming laptop. The Verge noticed the drop in laptop sales, and we have verified that Razer’s US laptop page omits, well, any laptops, but it works just fine for the UK and other countries we checked.

2 weeks ago | windowscentral.com | Daniel Rubino |Zac Bowden

Microsoft is expected to make a big consumer AI-related announcement today during an event happening on its 50th anniversary, likely related to the Copilot app and experiences related to it. In recent weeks, Microsoft has rebuilt Copilot for Windows from the ground up with a native UI, so we're hoping to see the company build off that with new experiences for Windows users, and more.