Chuong Nguyen
Chuong's passion for gadgets began with the humble PDA. Since then, he has covered a range of consumer and enterprise devices, raning from smartphones to tablets, laptops to desktops and everything in between for publications like Pocketnow, Digital Trends, Wareable, Paste Magazine, and TechRadar in the past before joining the awesome team at Windows Central. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, when not working, he likes exploring the diverse and eclectic food scene, taking short jaunts to wine country, soaking in the sun along California's coast, consuming news, and finding new hiking trails.
Latest articles by Chuong Nguyen
Insta360 Link review: The best webcam you can buy today
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
Smarter than Apple's Center Stage at putting you center stage.
SanDisk Pro-Blade system review: Bringing the Zip drive to the SSD era
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
SanDisk A modular external SSD ecosystem for professionals
Huawei MateBook E review: An iPad Pro for Windows fans
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
The Huawei MateBook E takes inspiration from Apple's iPad Pro and Microsoft's Surface Pro tablets but adds its own twist.
Insta360 One RS 1-inch Leica Edition review: Is an action cam the best webcam?
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
Physics versus AI.
Best Amazon Prime Day deals: don't miss these final discounts on top tech like laptops, TVs, gaming, and more
By Matt Brown, Cale Hunt, Chuong Nguyen, Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
Deals Amazon's Prime Day, or 'Early Access Sale' brings thousands of deals on gadgets and more, and we're rounding up the best around the clock.
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 vs. Surface Laptop 4
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
Surface Microsoft's Surface Laptop 5 is an iterative upgrade from the prior generation, delivering better performance and improved battery life due to the jump to Intel's 12th Gen mobile processors.
TP-Link launches premium Deco XE200 mesh, flagship Archer router with Prime Day discount
By Chuong Nguyen published
Mesh Wi-Fi Special launch day promo for Amazon Prime Day
Complete the look of your Alienware setup with these Prime Day peripheral deals
By Chuong Nguyen published
DEAL Amazon has some terrific discounts on Alienware-branded mouse, keyboard, and gaming headset. If you're an Alienware gamer, this is a great time to complete your gaming setup.
ASUS Vivobook S14X review: OLED screen finally hits the sub-$1,000 price point
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
Review A contrarian laptop with its own contradictions
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13: A modern take on an iconic laptop
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
Lenovo made thoughtful design changes to bring its stodgy black-clad ThinkPad laptops into the modern age with premium materials, a focus on sustainability, and efficient performance.
Eero routers will soon be able to use your phone's hotspot as backup internet
By Chuong Nguyen published
Eero Just in case your ISP fails you.
Kindle Scribe is Amazon's first e-reader to feature a digital pen
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
Amazon Digital note-taking is the star of the Scribe show
Samsung wants to replace foldable screens with new slidable PCs
By Chuong Nguyen published
Samsung thinks that foldable tablets and laptops are dead, and replacing these bending screens will be a new rollable display that will power new slidable PCs.
Logitech Litra Beam: Studio lighting comes to the everyday creators
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
Review Logitech's new Litra Beam lighting solution's compact lighting system is perfect for the everyday creator working from their home studio.
Nvidia kills off NVLink on RTX 4090
By Chuong Nguyen published
With the new Ada Lovelace architecture, PCIe Gen 5 is taking over the role of NVLink on Nvidia's RTX 4090 graphics card to free up space for more AI processing.
Nvidia CEO declares Moore's Law dead following high-priced RTX 4090 launch
By Chuong Nguyen published
The RTX 4090 is an expensive GPU, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is confident that the high price tag is justified by the performance that the graphics card delivers.
Nvidia spills the tea on EVGA rift, China export controls
By Chuong Nguyen published
"EVGA has other plans," Nvidia simply stated.
Intel hints premium Arc GPU launching soon to take on AMD, Nvidia
By Chuong Nguyen published
Intel executives revealed that its premium Arc A770 and A750 discrete desktop graphics is launching soon. The new premium GPUs will take on offerings from AMD and Nvidia in the mainstream market.
AMD Ryzen 7000 delivers on Zen 4's promise to outperform Intel
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
AMD unveiled its latest Ryzen 7000 processors at a special event at the IFA trade show, promising a new era of performance for gamers, enthusiasts, and content creators.
Microsoft will migrate Kaizala messaging users to Teams by August 2023
By Chuong Nguyen published
Microsoft will officially retire Kaizala on August 31, 2023. Anyone on Kaizala will have to migrate to Teams by that date.
Samsung's speedy 990 Pro SSD takes your gaming to the next level
By Chuong Nguyen published
SSD Samsung's latest 990 Pro flagship solid-state drive comes with faster performance and better power efficiency, making it ideal for demanding games, 4K video editing, 3D rendering, and data analysis.
Falcon Northwest Tiki review: A bantamweight desktop packing a heavyweight punch
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
Falcon Northwest's compact Tiki desktop punches above desktops in its class. This microtower comes packed with technology, all housed in a custom-engineered and meticulously designed metal chassis.
Falcon Northwest Talon review: The ultimate gaming machine
By Chuong Nguyen last updated
An unstoppable and unbreakable gaming rig for those who demand only the best.
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