Jason England
Jason brings a decade of tech and gaming journalism experience to his role as a Managing Editor of Computing at Tom's Guide. He has previously written for Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, Kotaku, Stuff and BBC Science Focus. In his spare time, you'll find Jason looking for good dogs to pet or thinking about eating pizza if he isn't already.
Latest articles by Jason England
Lenovo’s leaked Snapdragon X Elite laptop looks like a MacBook Air M3 killer — but something is missing
By Jason England last updated
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Snapdragon Edition looks very sleek in leaked images but it's missing key ports versus the Windows model.
New HP Omen 17 packs RTX 4070 GPU, 240Hz display and lots of AI goodies for shockingly affordable price
By Jason England published
HP just introduced the Omen 17 — it's a new big-screen gaming laptop with a surprisingly cheap starting price.
Rabbit R1 vs Humane AI Pin vs Limitless Pendant: AI wearables compared
By Jason England last updated
Which piece of first-gen AI hardware could reign supreme: the Rabbit R1, Humane AI Pin or the Limitless pendant?
I replaced my MacBook Pro with the Honor MagicBook Pro 16 — here’s what happened
By Jason England published
Not yet ratedThe Honor MagicBook Pro 16 is a solid all-rounder — providing the sleek chassis with a great screen and even better ergonomics, alongside plenty of horsepower under the hood.
Apple’s entire M4 Mac lineup detailed in new report — here’s everything that’s coming
By Jason England last updated
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the first M4 Macs look set to launch later this year, as Apple moves to an annual refresh schedule for its laptop and desktop chipsets.
Keyboard and mouse vs controller: What’s better for playing games?
By Jason England published
It's the ultimate decider between console gamers and the PC master race — is it better to play games with a keyboard and mouse or controller?
The best Apple Vision Pro alternatives in 2024
By Jason England last updated
Apple Vision Pro too expensive? Here are the best alternative VR headsets and AR glasses that can save you over $1,500.
Your internet provider can’t hide fees anymore — FCC forces broadband companies to show ‘nutrition labels’
By Jason England published
Internet Service Providers are now being forced to show download speeds, monthly cost and any hidden fees in a 'nutrition label.'
Qualcomm says Snapdragon X Elite blows away Apple’s M3 chip with 28% faster performance
By Jason England published
Qualcomm’s internal testing suggests that Snapdragon X Elite is set to be 28% faster than Apple M3 — finally toppling Cupertino’s CPU dominance.
Lenovo Legion Go 2 and Asus ROG Ally 2 are coming soon — 5 things I want to see
By Jason England published
Lenovo Legion Go 2 and Asus ROG Ally 2 could both arrive later this year, and its time to fix these 5 big problems with PC gaming handhelds.
Microsoft believes Snapdragon X Elite is about to beat MacBook Air M3
By Jason England last updated
Microsoft is very confident that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip can beat Apple’s M3 MacBook Air. Here’s what we know from leaked internal documents.
The 2nd generation Backbone One fixes my biggest gripe — perfectly timed for Apple’s shock retro game emulator move
By Jason England published
The new Backbone One is a clumsy person’s dream come true, which aligns perfectly with the wave of retro game emulators coming to iPhone.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is a hot mess, but I can’t stop playing it — here’s why
By Jason England published
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is broken, but if you play it in this one specific way, you can relive that nostalgia.
I traveled 5,372 miles to Costa Rica — here are 5 gadgets I couldn't live without
By Jason England published
I'm a regular traveler, and I swear by these 5 gadgets to make every vacation so much better.
Forget Meteor Lake — Samsung just leaked Intel’s next-gen Lunar Lake CPU
By Jason England published
Intel's next gen Lunar Lake Core Ultra CPU has just been leaked in Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro benchmarks, and it comes with a new Arc Battlemage iGPU to boot.
I streamed 500 miles of sim racing with Elgato Facecam MK.2 — here’s why it’s (nearly) the perfect webcam
By Jason England published
And I would stream 500 more…
Google Chrome is coming native to Snapdragon X Elite laptops — should Intel and AMD be nervous?
By Jason England published
Google Chrome officially has a Windows Arm version for Snapdragon X Elite laptops. AMD and Intel are probably sweating right now.
The ultimate MacBook hierarchy: M3 vs M2 vs M1 tested and ranked
By Jason England last updated
Which MacBook is right for you? Find out in our ultimate hierarchy of Apple's laptops.
Samsung Galaxy Book 4 360 is the Windows MacBook Air I always wanted — here’s why
By Jason England published
Not yet ratedThe Samsung Galaxy Book 4 360 improves key elements of its convertible formula to make this a true adversary to the 15-inch MacBook Air.
Update Chrome now — Google just dropped 2 huge features to keep your browsing safe
By Jason England published
Google Chrome’s latest update brings real-time protection from malicious websites and an important upgrade to checking passwords.
I used Plugable’s cheapest Thunderbolt 4 dock and it transformed my workspace — here’s how
By Jason England last updated
Plugable’s TBT4-UD5 lands in that sweet spot of Thunderbolt 4 docking stations — offering a ton of I/O in a slim design at an impressively affordable price.
Lenovo Legion Tab: the iPad mini for gamers is coming soon, but I have one big concern
By Jason England published
The Lenovo Legion Tab has been enjoyed by Chinese and Japanese players for a while now, but this gaming competition to the iPad mini is officially confirmed to be heading to wider markets soon.
Will Microsoft Surface Pro 10 be the first Snapdragon X Elite machine? I think so after talking to Qualcomm
By Jason England published
In an exclusive interview with Qualcomm CMO Dom McGuire, he gave a pretty strong hint we could see Snapdragon X Elite come to the Surface Pro 10.