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
27 essentials for my perfect desk setup and ultimate budget sim racing rig
By Jason England last updated
I'm Tom’s Guide’s Managing Editor of Computing, and as you'd expect, my home is pretty geeky. Here are the 27 items I use on the daily on my desk and for sim racing.
I've reviewed 70+ laptops and these are my top 7 laptops for college students
By Jason England last updated
Our best laptops for college students going back to school, in person or remote, priced for a variety of budgets.
Apple Intelligence will stay free for now — but here’s when Apple could charge for AI features
By Jason England published
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims it will “take three years” for Apple to create an AI service that is worth the money.
What's the perfect student laptop for back to school? Our experts weigh in
By Jason England published
When picking the best laptop as a student, you have a lot to think about. So to help, we've asked several experts to offer some advice and recommendations.
iPad Air and iPad Mini just tipped for huge display upgrade — but there’s a catch
By Jason England published
As The Elec reports, the iPad Air and iPad Mini may be getting OLED displays by 2026.
Future Games Show is back for Gamescom — how to watch and what to expect
By Jason England published
The Future Games Show has regularly given us a huge slate of impressive games to look forward to, and the next chapter is set for Gamescom on Wednesday, August 21.
Forget MacBook M4 — the MacBook Air M3 is super cheap right now at $250 off
By Jason England published
Right now, you can get $250 off the 13-inch and 15-inch M3 MacBook Air at Amazon, which drops them to their lowest ever prices starting at $849.
Asus ROG Ally X or a cheap gaming laptop — which should you buy?
By Jason England last updated
If you have $800, should you buy the Asus ROG Ally X or a cheap gaming laptop? It's a tough decision.
Watch out, students! OpenAI is about to make it impossible for you to cheat using ChatGPT — here’s how
By Jason England published
OpenAI has developed a 'text watermarking method' that will help teachers spot when a student has cheated on their work.
I tested Ugreen’s Revodok Max 313 — and it's the only Thunderbolt 4 dock you'll ever need
By Jason England published
Our review of the Ugreen Revodok Max 313 Thunderbolt 4 dock, which has a huge array of ports, but comes at a steep price.
Is Apple Intelligence a game changer or gimmick?
By Ryan Morrison published
Apple Intelligence is coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac over the next year and some speculate it will change how we use computers forever, but what do Tom’s Guide staff think?
Google Chrome just got 3 AI features that look like a game changer — here’s what’s new
By Jason England published
Wait...you can talk to your browsing history?
Intel’s Copilot+ PC chip will launch September 3rd — should you wait for Core Ultra Series 2 Lunar Lake?
By Jason England published
Following its grand debut at Computex, Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (codenamed Lunar Lake) is set to officially launch on September 3rd.
Microsoft Copilot+ PCs are a confusing mess — 3 things you need to know before you buy
By Jason England published
Welp! Looks like Microsoft’s made its Windows Copilot+ PC laptop lineup very confusing. Here are three tips to make sure you pick the right one for you.
F1 Manager 24 let me live out my dream to destroy Max Verstappen
By Jason England published
F1 Manager 2024 makes important tweaks to its sports management sim formula to become one of the best in the business — allowing me to live out my dream and destroy Red Bull Racing.
Asus ROG Ally X review — here’s why it’s the best Windows gaming handheld
By Jason England last updated
The only problem is Windows itself
Asus ROG Ally X vs Steam Deck OLED: Which gaming handheld wins?
By Jason England last updated
Which is the better PC gaming handheld to buy — the Asus ROG Ally X or Steam Deck OLED? The answer is complicated.
CrowdStrike global Windows crash latest updates — aftermath of the biggest IT outage in history
By Jeff Parsons last updated
A faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike has took thousands of PCs and servers offline worldwide, leading to downtime for many widely-used services.
Google’s 'shortsighted' decision to halt plans to kill Chrome third-party cookies is proof Apple was right
By Jason England published
Google is pulling the plug on eliminating third-party cookies in Chrome, and this proves Apple was right all along.
Steam Deck is the Nintendo Switch of PC gaming handhelds — it’s better than Asus ROG Ally X
By Jason England last updated
The Asus ROG Ally X is damn good, but here's why I'd still recommend that you buy a Steam Deck.
Windows Blue Screen of Death hits millions in Microsoft and CrowdStrike outage — what you need to know
By Jason England published
Businesses have been affected by a glitchy CrowdStrike security update, which is causing Windows computers to be hit by the Blue Screen of Death.
If you’re a GeForce Now subscriber, it’s now easier than ever to stream some of the best Xbox Series X games through the Nvidia cloud service.
By Dave Meikleham, Jason England published
You can now stream Xbox games on GeForce Now directly from Microsoft’s site
Apple tells over a billion iPhone users to stop using Chrome — here’s Google’s response
By Jason England last updated
Apple’s latest scary attack ad takes a rather blatant shot at Google’s browser for the ton of tracking cookies it uses — claiming that Safari is “a browser that’s actually private.”
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