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
How to repair a Windows 11 image using DISM Command Tool — Scan health and restore in 5 easy steps
By Jason England last updated
The “Deployment Image Servicing and Management” tool (DISM) is a helpful, but advanced tool to scan, alter, and repair any Windows 11 system issues. Here's how to use it.
The Lenovo LOQ 15 is the budget-friendly gaming laptop for me — well, almost
By Jason England published
The Lenovo LOQ 15 comes close to having the budget-friendly gaming laptop space on “loq” (pardon the pun), but there are more portable, more premium-feeling systems at this cost.
Apple and Intel are moving to 2nm chips next year — here's what we know
By Jason England published
TSMC looks set to start mass producing these new processors in 2025, and both Apple and Intel are at the front of the line to get them.
MacBook Air M3 may launch sooner than you think at Apple event — here’s what we know
By Jason England published
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is “likely” to release the new MacBook Air in late March, alongside the M3 iPad Pro and a new iPad Air.
Acer could be working on a PC gaming handheld — I want to see these 3 features if it's true
By Jason England published
Acer has told Tom's Guide it is "watching" the PC gaming handheld market "with interest." If the company builds one, here are three features it needs to have.
Palworld proves Nintendo needs to get off its exclusivity high horse — just put Pokémon on PC already
By Jason England published
The surprise gaming package of the year so far shows why The Big N needs to bring its iconic pocket critters to a rig near you.
Apple Mac turns 40 — 9 defining moments from the past four decades
By Jason England published
As Apple celebrates 40 years of the Mac, let's take a look at the nine biggest moments of its life (so far).
Google Chrome is getting a major AI upgrade — 3 features that will change the way you browse
By Jason England published
Polishing up your Chrome (with AI)
Is Xbox Game Studios going to become a third-party publisher? Let’s predict the future
By Jason England published
Microsoft is sending mixed signals about the future of Xbox — will it be a console competitor or a third party publisher? Let's predict the future
Apple Vision Pro hands-on roundup — 3 things people love and 3 they hate
By Jason England last updated
More Apple Vision Pro hands-on impressions are out in the wild
Finally! The OLED iPad Pro could be launching soon — here’s what we know
By Jason England published
According to The Elec, the OLED iPad Pro has entered production with a targeted April launch.
Xreal Air 2 Ultra hands-on review: The most promising VR/AR glasses yet
By Jason England published
Not yet ratedThe Xreal Air 2 Ultra have formed a meeting point between the capabilities of a VR headset, and the portability and lightweight comfort of AR glasses — all packed into a premium pair of specs.
CES 2024 news: All the latest announcements happening now
By Jeff Parsons last updated
CES 2024 is upon us — the time of year where we’ll see some of the biggest and most exciting tech announcements.
Spacetop is the world’s first augmented reality laptop — a weird $2,000+ Chromebook experiment that gets spatial computing kind of wrong
By Jason England published
Introducing the Spacetop: the world’s first AR laptop that ditches the display and gives you a pair of glasses to enter a spatial computing experience.
The best AR glasses of CES 2024 (so far)
By Jason England last updated
Here are the best AR glasses of CES 2024 — spanning breakthroughs in spatial computing and display technology.
The 9 best laptops of CES 2024
By Tony Polanco published
CES 2024 has no shortage of laptop announcements — here are 9 of the best laptops we've seen at the convention.
Plugable has just given us a glimpse of our MagSafe iPad dreams — but there is a catch
By Jason England published
Plugable has launched its first laptop and tablet stands, and has (sort of) given us one of our dream iPad features in MagSafe.
RIP Backbone One — I just saw the ultimate mobile game controller at CES 2024
By Jason England published
The Backbone One’s days are numbered…
Plugable’s new Thunderbolt 4 laptop docking station fixes my 3 biggest gripes with USB 4 docks
By Jason England published
The “do-it-all” dock achieves Thunderbolt 4 greatness
Why 2024 might be the year we actually start wearing AR Glasses — Xreal teams up with Qualcomm, BMW and more
By Jason England published
To define the future of AR glasses, Xreal has teamed up with the likes of Qualcomm and BMW to make the dream of wearing these in all aspects of your daily life a reality.
Acer’s new Swift Go 14 packs a ton of AI features — and a touchpad that’s perfect for binge watchers
By Jason England published
The new Acer Swift Go 14 has just been announced at CES 2024, and beyond an upgrade to Meteor Lake and a gorgeous OLED display, the touchpad holds a secret weapon for those who love to binge watch.
Acer just announced the cheapest glasses-free 3D laptop ever at CES 2024 — wait, this is still a thing?
By Jason England published
Acer is the only large laptop company to bring stereoscopic 3D back to CES 2024, and it’s done so in a big (and rather inexpensive) way with the Acer Aspire 3D 15.
Xreal’s new AR glasses bring the fight to Apple Vision Pro — true spatial computing at a fraction of the cost
By Jason England published
The Xreal Air 2 Ultra AR glasses have just been revealed at CES 2024 — priced at $699, available in March, and primed to compete with Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3.
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