Articles by Jason England, Content Editor

Jason brought a decade of tech and gaming journalism experience to his role as a writer at Laptop Mag, and he is now the Managing Editor of Computing at Tom's Guide. He takes a particular interest in writing articles and creating videos about laptops, headphones and games. He has previously written for 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.

Articles by: Jason England

Your next iPhone could be tougher than a Nokia 3310 — here's how Apple's doing it

By Jason England published 16 June 23

Apple's new approved patent shows the company has been working on a new chassis material that can stand up to significantly more wear and tear.

PS5 cloud gaming tests show Sony has its head in the cloud, but its ear to the ground — here’s why

By Jason England published 15 June 23

Sony has launched a test of cloud streaming PS5 games — an enticing glimpse into the future of what we could see from PlayStation in this realm.

Huge updates to the iPhone 15's camera turn the 15 Pro into a con — here's why (report)

By Jason England last updated 14 June 23

The iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max benefit from Apple’s new 48MP sensor, but this year, it may not just be on the Pro models. This year, you could very well see it come to every iPhone 15 model.

Where to buy the Asus ROG Ally — the would-be Steam Deck killer is now available

By Jason England last updated 13 June 23

The Asus ROG Ally is now available, and we love this little would-be Steam Deck killer! Here is where you can buy one for yourself in the U.S. and U.K.

Nothing phone (2) is coming July 11 — how to watch the ‘come to the bright side’ event

By Jason England published 13 June 23

Nothing has announced the day it will reveal the phone (2) to the world: July 11 at 11 a.m. ET. Here’s where you can watch the announcement and a preview of what you can expect.

F1 23 review: Bigger and better

By Jason England published 13 June 23

Editor's Choice

F1 23 brings small tweaks to the driving physics, and a ton of new content to make a big positive impact on the racing action.

Apple Vision Pro solves a problem nobody had — why it’s one Black Mirror episode too far

By Jason England published 10 June 23

Apple, it’s not too late to turn the (virtual) car around.

MacBook Pro 16-inch (M2 Max, 2023) review: The baddest MacBook in the land

You can now play PC games on your MacBook — Apple's Game Porting Toolkit blew me away

By Jason England published 7 June 23

Remember when I said Apple doesn’t care about MacBook gaming? Turns out someone in Cupertino may have read that and took it personally, because this Game Porting Toolkit is a game changer.

Where to buy the 15-inch MacBook Air — Pre-orders open now

By Jason England published 5 June 23

The 15-inch MacBook Air has just been announced, and we love this new big screen addition to Apple’s laptop lineup. Here is where you can buy one yourself.

Acer Predator Triton 16 hands-on impressions: My kind of gaming laptop

By Jason England last updated 4 June 23

Not yet rated

The Acer Predator Triton 16 is a seriously sleek machine with enough horsepower under the hood for playing AAA titles on that gorgeous display.

The end of annoying game NPCs is here — thanks to Nvidia’s mind blowing new AI tech

By Jason England published 1 June 23

Nvidia is focusing its smarts on killing off repetitive NPC dialogue trees by using AI to make them have natural, unpredictable conversations with you — here's how.

MSI Prestige 16 Studio running a 14th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU - months ahead of release!

MSI accidentally revealed a 14th Gen Intel laptop CPU at Computex — Meteor Lake in the wild

By Jason England published 1 June 23

MSI accidentally leaking the new 14th Gen Intel laptop CPU months before anyone was supposed to know about it!

Computex 2023: All the latest news from Acer, Asus, MSI, and more

By Jason England last updated 1 June 23

Computex 2023 is under way, and the biggest tech companies including Acer, Asus, Nvidia, and more are firing on all cylinders to show off their latest and greatest devices..

Asus’ new rugged laptops could make school fun again — 5 reasons why we’re ready to learn

By Jason England published 1 June 23

Education laptops can be a bit boring, but Asus has swooped in at Computex with four new models that make us interested in learning all over again!

Backbone one - PlayStation Edition for Android

PlayStation's Backbone One for Android cements the fact that Sony has no clue about cloud gaming — here's why

By Jason England last updated 1 June 23

The Backbone One - PlayStation Edition is finally available in a USB-C flavor for Android. Now we just need actual PlayStation Cloud Gaming!

MSI’s Mercedes AMG-branded Stealth 16 has melted my racing heart — 3 reasons why I love it

By Jason England published 30 May 23

MSI has just announced the first gaming laptop in its partnership with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport — a drop dead gorgeous version of the Stealth 16.

Why the hell is cloud gaming still not ready for prime time? The solution is so easy

By Jason England published 28 May 23

Cloud gaming has been talked to death for a couple years now. So why hasn’t any company been able to nail it?

Apple could be about to tell the EU where to stick their USB-C cables — and it ain't pretty (report)

By Jason England published 25 May 23

USB-C? How about a USB-Free iPhone

Microsoft Build 2023: How to watch and what to expect

By Jason England last updated 23 May 23

Microsoft Build 2023 kicks off on May 23, and it looks to be a big one for AI in Windows. Here’s how to watch it and some of our top announcement predictions.

iPhone 16 Pro Max design leak reveals it's basically an iPad now — absolutely massive (report)

By Jason England published 23 May 23

A leaked CAD model of the iPhone 16 Pro Max has given us the clearest look at how Apple’s biggest phone is going to be going through some big changes (emphasis on the word “big”).

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 hands-on impressions

By Jason England published 22 May 23

Not yet rated

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is a stellar gaming laptop with beastly performance and a premium aesthetic.

When should I buy a new gaming laptop? A guide to picking the right time to upgrade

By Jason England published 20 May 23

Here’s our buying advice for anybody looking to get into the world of gaming laptops

Is Apple working on its own version of ChatGPT?

SiriGPT? Apple is working on a ChatGPT rival — everything we know (report)

By Jason England last updated 19 May 23

Apple is reportedly working on its own large language models. Could the company build a new ChatGPT? Maybe. Kind of. Sort of.

Nothing Phone (2): Everything we know so far

By Jason England last updated 18 May 23

The Nothing Phone (2) has just been confirmed by Carl Pei in an exclusive interview with Inverse. Here’s everything we know about it so far.

Android 14 may add a new split-screen feature that is a game changer for multitasking — here’s why

By Jason England published 18 May 23

Android 14 Beta 2 has just dropped, and a new game changing update to the split-screen app view has been seemingly leaked.

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