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

The tech world hyped up the Galaxy Z Fold 8's 'crease-free' display — here's a reality check after 7 days
By Jason England Published
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 display looked flawless for the first 36 hours, but after just 7 days of use, the crease is back. See the photographic proof.

Exclusive: I grilled Even Realities’ CEO on the dystopian ethics of AI smart glasses after they covertly saved my late-night chat with my wife
By Jason England Published
I used Even Realities G2 smart glasses to save my marriage at 1am. Here is my exclusive interview with CEO Will Wang on the dystopian ethics of AI.

Exclusive: Even Realities CEO slams Meta Ray-Bans — we 'don’t thrive on selling data’
By Jason England Published
In an exclusive interview, Even Realities CEO Will Wang calls out Meta and Google for using smart glasses cameras to harvest AI training data.

My first 36 hours with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: I was wrong about the passport screen (but that $1,899 price still stings)
By Jason England Published
I spent 36 hours with the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8. Here is why the new passport display, Flex Titanium crease, and battery life won me over.

I just ditched my iPhone for the Z Fold 8 — Android 17’s new migration tool is pure magic, but there is one painful catch
By Jason England Published
I ditched my iPhone of 10 years for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8. Android 17’s new native switch tool is pure magic, but I hit one 514GB storage catch.

I held Samsung’s secret, canceled Z Fold 8 prototypes — and they killed the best one
By Jason England Published
I spoke to Samsung design head Hubert Lee about the Galaxy Z Fold 8's passport shape and tested the scrapped prototypes left on the cutting room floor.

I’ve worn smart glasses for over 5 years — here’s the best AR and AI glasses in 2026
By Jason England Last updated
I’ve been wearing and testing smart glasses for over 5 years — here are the best AR and AI glasses you can buy right now.

Light just announced a $299 flip phone to cure screen addiction — and its co-founder convinced me to embrace being bored again
By Jason England Published
I spoke to Light co-founder Kaiwei Tang about the new $299 Light Flip phone, breaking smartphone addiction, and why embracing boredom is the future of tech.

Best graphics cards in 2026: I've tested every GPU to find the best bang for your buck
By Jason England, Darragh Murphy Last updated
Looking to find the best GPU for your PC setup? Rather than just recommending you sell your house and buy an RTX 5090, here are our top graphics cards that give you the biggest bang for your buck.

I traveled the world with the Boox Go 10.3 Gen II, and I found a great Kindle Scribe alternative (provided you don’t do too much note-taking)
By Jason England Published
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Microsoft is still using ‘deceptive tactics and design’ to force you to use Edge
By Jason England Published
Mozilla’s new "Over The Edge 2.0" report proves Microsoft is still using deceptive dark patterns and Copilot overrides to force Windows users to use Edge.

Exclusive: I’m an AI skeptic — I spoke to the AI Appreciation Day founder to settle the beef, and even he thinks people will ‘genuinely hate’ AI in ‘the coming years’
By Jason England Last updated
I’m an AI skeptic, so I sat down with Nathan Ricks, the founder of AI Appreciation Day, to ask why we should care. Turns out, even he thinks AI slop is a disaster.

SK Hynix warns 2027 will be 'worst year' for RAM prices — right as a damning report reveals something that will add fuel to the price-fixing lawsuit
By Jason England Published
The big three memory makers told us RAMpocalypse was the unavoidable side effect of the AI revolution but their main alibi may have just gone up in flames.

I just downloaded macOS 27 public beta — skip Siri AI and try these 5 hidden features instead
By Jason England Published
The macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta is here. Beyond Siri AI, here are the 5 best hidden features, design fixes, and Safari updates you should try first.

I wore Viture Luma Ultra and Pro Neckband in public — people laughed and I looked like a dweeb, but the joke’s on them
By Jason England Published
I wore the Viture Luma Ultra AR glasses and Pro Neckband compute rig out in public to stream the World Cup and play cloud games. Here is my full review.

Exclusive: I asked Lenovo’s GM to predict the future of monitors, and it's the end of our chaotic, cable-cluttered desks and monitors that fry your retinas
By Jason England Published
I interviewed Lenovo’s VP and Visuals GM George Toh. From local deductive AI upscaling to wireless device hubs, here is the future of your monitor setup.

I tested the $299 X By Xreal a01+ AR glasses over 25,000 miles of travel — they’re proof that we don’t need fancy spatial tracking, we just need a cheaper screen
By Jason England Published
The X By Xreal a01+ just about delivers on the promise of being the MacBook Neo of AR glasses — cheap thrills that ditch all the spatial features in favor of just putting a screen on your face.

I praised Meta’s smart glasses privacy update yesterday — today, its ‘super sensing’ glasses proved me completely wrong
By Jason England Published
Meta is reportedly working on AI glasses that record all day long, and in a complete 180 to yesterday's privacy update, the recording light could be turned off.

Google AI just proved Meta can't fix smart glasses privacy — it's time for 'peeping tom' laws to enter the digital age
By Jason England Last updated
Meta's emergency smart glasses update disables the camera if the privacy LED is tampered with. But I just used Google AI to generate a step-by-step bypass guide.

I’ve traveled over 50,000 miles testing smart glasses in 2026 — here are my 3 favorites that have launched this year so far
By Jason England Published
2026 has been a huge year for smart glasses, and I’ve reviewed every single new release that launched this year. Here are my favorites (so far).

Lewis Hamilton winning in Barcelona ‘was an AI strategy’: I spoke to Aston Martin F1’s technology heads about how you can spot AI being used on race day
By Jason England Published
How AI runs F1 is super fascinating

Best Samsung tablets in 2026: expert tested and rated
By Jason England Last updated
These are the best Samsung tablets we've reviewed, in a range of prices and sizes to fit a variety of budgets.

Forget MacBook Pro M6 — completely redesigned MacBook Pro M7 just tipped for early next year
By Jason England Last updated
Apple is reportedly launching a 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro later this year, but with a redesigned M7 MacBook Pro rumored for release mere months after, here is why you should wait.

I just got both my battery packs confiscated at a Chinese airport, and I wish I’d known about this one thing before flying
By Jason England Published
I just had my portable power banks confiscated by airport security in China. Here is the strict mandatory "3C" logo regulation you need to check before flying.

I already paid $300 for Meta’s smart glasses — now it's charging $20 a month for a key feature
By Jason England Last updated
Meta is rate limiting its Conversation Focus feature on smart glasses. Here's why paywalling this locally-run tech that helps people who are hard of hearing is a new low.
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