Latest articles by Jason England
Best AI laptop for 2026 — tested and rated
AI is well and truly here, and you'll need the right kind of laptop to run it well. Here are our picks for the best of the best.
I tested Intel XeSS 3 vs Nvidia DLSS 4: my laptop tests made me rethink the future of integrated graphics
Just when I thought Intel Core Ultra Series 3 couldn’t get any better, I just tested XeSS 3 multi-frame generation against Nvidia's DLSS 4. This should be a mismatch, but my tests say otherwise.
Samsung just confirmed its Android XR smart glasses will launch this year — here’s how they can beat Ray-Ban Meta
Earnings calls can be boring, but Samsung has taken the chance with its own update to confirm that Android XR smart glasses are dropping in 2026.
Costco is removing RAM from its display PCs to stop stores from being RAMsacked — shoplifters are getting savvy about GPUs and PC parts
The RAM price crisis is hitting the world of computing hard, and Costco has started protecting itself by removing the precious memory from its display PCs on the shelves.
Best Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S accessories in 2026
The Meta Quest 3 and 3S great VR headsets, but they can be improved even further with some of the best Meta Quest accessories. Here are our top picks.
TikTok outage live updates — 'major infrastructure issue' revealed, and what's going on with TikTok's Terms of Service?
TikTok USA is experiencing severe disruptions that started just hours after the deal was signed to transition it into America. Here's what is happening.
Is TikTok U.S. broken, or working as intended? 3 ‘terrifying’ Terms of Service changes may explain what’s really going on
TikTok's new Terms of Service for U.S. users are being branded as 'terrifying' by users. Here's what the big changes are, and what you can do to protect yourself.
I’m benchmarking an Intel Core Ultra X9 388H laptop right now — what would you like me to test?
I've just started testing the new Asus Zenbook Duo — the first ever Intel Core Ultra X9 388H laptop. For Tom's Guide's first ever live Q&A, I have one simple question: what do you want me to test?
Daily driving the Asus Zenbook Duo with Intel Core Ultra X9 has ruined normal laptops for me — 3 things I love about it (and 1 I don’t)
The latest Asus Zenbook Duo sports a dramatic redesign with gorgeous OLED panels but the real star of the show is the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H.
MacBook Pro could get two upgrades this year, with Apple’s M6 chip arriving early
Apple may fast-track two MacBook Pro generations in one year, as M6 looks set to launch sooner than anyone expected.
Microsoft 365 outages prove cloud services are only one glitch away from chaos, and they still don't have a backup plan for the internet
Microsoft 365 failed recently. The internet’s lack of a Plan B is the real issue, and we're expected to rely on cloud computing? Hell no.
I just tested my first AMD Ryzen AI 400 series laptop — the Asus Vivobook 14 quietly nails the fundamentals
The Asus Vivobook 14 won’t win hearts, but it will quietly help you meet deadlines with a focus on ergonomics, decent mid-range performance, solid battery life and an affordable price.
Samsung just confirmed 20% higher prices for Galaxy Book 6 with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 — here's what this means for you
Samsung's the first, but not the last
‘Chaotic’ RAM pricing won’t kill PC gaming, a CEO told me — and history backs him up
I spoke to Elan Raja, CEO of Scan UK (a company that's been tracking RAM prices since 1987), to provide historical context around RAMageddon. Put simply, it's all very "cyclical," in his words.
‘RTX 5070 is the sweet spot’: Scan CEO reveals what Nvidia GPU PC gamers actually want
There's a lot of Nvidia GPUs, but which one do people actually buy?
Nvidia says all RTX 50-series GPUs will 'continue to ship,' but stock and supply tell a different story
After reports that the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti had been killed, this statement was walked back. But then other leakers doubled down. Here's what's going on with GPUs right now.
Which MacBook should you buy in 2026? I ranked the 5 best Apple laptops for every need
I test and review every MacBook, and in this guide I'll help you pick the best MacBook for your needs right now — whether it's general productivity or pro-tier content creation.
Xreal is suing Viture for ‘freeriding on technological breakthroughs’ — how does this huge patent infringement lawsuit impact you and the AR glasses you should buy?
Xreal vs Viture just turned ugly
I hid Grok on X with this Chrome extension — my timeline is usable again
I thought the Grok brain rot was going to live forever on my X timeline, until I found this Chrome extension that clears all the junk.
DLSS 4.5 is now live — I tested Nvidia’s upscaler to see which model you should actually use
Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 is now available to all gamers, so I put it to the test to see whether it's worth using, and figure out when it's best to use Model M vs Model L.
Intel says laptop makers are sitting on 'about 9 to 12 months' of stock, and it might be the key to surviving the RAM crunch
Intel has told Tom's Guide that laptop makers "have about 9 to 12 months" of laptop stock, and that Core Ultra Series 3 is the key to efficiency that will protect from the RAM price crisis.
I review dozens of laptops a year, and these are the best laptops in 2026
Here are the best laptops my team and I recommend based on our lab testing and hands-on reviews
X was down — here's what happened in the massive global outage
X.com was experiencing a huge global outage. Here's what happened.
