Jon Porter

Jon Porter

Jon Porter is the ex-Home Technology Writer for TechRadar. He has also previously written for Practical Photoshop, Trusted Reviews, Inside Higher Ed, Al Bawaba, Gizmodo UK, Genetic Literacy Project, Via Satellite, Real Homes and Plant Services Magazine, and you can now find him writing for The Verge.

Articles by: Jon Porter

SoundMagic E10BT review

By Jon Porter published

SoundMagic produces some of the best budget headphones around, but can it find the same success in going wireless?

PC Building Simulator lets you build a gaming PC on your gaming PC

By Jon Porter published

The new simulator sees you picking parts and assembling rigs.

Netflix is getting serious about movies with Hollywood producer hire

By Jon Porter published

After seeing success with its original TV series, Netflix is hiring top talent to turn around its movie content.

Record breaker: Netflix has overtaken DVRs in popularity for the very first time

By Jon Porter published

Netflix penetration has overtaken DVRs in the US for the first time.

Plex Cloud arrives to help you create your own personal Netflix-style streaming service

By Jon Porter published

After four months in beta, Plex will now allow you to stream from cloud services such as Dropbox and Google Drive.

The ultimate gaming controllers for comfort: an expert’s guide

By Jon Porter published

Console Gaming Week From the NES to the DualShock, which console has the most ergonomic controllers? An expert shares his verdict.

No Man's Sky Path Finder update adds planetside transport, 4K HDR support

By Jon Porter published

The game's Path Finder update is the game's second major patch since its release.

A Joy-Con fix has been found - but you probably shouldn't try it at home

By Jon Porter published

A YouTuber has found that the key to the left Joy-Con's issues appears to be its PCB-mounted antenna.

Here’s how to avoid breaking your shiny new Nintendo Switch

By Jon Porter published

Reports are emerging of Switches being damaged by after-market skins and, more worryingly, their own docks.

Move over Tidal: Spotify is preparing CD-quality streams

By Jon Porter published

The company is testing out a new Hi-Fi tier which offers lossless-quality audio.

Microsoft is letting everyone be an Xbox One game publisher

By Jon Porter published

The company's recently announced Xbox Live Creators Program turns every console into a development kit.

Project Scorpio gets its first confirmed launch title – Middle Earth: Shadow of War

By Jon Porter published

The game will be available first on Xbox One before following on Microsoft's more powerful machine.

End of the stream dream? New trial wants users to pay to watch pre-downloaded films

By Jon Porter published

MWC 2017 New initiative will pre-load Galaxy S7s with movies.

Amazon and Netflix are finally Oscar winners - streaming tech comes of age

By Jon Porter published

Manchester by the Sea and The White Helmets won three Oscars between them at this year's Academy Awards.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s inventory on Switch is a clear sign of its Wii U past

By Jon Porter published

Early portions of the game suggest that the title doesn't feel completely at home on Nintendo's new console.

Amazon is fighting hard to protect its Amazon Echo data from the police

By Jon Porter published

The company has filed court documents in a murder case involving its smart speaker.

Ron Gilbert on recapturing point-and-click's charm with Thimbleweed Park

By Jon Porter published

The veteran game developer tells TechRadar how he modernized the genre without losing its essential qualities.

Panasonic’s Firefox OS is dead, long live Firefox OS

By Jon Porter published

Panasonic is taking over development duties on its televisions' operating system.

Move over LG, Panasonic wants to bring OLED TV to the masses

By Jon Porter published

Panasonic has announced three new OLED sets in 2017.

Planet Earth II is the first essential UHD Blu-ray purchase

By Jon Porter published

If you have a 4K TV and an Ultra HD Blu-ray player, then this is an absolute must-buy.

Google Assistant is making a surprise appearance on a Sony... television

By Jon Porter published

Sony's 2017 range of televisions will be receiving Google Assistant functionality.

Nintendo isn't working on a new 3DS, but the Switch may be its true successor

By Jon Porter published

Despite speculation to the contrary, it looks like the Switch might be poised to take the handheld mantle from the 3DS.

Meet the minds behind Nintendo Switch's HD Rumble tech

By Jon Porter published

Rumble tech specialists Immersion on working with Nintendo on the Switch.

Nintendo Switch's love of the Unreal Engine is much bigger than first thought

By Jon Porter published

Miyamoto has confirmed that Nintendo's own developers have gotten acquainted with the multi-platform engine.

For Honor developer responds to networking and framerate criticisms

By Jon Porter published

A developer on the multiplayer brawler has defended the game’s lack of dedicated servers and 30fps framerate.

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