tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65755387892679540482024-02-20T13:13:48.170-08:00Jason CrossJason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-42342065233399578492017-08-25T11:17:00.000-07:002017-08-25T11:17:12.688-07:00Catching upIt's been a while since I posted links to some of my recent work. So here you go!<div>
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An op-ed on Samsung's Bixby AI:</div>
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<a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/whats-wrong-with-samsung-bixby,news-25502.html">https://www.tomsguide.com/us/whats-wrong-with-samsung-bixby,news-25502.html</a></div>
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Logitech G903 mouse review:</div>
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<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/25/logitech-g903-wireless-gaming-mouse-review">http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/25/logitech-g903-wireless-gaming-mouse-review</a></div>
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Logitech G703 mouse review:</div>
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<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/27/logitech-g703-wireless-gaming-mouse-review">http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/27/logitech-g703-wireless-gaming-mouse-review</a></div>
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Best 4K TVs for gaming (buyer's guide roundup):</div>
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<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/the-best-4k-tvs-for-gaming">http://www.ign.com/articles/the-best-4k-tvs-for-gaming</a></div>
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Best wireless gaming mouse roundup:<br /><a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/09/the-best-wireless-gaming-mouse-for-2017">http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/09/the-best-wireless-gaming-mouse-for-2017</a></div>
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How-to make Android Oreo automatically connect on Wi-Fi:</div>
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<a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/android-oreo-automatically-enable-wifi,review-4609.html">https://www.tomsguide.com/us/android-oreo-automatically-enable-wifi,review-4609.html</a></div>
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How to use Picture-in-Picture on Android Oreo:</div>
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<a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/android-oreo-picture-in-picture,review-4608.html">https://www.tomsguide.com/us/android-oreo-picture-in-picture,review-4608.html</a></div>
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Android Oreo's Autofill API explained:</div>
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<a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/android-o-autofill,review-4602.html">https://www.tomsguide.com/us/android-o-autofill,review-4602.html</a></div>
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Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-35884887098546738002017-07-21T08:42:00.000-07:002017-07-21T08:42:14.813-07:00Ethereum miners are selling their cards and rigsAfter a surge in Ethereum value caused all the miners to buy graphics cards (especially AMD's Polaris architecture), they've started to sell them off. The price of Ethereum has plummeted, and they're just not as profitable anymore.<br /><br /><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evd7jj/etherium-miners-are-selling-their-graphics-cards">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evd7jj/etherium-miners-are-selling-their-graphics-cards</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-82808452059183936512017-07-19T14:26:00.000-07:002017-07-19T14:26:10.645-07:00HyperX Alloy Elite reviewI love mechanical keyboards. Kingston's new HyperX is just the kind of thing I enjoy - no fancy software, just good solid hardware. If you want macro recording and all that stuff, look elsewhere.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/17/kingston-hyperx-alloy-elite-review">http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/17/kingston-hyperx-alloy-elite-review</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-68184393601430558762017-07-15T22:53:00.002-07:002017-07-15T22:53:46.312-07:00Best SSDs for gamingA quick roundup for those of you building a gaming PC.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/14/the-best-ssd-for-gaming">http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/14/the-best-ssd-for-gaming</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-15629185051843007662017-06-28T09:09:00.000-07:002017-06-28T09:09:10.462-07:00GPU Makers Are Now Specifically Targeting Ethereum And Bitcoin MinersBecause of course they are! Now hopefully these cards cost a little less than the gaming cards and are in enough supply so that miners stop buying up all the graphics card stock from gamers.<br />
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<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nevj4m/gpu-makers-are-now-specifically-targeting-ethereum-and-bitcoin-miners">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nevj4m/gpu-makers-are-now-specifically-targeting-ethereum-and-bitcoin-miners</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-1138711515694569452017-06-26T10:02:00.000-07:002017-06-26T10:02:03.473-07:00Apple’s Upcoming iPhone May Be Causing Component ShortagesAnother summer, another story about the iPhone and component shortages. This time, it's not Apple who can't get enough of whatever-the-hell thing they need. This time it's Apple buying up all the DRAM and NAND, causing the rest of the industry to adjust.<br />
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<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8x9pjx/apples-upcoming-iphone-may-be-causing-component-shortages">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8x9pjx/apples-upcoming-iphone-may-be-causing-component-shortages</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-72054610273890822302017-06-26T10:00:00.002-07:002017-06-26T10:00:34.711-07:00More expensive headphones don't mean better headphonesAn interesting bit I wrote on a new study that measured the frequency response (using several methods) for lots of different headphones. They used an artificial head and ears, so there was no "human preference" factor.<br />
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What they found was that there was no correlation between price and quality.<br />
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Note that this doesn't mean $15 headphones will sound as good as $200 headphones. Nor does it mean that you should just buy cheap headphones - you have build quality, durability, comfort, and style to consider. All this study says is that for accuracy of sound in particular, there is no direct correlation with price...(all more expensive headphones are not more accurate than all cheap headphones).<br />
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<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv4993/when-it-comes-to-audio-gear-price-and-quality-dont-always-correlate">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv4993/when-it-comes-to-audio-gear-price-and-quality-dont-always-correlate</a><br />
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Your best bet for buying headphones is to buy something comfortable, durable, and with as much accuracy as you can afford. Different people prefer different sound profiles, more bass or more mid-range or what-have-you, but you're best off just buying <i>accurate</i> headphones and then using an equalizer to get the sound you want.Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-14956188214133769202017-06-21T16:26:00.002-07:002017-06-21T16:26:38.562-07:00The GIF Format Is 30 Years Old and More Popular Than EverI loves me some GIFs, I really do.<br /><br /><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-gif-format-is-30-years-old-and-more-popular-than-ever">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-gif-format-is-30-years-old-and-more-popular-than-ever</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-21386927693991516042017-06-20T15:27:00.002-07:002017-06-20T15:27:17.821-07:00Why Dedicated Machine Learning Hardware Makes Sense for Your Next SmartphoneApple's probably making a dedicated Machine Learning chip for its mobile devices. And I bet Google and Qualcomm are, too.<br />
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<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-dedicated-machine-learning-hardware-makes-sense-for-your-next-smartphone">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-dedicated-machine-learning-hardware-makes-sense-for-your-next-smartphone</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-3726818082599854832017-06-20T15:17:00.003-07:002017-06-20T15:17:38.907-07:00Here's why phones are getting taller and slimmerThe new look of phones - taller aspect ratios, slimmer bezels. It's just a better experience.<br /><br />
<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/heres-why-smartphones-are-getting-taller-and-slimmer">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/heres-why-smartphones-are-getting-taller-and-slimmer</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-20252065165099220102017-06-19T09:52:00.000-07:002017-06-26T09:52:29.527-07:00Tello carrier guideTom's Guide has a series of guides for MVNO and smaller carriers. I recently wrote the one for Tello.<br />
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<a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/tello-faq,news-25265.html">https://www.tomsguide.com/us/tello-faq,news-25265.html</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-65681433262419057962017-06-14T15:18:00.001-07:002017-06-14T15:18:21.276-07:00Is Google making its own mobile chips?Yeah, it probably is. And that's almost certainly a good thing, if Google can pull it off.<br />
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<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-its-a-good-idea-for-google-to-make-its-own-phone-chip">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-its-a-good-idea-for-google-to-make-its-own-phone-chip</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-61648357639929369622017-06-13T10:36:00.002-07:002017-06-13T10:36:15.097-07:00With Xbox One X, Microsoft Is Killing Console 'Generations'Microsoft is looking to make the Xbox like the iPhone. No, they won't sell a new one every year. But they <i>will</i> sell them more often (every 3-4 years probably), with system software, apps, and games all working across the last several models.<br /><br /><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/with-xbox-one-x-microsoft-is-killing-console-generations">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/with-xbox-one-x-microsoft-is-killing-console-generations</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-5478281241545170592017-06-13T10:34:00.005-07:002017-06-13T10:34:36.827-07:00Just 3 Months In, AMD’s Ryzen Is Already Shaking Up PC GamingA quick thing I did on AMD's new processors, and how they have brought the benefits of real competition back to the PC space.<br />
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<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/just-3-months-in-amds-ryzen-is-already-shaking-up-pc-gaming">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/just-3-months-in-amds-ryzen-is-already-shaking-up-pc-gaming</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-51027411835958212002017-06-08T10:37:00.004-07:002017-06-08T10:37:45.536-07:00Logitech G433 reviewLogitech's new $100 gaming headset is pretty good for the price.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/08/logitech-g433-gaming-headset-review">http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/08/logitech-g433-gaming-headset-review</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-20545146982443774562017-06-08T10:37:00.002-07:002017-06-08T10:37:15.566-07:00Apple's WWDC, DistilledI summarized the WWDC announcements for Motherboard.<br /><br /><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apples-wwdc-distilled">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apples-wwdc-distilled</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-91052999340620281652017-06-05T14:12:00.002-07:002017-06-05T14:12:26.234-07:00Apple Thinks You’ll Pay Double for Its Smart Home SpeakerMy first post as a freelance gun for hire on Motherboard.<br />
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<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apple-thinks-youll-pay-double-for-its-smart-home-speaker">https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apple-thinks-youll-pay-double-for-its-smart-home-speaker</a>Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-24759456102180635132017-05-24T16:47:00.001-07:002017-05-24T16:54:33.584-07:00Reference LinksMost of my work in the last several years has been as an editor: working with writing staff and freelancers, filing invoices, getting web content into shape in the CMS, planning event and product coverage, and more.<br />
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As such, you won't find my byline on most of the hundreds of articles I've been directly involved in over the last 5 or 6 years. I still did some writing from time to time, however, and you can find some examples at the links below.<br />
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<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/author/Jason-Cross/">A list of all my articles on PCWorld</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.greenbot.com/author/Jason-Cross/">A list of all my articles on Greenbot (most also appeared on PCWorld)</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.greenbot.com/article/3190642/android/samsung-galaxy-s8-review-the-best-phone-ever-made-only-smaller.html">Galaxy S8 review</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.greenbot.com/article/3131306/android/pixel-xl-review-googles-new-phone-isnt-a-nexusits-better.html">Google Pixel XL review</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.greenbot.com/article/3154347/android/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-qualcomm-snapdragon-835.html">5 things you need to know about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2686007/why-you-will-and-won-t-want-a-64-bit-android-phone.html">Why you will (and won’t) want a 64-bit Android phone</a><br />
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<b>A few from the wayback machine...</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.extremetech.com/computing/83080-killer-xeno-pro-gaming-network-card-review">Killer Xeno Pro Gaming Network Card Review</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/81832-build-a-killer-gaming-rig">Build a Killer Gaming Rig</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.extremetech.com/computing/82304-radeon-hd-4890-and-geforce-gtx-275-graphics-card-reviewed">Radeon HD 4890 and GeForce GTX 275 Graphics Card Reviewed</a><br />
<br />Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-2954793070467791452017-05-23T13:34:00.000-07:002017-05-23T13:48:42.368-07:00ResumeHere's a link to an online copy of my resume, last updated 05/23/2017. Parts of the address and phone number are blanked out for security reasons—if you need the complete resume with that information, please contact me via email.<br />
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Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575538789267954048.post-76168613223920967022016-05-25T20:18:00.001-07:002016-05-25T20:18:44.284-07:00TestingHello world.Jason Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479876037610874597noreply@blogger.com1