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

Taylor Swift is finally returning to Spotify

By Jon Porter published

After quitting the service over the royalties it pays to artists, the singer's back catalogue has finally returned.

Driverless cars and an automated future are a big problem for unskilled youth

By Jon Porter published

Transporter When driving jobs all disappear, how will society find work for the millions affected?

Evil Controller's Xbox and PS4 gamepads could be a new eSports favorite

By Jon Porter published

The new programmable pads could be a competitor for Microsoft's Xbox One Elite controller.

Sony's cooking up a new Breaking Bad project for PlayStation VR

By Jon Porter published

The show's original creator, Vince Gilligan is behind the collaboration with Sony.

The future of music videos has arrived: a VR experience where you 'touch' the tune

By Jon Porter published

A song from Bonobo's new album is getting the VR treatment.

Star Trek: Bridge Crew in VR is not a game for the socially anxious

By Jon Porter published

You're going to have to get friendly quickly if you want to succeed in Star Trek: Bridge Crew.

Essential Home is this year's most surprising Amazon Echo competitor

By Jon Porter published

It looks like a combination of an Amazon Echo and a Google Nest, and it wants to smarten up your home.

Remembering Far Cry 2, the open-world game that wasn't afraid to break the rules

By Jon Porter published

No one realised it at the time, but Far Cry 2 was a phenomenal game whose impact is still being felt today.

Microsoft renames its Twitch rival as it launches impressive co-streaming feature

By Jon Porter published

Beam is dead – say hello to ‘Mixer’, the newest version of Microsoft’s streaming service.

In a world of driverless cars the racetrack will be a driver's oasis

By Jon Porter published

Transporter Driving may one day disappear from our roads, but it will never disappear entirely.

Hands on: Bang and Olufsen BeoSound Shape review

By Jon Porter published

Not yet rated

Bang and Olufsen’s new wall-mounted speaker promises to make your walls come alive with the sound of music.

Steam’s VR loading screen is getting a serious upgrade with SteamVR Home

By Jon Porter published

The new loading screen is customisable, and even allows you to invite friends to interact in the same space.

Why non-driverless electric cars will never take off

By Jon Porter published

Transporter In the first entry of his column on driverless and electric cars, Jon Porter examines why the two technologies are inseparable.

Forget Netflix - there’s a Witcher ‘movie’ you can watch right now on Amazon Prime

By Jon Porter published

The 7-minute long fan-film is surprisingly well-made.

Nintendo Switch's new Joy-Cons are an explosion of fluorescent color

By Jon Porter published

For the release of Splatoon 2, Nintendo is releasing a pair of fluorescent colored Joy-Con controllers.

New Google Home features show it's keeping a very close eye on Amazon Echo

By Jon Porter published

Analysis From visual notifications to voice calling, a lot of Google Home's latest features are feeling very familiar.

Amazon Echo's push notifications could be a game-changer for the smart speaker

By Jon Porter published

A future upgrade will allow the device to light up when it has notifications ready for you.

Netflix is making a Witcher TV series

By Jon Porter published

Netflix is working with a Polish studio to deliver a new show based on Geralt of Rivia.

Google could announce a camera-equipped Google WiFi soon

By Jon Porter published

A product page has been found that lists the WiFi as having a camera, a feature which the device currently lacks.

Meet three inventions ushering in the next generation of VR

By Jon Porter published

The headsets might be out, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. Meet the three inventions making that happen.

It’s been 20 years, but the music industry’s arguments about music streaming haven’t changed at all

By Jon Porter published

Analysis Is YouTube cannibalising music streaming services?

Samsung may be making its own Bixby-equipped Amazon Echo rival

By Jon Porter published

A new patent suggests Samsung is looking to join the smart speaker battle.

Amazon Echo Show price and name leak ahead of rumored launch today

By Jon Porter published

After details of the new device leaked last week, Amazon looks set to reveal the device in just a few hours time.

With $20,000 worth of GPUs, you could run the ultimate HTC Vive LAN party

By Jon Porter published

Nvidia's built a single PC that's capable of running four of the VR headsets at a time.

The next Amazon Echo might have a screen, but does it really need one?

By Jon Porter published

Rather than throwing in the towel on voice-assistants, Amazon seems to be admitting that visuals are a necessary evil.

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