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Whitson Gordon

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About

Whitson Gordon is the senior marketing manager of gaming content at ASUS. Previously, he was a writer and editor focusing on improving your life, especially with technology—including guides, explainers, and reviews for Windows PCs, iOS, Android, smarthome, gaming, and everything in between. He’s served as the editor-in-chief of Lifehacker and How-To Geek, and has also written how-to guides for the New York Times, Popular Science, Wired, PCMag, Macworld, IGN, NBC News, CNN Underscored, Medium’s OneZero, The Daily Beast, iFixit, Reviewed, The Inventory, and Engadget.

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