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Alan Martin

Alan Martin is a freelance writer with more than a decade’s worth of experience, mainly in the technology space, with bylines at The Evening Standard, Tom’s Guide, The i and many others. His main focus at Expert Reviews is ensuring that your next pick of phone or wearable is the right choice for you and represents the best possible value for money. In the past he’s covered a broad range of games, dental apparel and pet accessories and, on one memorable occasion, had to strip off to retrieve a rogue drone from a lake – such is his dedication to reviews.

Recent articles by Alan Martin

Football Manager 2019: New features announced
Gaming

Football Manager returns in early November and developers Sports Interactive have started drip-feeding new features

Nokia 5.1 review: Don’t Nokia it until you try it
Mobile phones

A competent, rather good-looking sub-£200 smartphone with a couple of significant weak spots

£189 inc VAT
Amazon revamps Echo range with new Dot, Show, Plus and Sub
Smart speakers

“Alexa, increase Amazon profits”

FIFA 19 release date, formats and rumours
Gaming

You can now play the FIFA 19 demo to warm up for the game's official release on 28 September

How to buy a second-hand smartphone
Mobile phones

Buying a pre-owned handset can save you hundreds of pounds. Here’s how to minimise the risks and bag a bargain

The products that didn’t make Apple’s September event
Technology

All the focus was on the iPhone Xs and Apple Watch Series 4… so where was everything else?

Apple iPhone Xs vs Xs Max: What's the difference?
Mobile phones

Anyone for Ten-S?

Highlights of the Apple Event 2018
Mobile phones Wearable technology

Here's our hot take on the Apple Event 2018, as it went down. Be warned: we've had a long day

Eyes down! It’s Apple Bingo time, everyone
Mobile phones

“Number five… Jony Ive!”

garmin vivosmart HR
Garmin Vivosmart HR review
Fitness trackers

The Garmin Vivosmart HR is still a great fitness tracker that replicates key smartwatch functions too, even if it doesn't have GPS tracking

£108 inc VAT