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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

Amazon Prime Day
Amazon has SLASHED prices on Kindles, Echos and Fire TV
Technology

Now is the time to stock up on Amazon-branded gadgets if you’re keen

TomTom Spark 3 review: Still worth a look
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

It’s not exactly a thing of beauty, but the TomTom Spark is a very likeable running companion

£120 inc VAT
Garmin Forerunner 30: The best GPS running watch on a budget
Fitness trackers

The Garmin Forerunner 30 offers more than enough to warrant its entry-level price

£130 inc VAT
Wii U console Best Wii U Games logo
Wii U review: Gone, but not forgotten
Gaming

It may not be super powerful, but Nintendo delivers a fun and innovative new console that finally gets online right

£120 inc VAT for 8GB Basic Pack
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) review
Mobile phones

Fast and beautifully designed, the Galaxy A5 (2016) is Samsung's best mid-range phone yet, but is the 2017 A5 a better purchase?

£290 inc VAT (as of 12th July)
OnePlus 5T review
Mobile phones

OnePlus' refreshed flagship has a swanky 18:9 screen and a camera that's intended for use in low-light; but it's now sold out for good

£449 inc VAT
How to remove bloatware and speed up your laptop or PC
Laptops PCs

We show you which types of pre-installed software can safely be removed

The best Xbox 360 games to play on your Xbox One
Gaming

Rediscover some gems with our guide to the best Xbox 360 games you can buy

OnePlus 5 review: Gone, but not forgotten
Mobile phones

The OnePlus 5 cements itself as the best “flagship killer” you can buy, but the OnePlus 5T launch is looming

£449 inc VAT
MWC 2018: The best launches from Mobile World Congress
Mobile phones

Here are all the highlights from MWC 2018