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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

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

Nokia kicks off MWC with five new handsets
Mobile phones

Four smartphones and a feature phone

Huawei unveils the Matebook X Pro
Laptops Tablets

The new Matebook is a sight for sore eyes

Nexus 5X back sideways
Nexus 5X review: Time to move on
Mobile phones

The Nexus 5X was an excellent Android handset for a reasonable price; it's a shame it's gone the way of the Dodo

£339 inc VAT (16GB)
HTC 10 display
HTC 10 review: 2018 is time to move on
Mobile phones

The most personalised take on Android yet and a huge improvement on the One M9, but the HTC 10 still has a few minor flaws holding it back

£569 inc VAT
HTC One M8 review
Mobile phones

Aside from the dual camera it's largely a by-the-numbers update, but the design alone is still enough to turn heads

£530 inc VAT
What does the Amazon Echo do?
Smart speakers

Alexa, what are you? Find out what the Amazon Echo, Echo Plus, Echo Dot and Echo Show actually do