Alan Martin

Alan has been writing about science, tech, games and politics for a decade, with a period in game production in the middle.

He has a special soft spot for the Internet of Things, healthcare, psychology and fitness trackers – despite most of them offering the same critique: he’s not fit enough. Alan is also the only person you’ll find in the Venn diagram of “people who’ve written for Nuts” and “people who’ve written for the New Statesman”.

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    Posted by Alan Martin on September 26, 2021

    How to Change Your Screen Resolution in

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    Posted by Alan Martin on August 29, 2021

    A Beginner’s Guide to Reddit

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    Posted by Alan Martin on May 30, 2021

    The 17 Best Things Elon Musk Believes

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    Posted by Alan Martin on January 9, 2021

    How to Add Amazon Prime Instant Video for Multiple Users

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    Posted by Alan Martin on October 21, 2020

    The 70 best Android apps in 2020: Get the best from your phone

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    Posted by Alan Martin on February 12, 2019

    How Nokia has created the perfect handsets for kids

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    Posted by Alan Martin on November 30, 2018

    Fish and chips: You can now get Alexa in a wall-mounted Big Mouth Billy Bass

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    Posted by Alan Martin on November 29, 2018

    Nintendo is ending its controversial Creators scheme

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    Posted by Alan Martin on November 29, 2018

    Frankie and Benny’s offers free food for turning in smartphones at the door

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    Posted by Alan Martin on November 29, 2018

    This smartphone has a frankly ludicrous 10GB RAM

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    Posted by Alan Martin on November 9, 2018

    Chinese authorities can now recognise you by how you walk

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    Posted by Alan Martin on November 2, 2018

    RIP Dawn: NASA spacecraft’s 11-year mission comes to an end

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    Posted by Alan Martin on November 1, 2018

    Stockholm is blocking construction of an Apple store in its oldest park

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    Posted by Alan Martin on November 1, 2018

    Adverts are coming to WhatsApp

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    Posted by Alan Martin on October 31, 2018

    OnePlus 6T review: Brilliant as ever, but the gap is closing

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    Posted by Alan Martin on October 23, 2018

    Frankenstein, AI and humanity’s love of fearing technology

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    Posted by Alan Martin on October 19, 2018

    Windows 10 October 2018 update review: What’s new with Windows 10 and is it safe?

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    Posted by Alan Martin on October 3, 2018

    iPhone Xs review: Apple’s £999 middle child

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    Posted by Alan Martin on October 3, 2018

    Microsoft releases MS-DOS entirely on GitHub

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    Posted by Alan Martin on October 1, 2018

    Apple Watch Series 4 review: Bigger and better, but headline features are MIA in the UK

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    Posted by Alan Martin on September 30, 2018

    iPhone Xs Max review: Your dream phone is here (if you have more money than sense)

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    Posted by Alan Martin on September 11, 2018

    Microsoft Surface Go review: A Windows rival to the Tab S4 and iPad

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    Posted by Alan Martin on September 10, 2018

    Google Home Max review: Capable but costly

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    Posted by Alan Martin on August 29, 2018

    Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: As good as it gets

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    Posted by Alan Martin on July 5, 2018

    Google DeepMind’s AI is becoming adept at team eSports

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    Posted by Alan Martin on July 4, 2018

    Sony accidently uploaded an entire movie to YouTube (no, not one of the good ones)

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    Posted by Alan Martin on July 4, 2018

    Netflix tests a new “ultra” tier across Europe, but there’s a catch

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    Posted by Alan Martin on July 3, 2018

    Your coffee addiction may be helping you live longer

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    Posted by Alan Martin on July 3, 2018

    Facebook closes three apps you probably didn’t know existed

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    Posted by Alan Martin on July 2, 2018

    GPU Turbo: 14 Huawei phones are about to get a big speed boost

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    Posted by Alan Martin on July 2, 2018

    NASA will test its supersonic jet tech in November to make sure it’s quiet enough

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 29, 2018

    NASA is sending 20 mice on a trip to the ISS

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 28, 2018

    This iPhone case deploys an airbag-like defence when dropped

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 27, 2018

    Wear 2500: Qualcomm has a new smartwatch chip, bafflingly aimed at wearables for children

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 27, 2018

    Instagram introduces group video chat for some reason

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 26, 2018

    According to skeletal records from Ancient Egypt, our cancer rates are getting worse

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 25, 2018

    A prankster has bought up TrumpHotels.org to openly troll the president

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 25, 2018

    Uber begins its London ban appeal after ten months of tweaks

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 25, 2018

    How smart homes are being misused by domestic abusers

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 22, 2018

    This dog is political: Facebook is having some teething problems with its election advertising fix

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 22, 2018

    Algeria has taken extreme measures to thwart high school exam cheats

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 20, 2018

    Google is finally taking podcasts seriously with a dedicated app

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 20, 2018

    Don’t blink: Facebook has a plan to fix your closed-eye photos

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 19, 2018

    Facebook plans free training for small businesses struggling with user privacy

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 18, 2018

    YouTube launches premium services in the UK

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 18, 2018

    Amazon Prime Video has its own conspiracy theory problem, but it’s nowhere near the scale of Google’s

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 18, 2018

    Google is putting $550 million in a Chinese e-tailer

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 15, 2018

    Samsung plans to hit 100% renewable energy

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 14, 2018

    Collectors beware: World War II watches carry a hidden cancer risk

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    Posted by Alan Martin on June 14, 2018

    Microsoft is working on a rival to Amazon’s checkout-free stores