Alan Martin
Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.
Latest articles by Alan Martin
Today's Wordle hints and answer — solution #1,173 Wednesday, September 4
By Alan Martin last updated
Find out what today's Wordle hint and answer is and get some tips for it, plus see the solutions to previous games.
Apple Watch Ultra 3: Everything you need to know about the new flagship smartwatch
By Alan Martin last updated
All signs point to a new Apple Watch 3 device in early September. Here's everything we know about specs, price and features.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #185 (Wednesday, September 4 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #184 (Tuesday, September 3 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #183 (Monday, September 2 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
AirPods Pro 3: Everything we know so far
By Alan Martin published
Apple’s true wireless earphones are due for an upgrade. This is what we’re expecting.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #182 (Sunday, September 1 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
iPhone 16 Pro’s gold titanium color just revealed before Apple event
By Alan Martin published
The iPhone 16 Pro is set to get a more muted kind of gold shade, if a seemingly reliable leak is confirmed to be accurate.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #181 (Saturday, August 31 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
iPhone 16 Pro Max vs iPhone 15 Pro Max: Biggest expected upgrades
By Alan Martin last updated
What you can expect from Apple’s most expensive handset if you hang on for another year.
iPhone 16 vs iPhone 15: Biggest rumored upgrades
By Alan Martin last updated
What can you expect from the non-Pro iPhones in 2024?
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #180 (Friday, August 30 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #179 (Thursday, August 29 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #178 (Wednesday, August 28 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #177 (Tuesday, August 27 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #176 (Monday, August 26 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
Meta’s Apple Vision Pro competitor reportedly cancelled — Meta responds
By Alan Martin published
Report suggests that Meta has axed a possible Quest Pro 2 over the difficulties of reaching a consumer-friendly price point.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #175 (Sunday, August 25 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
Developer logs hint all four M4 Macs could get this long overdue RAM upgrade
By Alan Martin published
All four M4 Macs on the test logs feature at least 16GB RAM, suggesting that the era of 8GB Macs may finally be drawing to a close.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #174 (Saturday, August 24 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #173 (Friday, August 23 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #172 (Thursday, August 22 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #171 (Wednesday, August 21 2024)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.
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