
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 #1,394, April 13
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.

NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #406 (Sunday, April 13 2025)
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 #405 (Saturday, April 12 2025)
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 #404 (Friday, April 11 2025)
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 #403 (Thursday, April 10 2025)
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 #402 (Wednesday, April 9 2025)
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 #401 (Tuesday, April 8 2025)
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 #400 (Monday, April 7 2025)
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 #399 (Sunday, April 6 2025)
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 #398 (Saturday, April 5 2025)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.

Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Google Pixel 9: Which Android flagship is best?
By Alan Martin last updated
Should you buy the new Samsung Galaxy S25 or opt for Google's pre-existing Pixel 9?

NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #397 (Friday, April 4 2025)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.

iPhone 17 Pro — 7 biggest rumored upgrades
By Alan Martin last updated
You might want to hold off until September, with these big improvements reportedly coming.

iPhone 17 rumors — everything we know so far
By Alan Martin last updated
Early rumors have given us an idea of what Apple has planned for this year's iPhone flagships. Here's what you need to know about the iPhone 17 lineup.

NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #396 (Thursday, April 3 2025)
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 #395 (Wednesday, April 2 2025)
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 #394 (Tuesday, April 1 2025)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.

OnePlus Open just got a bunch of improvements thanks to an OxygenOS update — here's what's new
By Alan Martin published
OnePlus Open’s OxygenOS update is bringing a lot of quality-of-life improvements to the best foldable phone you can buy.

iOS 19 could pack an 'AI doctor' in your iPhone — here's how
By Alan Martin published
Apple's ambitious Project Mulberry concept aims to draw on health metrics to provide tailored medical guidance to iPhone owners.

NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #393 (Monday, March 31 2025)
By Alan Martin published
We help you find today's Strands answers with some useful hints and tips to win.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE: What we know so far
By Alan Martin published
Samsung’s first cheaper foldable is coming, but what cutbacks can we expect?

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 test firmware just revealed three new models
By Alan Martin published
Three models of Galaxy Watch 8 are reportedly in production, set to arrive later this year.

Gemini 2.5 Pro is now free to all users in surprise move
By Alan Martin published
Surprise move comes just days after Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental arrived for Advanced subscribers.
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