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. He also handles all the Wordle coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game for the last several years in an effort to keep his streak forever intact.
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The S25 Ultra is tipped to have a screen brightness up to 3,000 nits, rivalling the Google Pixel 9 Pro and blowing past the iPhone 16 Pro.

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Should you pay extra for Samsung’s top-of-the-range Galaxy, or will the regular model suffice?

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This almost certainly won’t happen but imagine if it did.

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What shades will the S25 be available in? Here’s what we’ve heard so far.

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Twisting the crown might actually do something this time around.

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The OnePlus Open 2 could get boosted performance, waterproofing and the biggest battery we’ve ever seen in a foldable.

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AirDrop and AirPlay could be available to Android if EU laws come into force.

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More pics from the renowned leaker Evan Blass have shown alleged redesigns for the Galaxy S25 Plus and Galaxy S25 Ultra.

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Samsung could reveal its next lineup of flagship phones in just 35 days’ time, according to an Italian poster that's just been leaked online.

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Everything you need to know about streaming and VPNs this Christmas

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Shazam, live translation and live AI features are all arriving in a software update to Meta's smart glasses.

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An early report claiming the upcoming slim handset could be the most expensive iPhone ever appear wide of the mark — which makes the iPhone 17 Air far more appealing.

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The “product introduction phase” is a small production run for testing

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A purported Switch 2 render has leaked based on a “3D scan of the real hardware”, CEO claims.

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Don’t get used to Qualcomm across the board, as Samsung will be back to pushing its chips again soon enough.

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According to reports, Apple has scrapped its plans to make an M4 Extreme chipset — sad for speed demons wanting a monster with 64 CPU cores and up to 160 GPU cores.

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The Apple Watch Ultra 3 could be a sizeable upgrade over the Apple Watch Ultra 2 if these rumors prove to be correct.

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The leaker Ice Universe has tipped that the Galaxy S25 series could support Qi2 wireless charging, which could help take the technology mainstream for Android phones.

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Apple is believed to be making the switch to 2nm chipsets for the iPhone 18 series and that means an increased cost for consumers.

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Just how much do you need to set aside to buy Samsung’s next flagship on day one?

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It could be another strong year for Microsoft’s hardware with new laptops, a Pro tablet and a new, smaller device.

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Cellular connectivity could come to MacBooks as soon as 2026, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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What we’re expecting Apple to deliver with its rumored slimmer iPhone.
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