Articles by Alex Whitelock, Deals Editor

Alex is TechRadar's deals editor, specializing in getting our readers the best bang for the buck on the tech that we know and love. He's a dab hand at covering retailer events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day having over seven years of e-commerce experience at Future PLC; including bylines at our sister sites T3 and GamesRadar. Alex's expertise touches on most areas of TechRadar but he has a particular love for phones, laptops, and cameras, being an avid photographer. Outside of work, you'll find him indulging his love for street and travel photography, at home working on music, or down at the local climbing gym.

Articles by: Alex Whitelock

Best Google Pixel 7a plans in Australia (February 2025)

By Jasmine Gearie last updated 8 September 23

The Pixel 7a is available now, and we’ve compared the latest offers from Telstra, Optus and outright retailers to find the best place to buy.

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Pro tip: save on your Prime Day shopping with this neat gift card trick

By Petra Player published 6 July 23

Extra savings There’s AU$10 promotional credit that Amazon Prime members can claim before Prime Day rolls around.

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Buying a Kindle on Prime Day? Don’t forget your three free months of Kindle Unlimited

By Alex Whitelock last updated 4 July 23

Act fast Amazon Prime Day has started early for book lovers – get three months of Kindle Unlimited or Audible on the house with this superb extended free trial promo.

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Audible free trial: what's included and how to get Audible free

By Alex Whitelock last updated 22 June 23

Act fast A free Audible trial is available right now and we're here to answer all your questions in one convenient source.

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The best cheap monitor deals and prices for February 2025

By Alex Whitelock last updated 8 June 23

TechRadar Deals We've rounded up the best cheap monitor sales and deals from across the web.

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Google just showed us the future of AI - and it’s incredibly mundane

By Alex Whitelock published 13 May 23

Opinion Google’s latest showcase of AI features an all-encompassing glimpse of a mundane future - and masks serious concerns about the actual use of these tools.

Valve celebrates the Steam Deck's birthday with first-ever discount

By Alex Whitelock published 17 March 23

Deals If you were thinking about picking up a Steam Deck now is a great time - Valve has just cut prices by 10% for a limited time only.

ChatGPT won't make you lose your job - here's why

By Alex Whitelock published 21 January 23

Opinion ChatGPT has plenty of people worried - should you be? No, here's why.

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Jeff Bezos has advice for you over Black Friday - and it's not what you think

By Alex Whitelock published 17 November 22

Jeff Bezos sat down with CNN to discuss the economic climate and he had some interesting pointers for Black Friday deals shoppers.

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I've waited two long years for a graphics card but I'm not banking on Black Friday

By Alex Whitelock published 29 October 22

Black Friday Black Friday is around the corner and I'm desperate for graphics card deals, but I doubt there’ll be good buy then. Here’s why I’m skeptical.

This week has seen the biggest graphics card price drops yet at Newegg and Amazon

By Alex Whitelock published 15 April 22

TechRadar deals We've just seen the most consistent graphics card price drops yet at big first-party retailers like Amazon and Newegg.

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The best Apple Watch 4 prices and deals

By Tabitha Baker, Alex Whitelock published 1 March 22

techradar deals We've compared the cheapest prices on the Apple Watch Series 4

PSA: It's a good idea to reserve a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra before launch

By Alex Whitelock last updated 9 February 22

Potential Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra owners could be facing stock issues at launch so reserve now if you're interested.

Your phone is losing value - should you upgrade this Black Friday?

By Alex Whitelock published 30 October 21

techradar deals Unprecedented demand has meant this year's Black Friday phone deals may be in short demand - should you bank on a good trade-in rebate?

Prime members - get free cash and perks with these 7 exclusive early Prime Day deals

By Alex Whitelock published 12 June 21

techradar deals Getting prepped for this year's Amazon Prime Day deals? Here are 7 awesome perks that you can score right now.

New iPad (2020) pre-orders: where to order Apple's latest tablet

By Alex Whitelock published 16 September 20

techradar deals Here you'll find all the latest on where to buy the new iPad 2020, what to expect, and a quick comparison to last gen's device.

Free books are now available on Amazon to celebrate world book day 2020

By Alex Whitelock published 23 April 20

TechRadar deals Amazon is giving away nine free books to celebrate World Book Day 2020, in a campaign called 'Read The World'.

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Free audiobooks to homeschool and entertain kids now available on Audible

By Alex Whitelock published 8 April 20

Techradar deals Free audiobooks are now being given away by Audible as part of a drive to help bored kids and parents struggling to homeschool

Wine, beer and alcohol delivery in under 60 minutes with Drizly

By Alex Whitelock published 3 April 20

techradar deals You don't have to wait for your wine, beer and alcohol delivery with super fast service from Drizly

New Xbox One Roblox bundle means you can keep the kids happy for less

By Alex Whitelock published 20 March 20

This new Xbox One Roblox bundle from Microsoft gives a great entry point into the popular games-platform

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