Articles by Mark Wilson, Senior news editor

Mark is TechRadar's Senior news editor and has been a technology journalist since 2004, back when people used the word 'gadgets' and the world's most desirable phones were made by Sony Ericsson. He's so old that his first published feature was a 'next big thing?' article about Blu-Ray. Mark started life in the print world as Reviews Editor then Features Editor on Stuff, which was the world's biggest-selling tech magazine. He then moved into the online world, becoming Acting Editor on Stuff.tv before leaving to focus on his main tech love of cameras and photography.

After spending two years as Cameras Editor for Trusted Reviews, Mark became TechRadar's Cameras Editor in 2019, before moving on to news in early 2023. During his lengthy time in tech journalism, Mark has also been a regular contributor to The Sunday Times, Robb Report and Arena. Back in his early days, he also won The Daily Telegraph's 'Young Sportswriter of the Year' (2003) and was nominated for the PTC's 'Most Promising Student Journalist'. Although given that was 20 years ago, it's surely time to stop dining out on it.

Outside of work, Mark is a keen cyclist, Liverpool FC fan and music lover who's going through a mid-life crisis of listening to electronic music that sounds suspiciously like shoegaze. He also buys synths and grooveboxes that he has no time to play and very little idea how to use, but enjoys their flashing lights and laudable commitment to physical buttons.

Articles by: Mark Wilson

X was down again – here's what happened in its latest outage

By Mark Wilson Last updated 16 February 26

X has gone down twice today, with the outages affecting thousands of users. Here's everything we know about its latest issues.

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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Claude showing up ChatGPT to Samsung teasing its Galaxy S26 smartphones

By Hamish Hector Published 14 February 26

The week's biggest tech news stories from Anthropic, Sony, Apple, and more for February 14, 2026.

'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives

By Mark Wilson Published 9 February 26

Discord has announced that it's rolling out age verification checks globally from March, and the decision has sparked fury from many privacy-conscious users.

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‘We watched the Berlin wall fall on this TV’: Guatemelan family shocks Samsung by trading in their indestructible 39-year-old CRT TV for a new LCD, calling it ‘a real workhorse’

By Mark Wilson Published 8 February 26

A Guatemalan family recently stunned Samsung by trading in their 39-year-old "workhorse" CRT TV for a new LCD – and started a journey that's seen the set become an exhibit at the company's HQ.

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The world's first 'biomimetic AI robot' just strolled in from the uncanny valley — and yes, it's super-creepy

By Mark Wilson Published 5 February 26

A Shanghai startup has just revealed Moya, which it says is the first "biomimetic AI robot". But not everyone is convinced it's a good idea.

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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Samsung teasing a major S26 upgrade to Garmin's leaked Whoop clone

By Hamish Hector Published 31 January 26

Here are the biggest tech news stories from Whoop, Netflix, Samsung, OpenAI, and more for January 31, 2026.

Microsoft 365 and Outlook were down for many – here's what went wrong

By Jacob Krol Last updated 23 January 26

Microsoft experienced a major outage on January 22 that affected Outlook, Teams, 365 and more. Here's what happened.

X was down – here's what happened in the latest outage

By Jacob Krol Published 16 January 26

X was down for many users today – here's how its latest outage played out.

Verizon outage: Service restored after a 'software issue' — here’s everything we know and how to get the $20 credit

By Jacob Krol Last updated 15 January 26

The carrier has confirmed it was caused by a 'software issue'

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CES 2026 live — everything that happened at the world's biggest tech show

By Philip Berne Last updated 10 January 26

CES 2026 is now over for another year – here are all the tech lessons we learned from the big Vegas show.

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These will be the 11 biggest tech trends of 2026, according to CES 2026

By Mark Wilson Published 10 January 26

CES 2026 is over, but what have we learned? A lot actually – here are the biggest trends that will likely dominate the tech world for the next twelve months.

CES 2025 live: all the latest news from the world's biggest tech show

By Mark Wilson Last updated 5 January 26

CES 2025 is now well underway and we're live at the show – here's all of the latest tech news.

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How to win January – 15 inspiring ways to upgrade your life with tech in 2026

By Mark Wilson Last updated 3 January 26

Looking to upgrade your life with tech in 2026? Here's how the TechRadar team are doing it – and how you can do the same.

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Bigger batteries, better AI, and more: here’s what the TechRadar team wants to see from smartphones in 2026

By Jamie Richards Published 29 December 25

Here’s what our resident tech-heads are hoping for in the world of smartphones next year.

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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Texas accusing your TV of spying on you to iRobot finding a buyer

By Hamish Hector Published 20 December 25

Here's the week's biggest tech news stories from iRobot, Samsung, OnePlus, and more for December 20, 2025.

Spotify was down – here's what we know about the outage

By Mark Wilson Last updated 15 December 25

Spotify was down for many today, but the streaming app now appears to be fixed – here's how the outage played out.

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What does the Netflix and Warner Bros. deal mean for you? Here's what experts predict about price hikes and more

By Mark Wilson Published 6 December 25

Netflix has just announced the biggest entertainment shake-up for years with its $72 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. But what does this mean for you?

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Spotify Wrapped 2025 not working? Try these 3 fixes to help it show up

By Mark Wilson Published 3 December 25

Having trouble finding your Spotify Wrapped 2025 recap? Try these potential fixes.

Yahoo and AOL mail were down for many – here's how the latest outage played out

By Mark Wilson Last updated 1 December 25

Struggled with your Yahoo or AOL email today? You're weren't alone – here's what happened in the latest outage.

Shopify is down – here's what we know about its Cyber Monday outage

By Mark Wilson Last updated 1 December 25

The web merchant Shopify has gone down for many stores – here's what we know about its Cyber Monday outage

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This stunning, one-off Leica belonging to the late Pope Francis just raised $7.5 million for charity – here are its 7 unique features

By Mark Wilson Published 26 November 25

Leica has just sold a unique M-A camera belonging to the late Pope Francis to raise millions for charity – here's what it looks like.

X was down again – here's how its latest outage played out

By Mark Wilson Published 21 November 25

X suffered a major blip again this week, with thousands reporting that the social media site was down in the both the US and UK – but it seems to have recovered.

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It’s actually happened – Android now works with Apple AirDrop for simple file-sharing, starting with the Pixel 10

By Mark Wilson Published 20 November 25

Google has announced that Android's Quick Share now works with Apple's AirDrop for quick file-sharing, starting with the Pixel 10 – here's how it works.

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Some Spotify fans are still experiencing a major app crashing problem – here's what you can do

By Mark Wilson Published 20 November 25

Spotify users have been struck by an annoying app crashing problem that has left them without music for days – here's the latest news and a possible fix.

X was down – here's what we know about the major outage

By Mark Wilson Last updated 18 November 25

X experienced a big outage on mobile and desktop today that was most likely caused by Cloudflare problems – here's what happpened.

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