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Tom's role in the TechRadar team is to specialize in phones and tablets, but he also takes on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. He started as a staff writer on the phones team in 2019, and became Deputy Editor in 2022, and is currently the sole member of that team.
He graduated in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Prior to working in TechRadar, he freelanced in tech, gaming and entertainment, areas which he continues to cover on occasion, and also spent many years working in bars as a mixologist. Outside of TechRadar he works in film as a screenwriter, director, producer and more, and likes to cook and bake, exercise, travel and going charity shop shopping (that's thrift store shopping, if you live in the US).
He grew up in Bristol, UK, and has also lived in Norwich, UK, Salt Lake City, UT, and currently resides in London, UK.
