Articles by Alex Whitelock, Retail Editor

Alex is TechRadar's retail editor, specializing in buying advice and general tips on how to save our readers as much cash as possible. He's covered major retail events in some capacity for over seven years now; both in editorial and other ecommerce adjacent roles on TechRadar, T3, GamesRadar, and other Future PLC sites. Alex's expertise touches on most areas, but he has a particular love for phones, laptops, and cameras, being an avid photographer.

Articles by: Alex Whitelock

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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

Looking for a GPU? Don't buy yet - graphics card prices are falling rapidly

By Alex Whitelock Published 26 February 22

Techradar deals New data suggests that graphics card prices are taking a tumble - and we think they could go even further.

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

By Alex Whitelock Published 29 January 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?

Great budget gaming laptop deals start at just $636 this weekend at Dell

By Alex Whitelock Published 8 May 21

techradar deals Dell's the top destination for cheap gaming laptop deals this weekend - here are two particularly good options.

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Apple deals: last chance to bag a free pair of AirPods with a cheap MacBook or iPad

By Alex Whitelock Published 25 September 20

TechRadar deals Apple's Back to School sales event has now been extended, giving us just a few more weeks to grab a MacBook or iPad deal plus free AirPods.

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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