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Conor Allison
Contributing editor
Location: Manchester, UK
Languages: English
(Pocket-lint) - Conor started life in journalism at Digital Spy as a technology reporter, covering everything from Tim Cook’s hypnotic dancing to the latest phone launches, before moving to Wareable Media Group in 2017.
As an associate editor of the group, Conor was responsible for the granular testing of every wearable, smart home and fitness device to grace store shelves — even being known to cycle the streets of East London in a wearable airbag — before moving to Pocket-lint in 2020.
Conor is a sport and fitness enthusiast in his spare time, and has also contributed to British GQ, Wired, The Daily Mirror, Metro and The Independent.
Twitter: @conorallison95
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