Alíz Kovács-Zöldi
Alíz Kovács-Zöldi covers photography technology for Amateur Photographer, with a focus on camera gear and optical design. Her work sits at the point where engineering detail meets practical shooting, centring on how new lenses and other hardware shape the way images are made.
Camera and lens technology coverage
Kovács-Zöldi writes about the tools photographers use, especially lenses and other core components of a camera kit. She pays attention to how new products are built and what they are designed to do, rather than treating them as simple spec sheets. Her coverage stays close to the technology itself, looking at focal lengths, focusing systems and form factors in clear, accessible language.
Product-driven technology stories
Her piece on Thypoch’s first ever autofocus lens, which packs three prime focal lengths into a single unit, shows how she takes readers through unconventional gear ideas by explaining the product and its intended use. She focuses on the defining features of a launch, such as how an AF system is implemented or how a lens manages multiple primes in one body, and presents them in a straightforward news format. The emphasis is on what is new in the design and what that means for photographers choosing or updating a kit.
Technology beat within photography
Within Amateur Photographer, Kovács-Zöldi’s work sits firmly on the technology side of the masthead’s coverage. She concentrates on hardware rather than technique, looking at how advances in autofocus, optics and physical design filter into real-world products. Her bylines give readers a focused view of developments in imaging technology, anchored in concrete examples of new cameras and lenses.
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Adam Conway
Adam Conway stands out for treating consumer tech as systems to experiment with rather than products to set and forget. He is a journalist at XDA who covers phones, networks, and DIY-friendly hardware with a tinkerer’s mindset. His work focuses on hands-on testing, clear explanations, and practical ways to push devices further. He writes in depth about enthusiast hardware such as ESP32-based touchscreens, mesh networking projects, and off-grid communication tools, emphasizing setup, usability, and trade-offs. On the mobile team, he covers Android phones, software updates, and ecosystem changes, digging into network performance, battery behavior, and connectivity features. He also writes detailed how-tos on modding, customization, and configuration, with a focus on risks, prerequisites, and real-world use. His coverage is analytical, enthusiast-focused, and aimed at readers who act on his reporting.
Adnan Farooqui
Adnan Farooqui is a technology journalist at SamMobile whose work centers on Samsung’s hardware, software and strategy, with a focus on what its moves mean for the company’s future. He treats foldable phones as a strategic inflection point, using devices like the Galaxy Z Flip line to examine portfolio strategy, demand, cost and competition, and to track how long Samsung sustains product lines. He also covers the everyday Galaxy ecosystem of phones, tablets, wearables and the software that connects them, following One UI and Android updates, security patches and new features. His reporting ties product news to business decisions, pricing, launch strategy, software support windows and subscription pushes. He blends fast news with analysis, separates confirmed facts from his own reading of events, and uses plain language to frame why Samsung’s choices matter to different buyers.
Alexander Haro
Alexander Haro stands out for surf and ocean culture coverage that focuses on how people really use gear and technology in the water. He writes for surf readers who care about feel, not specs, and he often uses specific surfers, sessions, and waves to show how new equipment, design ideas, and board-building trends change the ride. He writes regularly about surf equipment, especially foiling, and he covers surf craft, foils, and the practical effects of new gear on paddling, speed, and wave connection. His work is short, session-driven, and video-led, with measured, conversational reporting that avoids hype while respecting surf history and newer ideas.
Andrew Highton
Andrew Highton covers technology through the lens of mainstream video games, focusing on how major franchises move from rumor to reveal. He writes for Insider Gaming, concentrating on news around marquee titles such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. His work stands out for tracking the build-up before a big release rather than just the launch itself. He reports on developer and publisher hints, official statements, and promotional breadcrumbs, explaining which parts are confirmed news and which remain open questions. His Call of Duty coverage is methodical, isolating key signals from comments or social posts and connecting them to the current state of the franchise without overstating what has been promised. He writes for active players, translating abstract teases into concrete takeaways about timing, expectations, and next steps.