Bobby Hellard
Bobby Hellard is ITPro's Reviews Editor and has worked on CloudPro and ChannelPro since 2018. In his time at ITPro, Bobby has covered stories for all the major technology companies, such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, and regularly attends industry-leading events such as AWS Re:Invent and Google Cloud Next.
Bobby mainly covers hardware reviews, but you will also recognize him as the face of many of our video reviews of laptops and smartphones.
He has been a journalist for ten years, originally covering sports, before moving into business technology with ITPro. He has bylines in The Independent, Vice and The Business Briefing. Contact him at bobby.hellard@futurenet.com or find him on Twitter: @bobbyhellard
Latest articles by Bobby Hellard
Apple drops the notch for iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant offers up premium models with A16 chips, always-on displays and new Dynamic Islands
Apple’s iPhone 14 launch is a mini disappointment
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis Poor sales and a shrinking global economy might have killed off the best iPhone of our generation
Libra 2.0 programme aims to help unrepresented founders get investment
By Bobby Hellard published
News Second iteration of the programme aims to support startups with black, Arab, and Asian founders
Apple to add jobs to digital advertising teams
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant looking for product designers, data engineers and sales specialists, with most roles based in the US
What is 5G and how far are we from rollout?
By Bobby Hellard last updated
In-depth 4G's successor promises 1ms latency and multi-Gbit/sec bandwidth, but can it deliver?
iPhone 14: What we expect to see at Apple's Far Out event
By Bobby Hellard published
News Four new iPhone models expected this week but sadly none of them will be a Mini
Has Lenovo found the ultimate business use case for smart glasses?
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion Lenovo’s T1 smart glasses offer a virtual desktop that only you can see
Honor 70 review: A midrange marvel
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews The Honor 70 offers the best display, battery and camera technology you’ll get for under £500
Going into the office won't save you on energy bills
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion Work from home or go into the office – neither is going to offset the looming energy crisis coming our way this winter
Laptops vs desktops: Which one is better for the office?
By Bobby Hellard published
Vs We weigh up the age-old dilemma of whether a laptop is better than a desktop for everyday business use
UK to examine taxation of remote workers
By Bobby Hellard published
News Government advisor to asses how companies have adapted to the increase in remote and 'nomad' workers
Gov to force through tough telecoms regulations to boost network security
By Bobby Hellard published
News Regulator Ofcom will have powers to monitor, investigate and fine providers that fail to meet the new requirements
CIO role has 'drastically changed' over last 24 months, says Lenovo
By Bobby Hellard published
News Globally survey suggests chief information officers have greater influence over their company now the role has expanded beyond technology
Microsoft aims to ease EU concerns with cloud licensing changes
By Bobby Hellard published
News New hosting and outsourcing terms aim to reduce costs for European companies that run Microsoft services in rival data centres
Surging inflation is driving people to cryptocurrencies
By Bobby Hellard published
News Binance claims the future is bright for digital tokens as a UN trade body warns cryptocurrencies may enable tax evasion
Microsoft marks OneDrive's 15th anniversary with a design overhaul
By Bobby Hellard published
News New UI and productivity features coming soon as Microsoft pivots OneDrive as a central hub for hybrid workers
Intel launches Arc Pro GPUs for creative apps
By Bobby Hellard published
News The Pro series includes two new GPUs intended for desktops, while the A30 is aimed at laptops
Electrical explosion reported at Google's Iowa data centre
By Bobby Hellard published
News Three people working on a substation near the facility were critically injured, according to reports
APAC region to lose 63 million jobs to automation by 2040
By Bobby Hellard published
News Five largest countries in the area more at risk of robots replacing workers compared to Europe and US, according to Forrester
Softbank's Vision Fund reports $22bn loss as economic crisis hits tech industry
By Bobby Hellard published
News Serial investor group contributes to Softbank's overall losses of 2.93 trillion Japanese yen
Google’s Duo-Meet integration is a confusing way to ‘streamline’ a collaboration service
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion Business software providers are scrambling to outdo each other and offer everything to everyone, all at once
Microsoft releases 5MB Outlook Lite app for Android
By Bobby Hellard published
News The streamlined version of mobile Outlook also works well on both 2G and 3G networks
Norton and Avast merger 'provisionally' approved by UK regulator
By Bobby Hellard published
News Competition and Markets Authority investigation suggests new software giant would still face "significant" competition
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