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
![Galp's autonomous petrol station in Lisbon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4wPSCaUSKE2SdgpDAy2LtE-320-80.png)
Europe's first autonomous petrol station opens in Lisbon
By Bobby Hellard published
News A joint venture between Sensei and Galp offers a future of digital transformation for petrol stations
![A finger about to press the Clearview AI App on a device](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b89MxTwXvovmNbWpwoL4KD-320-80.jpg)
Clearview AI fined £7.5m over improper use of UK data
By Bobby Hellard published
News Australian facial recognition firm collected 20 billion images from the internet without consent in order to build its database
![A photograph of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra stood up on a table](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t2BBK8TpN3h8c8C65nxjgi-320-80.jpg)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: A noteworthy flagship
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews The latest Ultra version of the Galaxy S-series is heavily stocked but slightly dull
![Mark Zuckerberg wearing a blurred VR headset](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5BhMMfRYMMNzPAJhYRuhuC-320-80.png)
Zuckerberg teases Meta's Project Cambria VR headset
By Bobby Hellard published
News The video features a pixelated hardware prototype and a brief insight into its mixed reality capabilities
![A view of the front of a Tesco Extra store with cars parked in front](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PN2ymiJpsZ2wfqaSPaPuhP-320-80.jpg)
Tesco to pilot in-store flexible working spaces
By Bobby Hellard published
News Areas formerly used for electrical goods could be used for meetings and co-working
![Google's Pixel 6a revealed on stage at Google I/O 22](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ER4mBiddob5gzWGKNyjQZh-320-80.png)
Google launches Pixel 6a and new mobile wallet at I/O developer event
By Bobby Hellard published
News The tech giant also gives a first glimpse at the Pixel 7, 7 Pro, and Pixel tablet
![An old iPod under neon lighting](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65fKE6LrHhPDiBmdGz8J3B-320-80.jpg)
Three lessons the iPod can teach us about disruption
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion It wasn’t the first MP3 player – but it was the first to fit 1,000 songs in your pocket
![Microsoft customisable PC buttons](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jCRwpv9HAoHSCti2JMtN7F-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft reveals adaptive accessories lineup
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant to launch customisable mouse, buttons and hub in the Autumn
![Huawei's P50 Pro smartphone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vbAZ5LZP7vgjtXxGypqpu3-320-80.png)
Huawei P50 Pro review: A frustratingly brilliant Google-free smartphone
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews With an app gallery stocked like never before, Huawei's latest P-series is almost good enough to take on Android
![Salesforce logo on a glass wall](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CVJVwhZTzXuvTMwGWEWYrP-320-80.jpg)
Salesforce acquires financial comms specialist for Slack
By Bobby Hellard published
News Troop.ai is to be incorporated into Slack to aid customer-facing sales teams
![The UK over a keyboard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BtzYXdytsZWQDKV6moH2id-320-80.jpg)
UK government reveals new powers to curb big tech monopolies
By Bobby Hellard published
News Anti-competitive practices could result in a fine of up to 10% of global turnover and a further 5% for every day the offence continues
![The advertising banner / video wall of the mobile phone company Vodafone's business segment in Dusseldorf, Germany](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xRTgiXeTH3zRJxUcfSqVVM-320-80.jpg)
Vodafone taps Google Cloud for unified network management platform
By Bobby Hellard published
News Single platform for performance management to be implemented in 11 European countries
![The Microsoft Edge app](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yT7dWZCYo4jhgAdyW4v9LP-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft Edge overtakes Safari as the world's second most popular browser
By Bobby Hellard published
News Edge use could increase as more and more install Windows 11
![Google's Workspace suite on a smartphone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dr45Br6o22iFciyf5YYPK6-320-80.jpg)
Google to add more Workspace data transfer controls in Europe
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant to offer "Sovereign Controls" in 2022 and 2023 to help navigate the "evolving" data landscape
![The Apple iPhone 12 mini standing up on a bed](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sD3rG9RbexNJ3uMkzXqp6e-320-80.jpg)
EU claims Apple is breaking competition law on contactless payments
By Bobby Hellard published
News The iPhone maker is accused of abusing its market position to limit access to the tech behind NFC transactions
![A Google Workspace for startup founders and venture capitalists](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3puBwtwLtEtGQBgQ5qJq3h-320-80.png)
Google to offer US businesses $100,000 worth of digital skills courses
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant has a range of digital courses that take three to six months to complete
![The Airbnb logo with a city in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pPep8xw5EvgkK8Wc636YeV-320-80.jpg)
Airbnb bucks hybrid work trend with 'work anywhere' policy
By Bobby Hellard published
News Employees can work anywhere across a country or for up to 90 days in another
![Android 13's new logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iM7kCsD2USnCoLG6B9uBSK-320-80.png)
Google releases public beta for Android 13
By Bobby Hellard published
News The latest update of the next version of the OS comes ahead of the tech giant's I/O developer event in May
![Huawei's MateBook X Pro (2021)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gGYQgjehyHMRASgBiFHUM9-320-80.jpg)
Huawei MateBook X Pro (2021) review: Battery woes plague the evergreen ultraportable
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews A sleek and stylish MateBook once again undermined by battery life
![Wind turbine from Vestas Wind Systems](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uGHqKaJ9AQzAAxTr7nFHTE-320-80.jpg)
Russian-affiliates believed to be behind cyber attacks on wind turbines firms
By Bobby Hellard published
News Three German-based renewable energy companies attacked as country attempts to wean itself off Russian oil
![A black British Army sign hanging outside one of its recruitment centres](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UH2Y3BJQiTuQLsFNdQnXzc-320-80.jpg)
Data for 120 army recruits found on the dark web
By Bobby Hellard published
News The website, run jointly with Capita, has been offline since mid-March as MoD assesses the scope of the breach
![An @ sign on a fish hook](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HEPc3JYzWVzemamgbp7VGF-320-80.jpg)
Almost half of UK employees can't spot email scams
By Bobby Hellard published
News "Jargon" and confusing terminology cited as an issue, according to OpenText survey
![A man and his child on a desk at their house as he tries to work from home](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JnYR2Z4MdXE4W4J8SQewsE-320-80.jpg)
Forget Putin – WFH is fast becoming an emblem for the cost of living crisis
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion Despite the EU’s claims we can fight Putin by staying at home, spiralling costs are pushing more people away from the office