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Bobby Hellard

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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

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News Chinese tech mogul could delay Ant Group's IPO even further if he sells controlling stake in firm

By Bobby Hellard Published 29 July 22

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NCSC launches startup incubator to protect against national cyber threats

News The program is focused on the protection of highly available operational technology where there is a high risk of digital sabotage

By Bobby Hellard Published 28 July 22

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Google rolls out minor UI and search refresh for major productivity boost

News New look Gmail tidies up Chat, Spaces and Meet apps as pop-out sidebar icons

By Bobby Hellard Published 28 July 22

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Kaseya to build R&D centre in Dundalk and create 250 jobs over next three years

News Software provider aims to further invest in Ireland and capitalise on the university talent within the region

By Bobby Hellard Published 26 July 22

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Android adds drag and drop features to tablet OS

News Share text, images and links across Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides and more in split screen mode

By Bobby Hellard Published 26 July 22

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1.2m businesses now eligible for UK gov's software discounts

News Help to Grow: Digital scheme offers up to £5,000 off selected CRM and e-commerce software

By Bobby Hellard Published 25 July 22

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How to add a printer to macOS

Tutorials Everything you need to know about connecting a printer to an Apple computer via cable, Wi-Fi or IP address

By Bobby Hellard Published 22 July 22

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Printer ink vs toner: What's the difference?

Vs From price per page to the finish, we weigh up the pros and cons when it comes to printer ink vs toner

By Bobby Hellard Last updated 22 July 22

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Zoom adds end-to-end encryption to Zoom Phone and Breakout Rooms

News Users will need to be on the same Zoom account for E2EE for Zoom Calls to work

By Bobby Hellard Published 22 July 22

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UK gov opens £12m innovation fund to tackle cost of living crisis, regional inequality

News Funding will enable regulators and local authorities to test and experiment with "bold and ambitious" approaches to the pressing issues of the day

By Bobby Hellard Published 21 July 22

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Slack Connect vs Microsoft Teams Connect: Better than email?

In-depth Slack Connect and its rival Microsoft Teams Connect both want to take internal business communications beyond the office

By Bobby Hellard Last updated 20 July 22

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Microsoft launches Digital Contact Center Platform

News The tech giant's new service will pull together features from Dynamics, Teams and Nuance AI for customer service automation

By Bobby Hellard Published 20 July 22

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Slack to increase subscription prices for the first time

News Users of Slack Pro can keep their current subscription for an additional year if they renew before 1 September 2022

By Bobby Hellard Published 19 July 22

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Botched IT upgrade inadvertently cuts pay for Next employees

News Salary issues have dogged the retailer since February after it outsourced payroll to Oracle

By Bobby Hellard Published 18 July 22

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Morgan Stanley fined $200m for "unapproved" WhatsApp use

News US gov report criticises bank for conducting business via personal channels of communications

By Bobby Hellard Published 15 July 22

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Chrome OS Flex turns old PCs and Macs into Chromebooks

News The OS is aimed at businesses that want a universal operating system without having to splash out on new hardware

By Bobby Hellard Last updated 15 July 22

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Google Cloud launches first Arm-based virtual machines

News The new addition to the cloud giant's Tau portfolio will offer greater price-to-performance than previous processor options

By Bobby Hellard Published 14 July 22

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Microsoft testing fresh UI for the Windows 11 taskbar

News A minor U-turn sees the developer experimenting with new search icons on the taskbar, alongside widget notification badges, and a Camera app

By Bobby Hellard Published 14 July 22

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Emojis in the workplace can bring colleagues together

Opinion Two-thirds of hybrid workers use emojis to feel closer to their colleagues, and this can even lead to a unique workplace language evolving over time

By Bobby Hellard Published 13 July 22

Opinion
Red Hat appoints Matt Hicks as CEO

News Paul Cormier will move to chairman as the open-source giant continues its hybrid cloud push

By Bobby Hellard Published 13 July 22

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ICO calls for gov review into use of WhatsApp and other private communication channels

News Regulator slaps Department of Health and Social Care with reprimand under UK data protection law

By Bobby Hellard Published 12 July 22

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