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
![The Chrome app icon on a mobile phone display](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3AAk8LntbVT7L6H5Kzu8xL-320-80.jpg)
Google takes on bad extensions with new Chrome badges
By Bobby Hellard published
News Two new certifications labels aim to take the hassle of evaluating extensions away from users
![Nokia's HQ with dark clouds above](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qhLuAk483Vqvd8Y7Mea85d-320-80.jpg)
Nokia to offer data centre switches to boost Azure bandwidth
By Bobby Hellard published
News The announcement is part of an ongoing collaboration to develop the 'SONiC' networking initiative
![Microsoft sign on a building](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PntHo8BXqbGR3bpKVMPMnF-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft Purview rebrand aims to simplify data governance and compliance
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant merges 365 and Azure Purview data-governance services into a unified suite
![A cyber attack depicted in binary code](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kSjJBMxBkD3jMqQtszzMMT-320-80.jpg)
Funky Pigeon site offline after "cyber incident"
By Bobby Hellard published
News The WH Smith-owned card site has reported the breach to "the relevant regulators"
![The Windows 11 Desktop in dark mode](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w6Nir8rdpgJmv5uzbEkoEJ-320-80.png)
Windows 11 has fewer users than both Windows 7 and Windows XP
By Bobby Hellard published
News Lansweeper data suggests Windows 11 adoption rate has almost tripled over the past three months, but uptake remains slow
![Padlocks on a dollar to represent the cost of cyber crime](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G86HVPXLypZizJN65H9sEA-320-80.jpg)
T-Mobile allegedly tried to buy leaked data from a hacker forum for $200k
By Bobby Hellard published
News The stolen information was still up for sale long after payment, court papers suggest
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DuckDuckGo app arrives on Mac
By Bobby Hellard published
News New browser app comes with a cookie popup blocker and a password manager
![A close up shot of a corner of a building with the word Sungard displayed, with a blue sky in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZVRpXi37H4rBAAwaXHnVrV-320-80.jpg)
Sungard files for bankruptcy for the second time in three years
By Bobby Hellard published
News Legacy IT firm unable to remedy its financial problems in the current economic climate
![The Finastra headquarters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/awDjs4PKbfT2iZqu26dSaC-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft to partner with Finastra for SMB loans
By Bobby Hellard published
News Programme to "initially" start in the US with 8,000 financial institutions available through Dynamics 365
![Datto logo on a laptop display](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EnBT7Q5rMFf87pxxo9Gwvm-320-80.jpg)
Kaseya to acquire cloud software firm Datto for $6bn
By Bobby Hellard published
News Investor-funded transaction to be completed by the end of the year
![A deepfake face with glasses](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DME6nvYNVAWAxLaTjCo44n-320-80.jpg)
LinkedIn is filled with deepfake 'virtual employees'
By Bobby Hellard published
News Stanford Internet Observatory researchers find more than 1,000 fake profiles on the business site
![A virtual Bobby Hellard in the DXC metaverse](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ABHmSmKB5ZnkQYK8ofqHLZ-320-80.png)
Into the metaverse: Everything we learned from our virtual tour
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion Constant distractions – and not much collaboration – make it hard to see the business use cases
![A street intersection at night](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyRZaFm9X4z8u3MHPpJcgQ-320-80.jpg)
What is edge computing?
By Bobby Hellard last updated
In-depth Edge computing is central to making the IoT fast, secure, and useful
![Three Toshiba signs displayed under an overpass in Kuala Lumpur](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p7x4DbHTnEmryg5SkLbS4V-320-80.jpg)
Toshiba mulls going private after string of shareholder revolts
By Bobby Hellard published
News The firm has established a special committee to "engage" with potential investors and review alternatives
![Ericsson HQ at an angle with cloudy sky in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Efz5q5RR3rEtnifQ8j4HXW-320-80.jpg)
Ericsson exec resigns as shareholder pressure mounts over ISIS payment claims
By Bobby Hellard published
News US DoJ investigation claims Swedish telco giant "failed to disclose" misconduct in Iraq during bribery settlement
![Windows 11 on a HP laptop](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jjKGJvXT2VVdekDNSU2Qsm-320-80.jpg)
How to install Windows 11
By Bobby Hellard last updated
In-depth You'll need to check your system requirements before you upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft's OS
![The Microsoft Journal app](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RNMfJdMxsAa3wJgd6q36TG-320-80.png)
Microsoft Journal becomes fully-fledged Windows app
By Bobby Hellard published
News The new "ink-first" notetaking software will also be integrated into Microsoft 365
![Microsoft's Remote help feature](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E2pGTXpsxJZTCJuY3tUBqK-320-80.png)
Microsoft's Windows Autopatch brings automated updates for IT admins
By Bobby Hellard published
News Endpoint Manager updates also include targeted IT messages for organisations and more security controls
![The Windows 365 Switch interface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SDtMFRrBgMF3k4GzLpBNgT-320-80.png)
Microsoft launches Windows 365 Boot and Switch apps
By Bobby Hellard published
News Cloud PC service gets additional security and productivity features that include an offline mode
![Unagi's model one e-scooter](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yUyWsnwpM4ZXkY7ZmZUvWB-320-80.png)
Google to entice workers back to the office with free e-scooters
By Bobby Hellard published
News US employees reportedly offered a Unagi Model One scooter to make the commute into the office more appealing
![Red and white Lenovo signage on building](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GmYFA4MepN6rzR6LG3gsmg-320-80.jpg)
Lenovo to double its R&D workforce to 12,000
By Bobby Hellard published
News Laptop giant to funnel increased profits into new IT architectures for edge computing
![The entrance to one of Microsoft's offices](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4H8e9tgiHhk8Ngzt9sjWVV-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft acquires process automation specialist Mint
By Bobby Hellard published
News It marks yet another move for Microsoft into a market expected to be worth around $11 billion by 2030
![Man logging into Google Meet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qFuWXyek5v8xc5WqBvFREZ-320-80.jpg)
Google Workspace update adds Meet calls to Docs and Sheets, chat threads to Spaces
By Bobby Hellard published
News Update aims to addressed 'top requested' features from enterprise customers