Vaughn Highfield
Vaughn Highfield is a seasoned tech journalist and content strategist with over 10 years experience in the publishing industry.
Writing in a freelance capacity for ITPro, Vaughn has covered a range of topics spanning cyber security, cryptocurrency, and skills development.
From 2015 to 2018, he served as a senior staff writer at Alphr before assuming the role of associate editor. In his role as associate editor, Vaughn was responsible for a range of duties, including the publication’s long-term content strategy, events coverage, editorial commissions, and curation of the Alphr newsletter.
Prior to this, he held in-house roles at PCPro at Terrapinn Digital in addition to freelance content strategy and marketing activities for The Gamers Hub and Magdala Media.
Vaughn played a key role in establishing the marketing and branding for the Games Expo Scotland in 2014.
At present, Vaughn serves as a content strategist at Google Play, where he is responsible for leading the organization’s global content strategy and editorial for games.
Describing himself as a ‘wordsmith and UX wizard’, Vaughn graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2011 with a BA (Hons) in Modern History.
Latest articles by Vaughn Highfield
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How to find out if your computer has a PCI express 3.0 x16 slot
By Vaughn Highfield last updated
In-depth Unsure if there is a PCI express 3.0 x16 slot for your graphics card? Here’s how to find out
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies aged 65
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Co-founder of Microsoft turned billionaire philanthropist passes due to return of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
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Google appeals £3.8bn fine for Android antitrust
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Google claims Android offers users more options than limitations
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Nvidia to transform machine learning with boosted GPU tech
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Nvidia’s Rapids platform slashes compute times from hours to seconds
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Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chairman
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Following his Tweet to take the company private, SEC forces Musk to step down as Tesla chair
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Vulnerability spotted in Fortnite Android installer
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Google identified the flaw, which has since been patched
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Nvidia reveals Turing GPUs
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Nvidia's latest GPU technology is six times more powerful than Pascal and utilises AI technologies
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Microsoft announces Surface Go
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Microsoft's budget Surface Go tablet starts at an wonderfully low £379.99
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Google laments missing out on GitHub
By Vaughn Highfield published
News GitHub's acquisition could have been very different...
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 1000 is gunning for Intel's PC market
By Vaughn Highfield published
News A new desktop-class Snapdragon chip is, apparently, on the way
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Google faces a fresh fine for market 'abuse' from EU
By Vaughn Highfield published
News The European Commission believes Android is anti-competitive and may slap Google with a fat fine to keep it in check
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Microsoft becomes more valuable than Google
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Satya Nadella has led Microsoft to third place in the most valuable company list
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How mentoring can work for you: The story of SPIXII
By Vaughn Highfield published
In-depth After following automated insurance tech company SPIXII for six months, we find out how mentorship has worked for them
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Bitcoin-mining hackers hit government websites
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Visiting public body domains could turn your computer into a cryptocurrency miner
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OnePlus hacked as customers are warned of a serious breach
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Card numbers, expiry dates and security codes have been nabbed from OnePlus.net
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More than 400 sites are logging everything you type
By Vaughn Highfield published
Analysis Princeton University researchers uncover one of the biggest security flaws on the internet
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Google confirms buyout of HTC's Pixel team for $1.1bn
By Vaughn Highfield published
News The money will pay for around 2,000 of HTC's staff and intellectual property
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How SPIXII is changing the world of insurance
By Vaughn Highfield published
Sponsored As winner of the Samsung 01/10/100 pitch-off, SPIXII is gearing up to revolutionise the world of insurance
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How Dell sees its role in the future of VR
By Vaughn Highfield published
In-depth Dell is committed to becoming a leader in commercial VR, and this is how it’s going to do it
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Tube will get total web coverage in 2019
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Sadiq Khan wants the capital to be better connected, and he’s got a plan on how to do it
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HBO hackers add ransom note with fresh Game of Thrones leaks
By Vaughn Highfield published
News Latest HBO leak includes more GoT scripts as pressure on HBO builds
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HBO hack leaks details of upcoming Game of Thrones episodes
By Vaughn Highfield published
News HBO confirms the hack saying it 'resulted in the compromise of proprietary information'