
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
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Are reasoning models fundamentally flawed?
ITPro Podcast A report from Apple has cast significant doubts on the efficacy of reasoning models, going as far as to suggest that when a problem is too complex, they simply give up
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Amazon will "need fewer people" as it rolls out more generative AI
News Amazon's CEO tells workers to be "curious" about AI and educate themselves to protect their livelihoods
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How immersive does a video meeting really need to be?
Opinion It’s time to accept that virtual business meetings are awful and no amount of innovation will make them more engaging
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Dell Pro 14 Plus monitor review
Reviews A simplistic high-quality portable monitor – but it might just be too small to use for long periods
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What is an AI factory and what does it mean for enterprises?
Presented by AMD
Supported This form of specialized computing infrastructure powers some of our most popular services today
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Microsoft wants your AI agents working together
News New fine-tuning features in Copilot Studio and multi-agent orchestration capabilities aim to simplify agentic AI deployments, according to Microsoft.
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Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) review
Reviews No Google, an awkward keyboard, and an AI-heavy camera are the only issues with Huawei's beautiful MatePad Pro
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Inside the Sines DC, possibly the coolest data center in the world
Case Study This sustainable AI data center in Portugal has repurposed the ocean cooling infrastructure of a discontinued coal plant
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Best Skype alternatives
In-depth From Teams to Zoom, these are the best options for your business now that Skype is finally gone
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AWS to give AI skills to 100,000 people in the UK by 2030
Cloud giant wants to inspire the next Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace with an AI-training initiative that pulls government, business, and education together
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Edge devices are now your weakest link
News Compromised network edge devices have rapidly emerged as one of the biggest attack points for small and medium businesses.
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Nvidia braces for a $5.5 billion hit as tariffs reach the semiconductor industry
News The chipmaker says its H20 chips need a special license as its share price plummets
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AI is helping bad bots take over the internet
News Automated bot traffic has surpassed human activity for the first time in a decade, according to Imperva
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Should AI PCs be part of your next hardware refresh?
Presented by AMD
AI PCs are fast becoming a business staple and a surefire way to future-proof your business
By Bobby Hellard Published
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Google layoffs continue
News The tech giant's efficiency drive enters a third year with devices teams the latest target
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How DocuWare is empowering partners with AI
News DocuWare is aiming to revolutionize the channel with AI and automated services, with a host of new products announced at its annual EMEA partner conference in Berlin.
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DocuWare CEO Michael Berger on the company’s rapid growth
News ChannelPro sat down with DocuWare CEO Michael Berger to discuss the company's rapid growth and channel strategy.
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IDC warns US tariffs will impact tech sector spending
News IDC has warned that the US government's sweeping tariffs could cut global IT spending in half over the next six months.
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Microsoft enters mini PC market with its slick Windows 365 Link
News A modern thin client that works via the web and promises thorough security for remote and hybrid teams
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Former GCHQ intern risked national security after taking home top secret data
News A former GCHQ intern has pleaded guilty to transferring data from a top-secret computer onto his work phone.
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Microsoft launches new security AI agents to help overworked cyber professionals
News Microsoft is expanding its Security Copilot service with new AI agents to help overworked IT teams deal with surging security threats.
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Why do I find AI assistants so annoying?
Opinion From Google Gemini to Microsoft Copilot, the in-your-face approach to AI is too distracting
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MSI Modern 14 F13MG review
Reviews There isn't much excitement about the Modern 14, but it's a great value work machine for remote and entry-level employees
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Doing business under US sanctions: a Huawei success story
Analysis Doubling down on R&D, diversifying its business, and seeking out ripe new markets – the resurgence of Huawei carries lessons for all businesses
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