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
Truss seeks last-ditch SoftBank meeting over Arm IPO
By Bobby Hellard published
News Gov said to want a dual New York-London listing, at the very least
Gartner predicts energy crisis will hit data centre budgets by 40% or more
By Bobby Hellard published
News Larger cloud providers have no intention to increase customer fees, for now
Zoom reportedly set to launch email and calendar apps
By Bobby Hellard published
News The firm aims to move beyond video conferencing and take on the likes of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office with "Zmail" and "Zcal"
Red Hat adopts a remote-first policy, with offices turned into "neighbourhoods"
By Bobby Hellard published
News Software giant puts more emphasis on collaboration with redesigned office spaces
Honor MagicBook 16 review: Magical but limited
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews Honor's brilliant budget laptop is indeed magic in every department - except battery life
Google reportedly abandons Pixelbook range in bid to cut costs
By Bobby Hellard published
News Google has allegedly shelved its next Chromebook and the team that built it
JP Morgan to acquire cloud-native payment platform Renovite Technologies
By Bobby Hellard published
News US-based Renovite to be incorporated into the JP Morgan Payments platform
A breakdown of iOS 16's security features
By Bobby Hellard published
News Digital passkeys, faster security updates and a 15-minute window to fix or recall iMessages and emails
Android adds multipinning function to Meet
By Bobby Hellard published
News Google updates Android devices with new tools and capabilities for productivity and accessibility
Thoma Bravo pulls plug on Darktrace takeover
By Bobby Hellard published
News Shares in the UK cyber firm slumped 30%, as investors had pinned hopes on takeover deal
Apple drops the notch for iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant offers up premium models with A16 chips, always-on displays and new Dynamic Islands
Apple’s iPhone 14 launch is a mini disappointment
By Bobby Hellard published
Analysis Poor sales and a shrinking global economy might have killed off the best iPhone of our generation
Libra 2.0 programme aims to help unrepresented founders get investment
By Bobby Hellard published
News Second iteration of the programme aims to support startups with black, Arab, and Asian founders
Apple to add jobs to digital advertising teams
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant looking for product designers, data engineers and sales specialists, with most roles based in the US
What is 5G and how far are we from rollout?
By Bobby Hellard last updated
In-depth 4G's successor promises 1ms latency and multi-Gbit/sec bandwidth, but can it deliver?
iPhone 14: What we expect to see at Apple's Far Out event
By Bobby Hellard published
News Four new iPhone models expected this week but sadly none of them will be a Mini
Has Lenovo found the ultimate business use case for smart glasses?
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion Lenovo’s T1 smart glasses offer a virtual desktop that only you can see
Honor 70 review: A midrange marvel
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews The Honor 70 offers the best display, battery and camera technology you’ll get for under £500
Going into the office won't save you on energy bills
By Bobby Hellard published
Opinion Work from home or go into the office – neither is going to offset the looming energy crisis coming our way this winter
Laptops vs desktops: Which one is better for the office?
By Bobby Hellard published
Vs We weigh up the age-old dilemma of whether a laptop is better than a desktop for everyday business use
UK to examine taxation of remote workers
By Bobby Hellard published
News Government advisor to asses how companies have adapted to the increase in remote and 'nomad' workers
Gov to force through tough telecoms regulations to boost network security
By Bobby Hellard published
News Regulator Ofcom will have powers to monitor, investigate and fine providers that fail to meet the new requirements
CIO role has 'drastically changed' over last 24 months, says Lenovo
By Bobby Hellard published
News Globally survey suggests chief information officers have greater influence over their company now the role has expanded beyond technology
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