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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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Has Lenovo found the ultimate business use case for smart glasses?

Opinion Lenovo’s T1 smart glasses offer a virtual desktop that only you can see

Honor 70 review: A midrange marvel

Reviews The Honor 70 offers the best display, battery and camera technology you’ll get for under £500

By Bobby Hellard Published 2 September 22

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Going into the office won't save you on energy bills

Opinion Work from home or go into the office – neither is going to offset the looming energy crisis coming our way this winter

By Bobby Hellard Published 2 September 22

Opinion
Laptops vs desktops: Which one is better for the office?

Vs We weigh up the age-old dilemma of whether a laptop is better than a desktop for everyday business use

By Bobby Hellard Published 31 August 22

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UK to examine taxation of remote workers

News Government advisor to asses how companies have adapted to the increase in remote and 'nomad' workers

By Bobby Hellard Published 31 August 22

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Gov to force through tough telecoms regulations to boost network security

News Regulator Ofcom will have powers to monitor, investigate and fine providers that fail to meet the new requirements

By Bobby Hellard Published 30 August 22

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CIO role has 'drastically changed' over last 24 months, says Lenovo

News Globally survey suggests chief information officers have greater influence over their company now the role has expanded beyond technology

By Bobby Hellard Published 30 August 22

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Microsoft aims to ease EU concerns with cloud licensing changes

News New hosting and outsourcing terms aim to reduce costs for European companies that run Microsoft services in rival data centres

By Bobby Hellard Published 30 August 22

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Surging inflation is driving people to cryptocurrencies

News Binance claims the future is bright for digital tokens as a UN trade body warns cryptocurrencies may enable tax evasion

By Bobby Hellard Published 11 August 22

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Microsoft marks OneDrive's 15th anniversary with a design overhaul

News New UI and productivity features coming soon as Microsoft pivots OneDrive as a central hub for hybrid workers

By Bobby Hellard Published 10 August 22

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Intel launches Arc Pro GPUs for creative apps

News The Pro series includes two new GPUs intended for desktops, while the A30 is aimed at laptops

By Bobby Hellard Published 9 August 22

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Electrical explosion reported at Google's Iowa data centre

News Three people working on a substation near the facility were critically injured, according to reports

By Bobby Hellard Published 9 August 22

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APAC region to lose 63 million jobs to automation by 2040

News Five largest countries in the area more at risk of robots replacing workers compared to Europe and US, according to Forrester

By Bobby Hellard Published 8 August 22

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Softbank's Vision Fund reports $22bn loss as economic crisis hits tech industry

News Serial investor group contributes to Softbank's overall losses of 2.93 trillion Japanese yen

By Bobby Hellard Published 8 August 22

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Google’s Duo-Meet integration is a confusing way to ‘streamline’ a collaboration service

Opinion Business software providers are scrambling to outdo each other and offer everything to everyone, all at once

By Bobby Hellard Published 4 August 22

Opinion
Microsoft releases 5MB Outlook Lite app for Android

News The streamlined version of mobile Outlook also works well on both 2G and 3G networks

By Bobby Hellard Published 3 August 22

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Norton and Avast merger 'provisionally' approved by UK regulator

News Competition and Markets Authority investigation suggests new software giant would still face "significant" competition

By Bobby Hellard Published 3 August 22

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Oracle looks to save $1bn with workforce cuts

News Sales and advertising division jobs already being eliminated, according to reports

By Bobby Hellard Published 2 August 22

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Google calls on staff to boost productivity with "simplicity sprints"

News Tech giant to open the floor to employees for suggestions to improve product development

By Bobby Hellard Published 1 August 22

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Google shut down data centre due to multiple cooling failures

News The facility that hosts Google Cloud in parts of Europe shut down due to record London temperatures

By Bobby Hellard Published 1 August 22

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Intel kills off Optane Memory business with $559m loss

News Optane is now one of six divisions the company has ended under Gelsinger's leadership

By Bobby Hellard Published 29 July 22

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Jack Ma cedes power of his company to avoid government pressure

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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