
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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Apple to add jobs to digital advertising teams
News Tech giant looking for product designers, data engineers and sales specialists, with most roles based in the US
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What is 5G and how far are we from rollout?
In-depth 4G's successor promises 1ms latency and multi-Gbit/sec bandwidth, but can it deliver?
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iPhone 14: What we expect to see at Apple's Far Out event
News Four new iPhone models expected this week but sadly none of them will be a Mini
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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
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Honor 70 review: A midrange marvel
Reviews The Honor 70 offers the best display, battery and camera technology you’ll get for under £500
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Microsoft releases 5MB Outlook Lite app for Android
News The streamlined version of mobile Outlook also works well on both 2G and 3G networks
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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
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Oracle looks to save $1bn with workforce cuts
News Sales and advertising division jobs already being eliminated, according to reports
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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
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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
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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
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