
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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1.2m businesses now eligible for UK gov's software discounts
News Help to Grow: Digital scheme offers up to £5,000 off selected CRM and e-commerce software
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How to add a printer to macOS
Tutorials Everything you need to know about connecting a printer to an Apple computer via cable, Wi-Fi or IP address
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Printer ink vs toner: What's the difference?
Vs From price per page to the finish, we weigh up the pros and cons when it comes to printer ink vs toner
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Zoom adds end-to-end encryption to Zoom Phone and Breakout Rooms
News Users will need to be on the same Zoom account for E2EE for Zoom Calls to work
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UK gov opens £12m innovation fund to tackle cost of living crisis, regional inequality
News Funding will enable regulators and local authorities to test and experiment with "bold and ambitious" approaches to the pressing issues of the day
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Slack Connect vs Microsoft Teams Connect: Better than email?
In-depth Slack Connect and its rival Microsoft Teams Connect both want to take internal business communications beyond the office
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Microsoft launches Digital Contact Center Platform
News The tech giant's new service will pull together features from Dynamics, Teams and Nuance AI for customer service automation
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Slack to increase subscription prices for the first time
News Users of Slack Pro can keep their current subscription for an additional year if they renew before 1 September 2022
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Botched IT upgrade inadvertently cuts pay for Next employees
News Salary issues have dogged the retailer since February after it outsourced payroll to Oracle
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Morgan Stanley fined $200m for "unapproved" WhatsApp use
News US gov report criticises bank for conducting business via personal channels of communications
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Chrome OS Flex turns old PCs and Macs into Chromebooks
News The OS is aimed at businesses that want a universal operating system without having to splash out on new hardware
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Google Cloud launches first Arm-based virtual machines
News The new addition to the cloud giant's Tau portfolio will offer greater price-to-performance than previous processor options
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Microsoft testing fresh UI for the Windows 11 taskbar
News A minor U-turn sees the developer experimenting with new search icons on the taskbar, alongside widget notification badges, and a Camera app
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Emojis in the workplace can bring colleagues together
Opinion Two-thirds of hybrid workers use emojis to feel closer to their colleagues, and this can even lead to a unique workplace language evolving over time
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Red Hat appoints Matt Hicks as CEO
News Paul Cormier will move to chairman as the open-source giant continues its hybrid cloud push
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ICO calls for gov review into use of WhatsApp and other private communication channels
News Regulator slaps Department of Health and Social Care with reprimand under UK data protection law
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Northern Ireland is the future of British cyber security
In-depth How a perfect marriage of government and academia backing has led to a hotbed of tech talent and surge in foreign investment
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Slack adds multi-person screen sharing features to Huddles
News New co-working functions and live cursor features aim to boost virtual collaboration on the comms platform
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The 25 best companies to work for in the UK based on senior leadership
News Quality of senior management the most important driver of employee satisfaction, Glassdoor report finds
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Telegram to roll out premium tier as it tops 700m daily users
News The company has remained tight-lipped about pricing but is launching a paid-for tier ahead of rivals
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Microsoft Defender for Individuals to offer protections on macOS, iOS, and Android
News Family-friendly offering will come with a centralised dashboard to help manage security across different platforms
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Microsoft Viva Sales aims to take the busy work out of CRM
News The AI-powered platform aims to give sellers easier access to customer information from across the business
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KPMG to add automation across its business with Alteryx partnership
News Accountancy giant undergoing a "cultural shift" as it moves further into software-powered analytics
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Fujitsu to build £22m science and tech centre in the north west of England
News Japanese giant to create more high-tech jobs and foster international collaboration on emerging technologies
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