
Barry Collins
Barry Collins is an experienced IT journalist who specialises in Windows, Mac, broadband and more. He's a former editor of PC Pro magazine, and has contributed to many national newspapers, magazines and websites in a career that has spanned over 20 years.
Today, he's a contributor to Forbes.com, a columnist for PC Pro and ComputerActive, and is the co-editor of BigTechQuestion.com, a site dedicated to helping solve people's tech problems. You may have seen Barry as a tech pundit on television and radio, including BBC Newsnight, the Chris Evans Show and ITN News at Ten.
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Why you don’t need 5G – or a phone
Opinion Could the best way to make calls be to avoid a handset altogether?
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How bad will Brexit be for tech?
In-depth How will bursting out of the EU affect tech jobs, legislation and the prices of tech goods?
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Facebook justice fills the gap left by police
Opinion Crime fighting is growing on social media, but it brings dangers
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Dr Alexa will see you now
In-depth Fears grow that NHS/Amazon link will compromise patient care and health data
By Barry Collins Published
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Noise-cancelling headphones to shout about
Opinion This piece of summer technology that can save your holiday
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Trumped up Huawei threat helps nobody
Opinion Crying wolf with cybersecurity is a dangerous game, warns Barry Collins
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OS war – what was it good for? Absolutely nothing
Opinion Operating systems are dwindling towards irrelevance, and that’s no bad thing
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Is it time to drop Dropbox?
Opinion Barry Collins fears he’s being strong-armed into paying for a Dropbox subscription
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Don’t fall for the 5G fallacy
Opinion Why we shouldn't get sucked in by the bluster over the next generation of mobile connectivity
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More money for the router of all evil
Opinion Barry Collins baulks at paying yet another BT subscription – just to get a router
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The biggest threat to your privacy is you
Opinion We're far too careless with our own personal data, especially on the Tube
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AI is coming for your CVs, news and cat pictures
In-depth Deep learning, machine learning and related technologies are creating a new level of weird (and sometimes useful) tools
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Apple needs a dose of nan's medicine
Opinion At long last, Apple's arrogant behaviour has caught the attention of the EU
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Time to show sloppy websites the red card
Opinion You can't get away with poor payment security in 2019, no matter how small your business
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The business case for Amazon's Alexa
In-depth Amazon's voice assistant isn't just a toy for the home, it's making serious play for the office too
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Bendy screens are about to take flight
Opinion As the industry attempts to revolution smartphone design, it's worth keeping the bigger picture in mind
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Satya Nadella's done one helluva job at Microsoft
Opinion Nadella has transformed the firm - to the point where it could survive in a Windowsless environment
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Apple is facing a battery of problems
Opinion Apple is paying the price for forcing people into unnecessary upgrades
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Let's freeze the replace-rather-than-repair mentality
Opinion A faulty fridge-freezer tips Barry into a pit of despair, despite the fact he got a replacement for free
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Enough is enough: It's time to get us out of this jam
Opinion We don't need smart motorways to ease traffic congestion, we need smartphone satnavs
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 review: Stuck in the middle
Reviews A once peerless beginner’s photo-editing package that’s past its prime
By Barry Collins Published
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Did British Airways accidentally break its own security?
Opinion In its rush to check its dubious check-in procedures, BA may have opened itself up to a huge attack
By Barry Collins Published
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Don't expect help with broken Windows
Opinion Microsoft goes missing when things go wrong with Windows, says Barry Collins
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Today Alexa runs our homes, tomorrow the world
Opinion The biggest operating system of all will be one we can't see, says Barry Collins
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