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
Mozilla adds 'Total Cookie Protection' to its browser
By Bobby Hellard published
News The new function will separate cookies into a "cookie jar" and prevent user tracking
Almost half of Windows 10 users urged to upgrade before Internet Explorer end of life
By Bobby Hellard published
News Businesses have till 15 June to setup IE Mode in the newer Edge browser to avoid "disruption"
Best Windows laptops 2024: Top Windows 10 and 11 laptops to consider
By Bobby Hellard published
Best You need a quality Windows laptop for wherever you work - here are some of the best around
UK gov to launch ten-year compute review
By Bobby Hellard published
News The review will aim to provide recommendations to form the basis of a long-term plan for the government's approach to computing
UK tech sector beats China for VC investment with £12.4bn so far in 2022
By Bobby Hellard published
News The digital sector continues to thrive in the UK despite a global market slow down
Pressure from investors behind Meta's pivot to business hardware
By Bobby Hellard published
News Analysts suggest the company will adopt a more 'sensible' approach for future technology investment
IBM to wind down Russian operations completely
By Bobby Hellard published
News Tech giant to begin terminating the employment of Russia-based employees immediately
iPadOS 16 adds laptop-style multitasking
By Bobby Hellard published
News The tech giant aims to align tablets with desktops with all-new collaboration features, Stage Manager, and whiteboard app
Apple launches M2-powered MacBook Air with 'Ventura' OS
By Bobby Hellard published
News The tech giant also unveiled an upgraded MacBook Pro, Continuity Camera, and iOS 16 at WWDC 22
Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Go 2 with secured core PC protections
By Bobby Hellard published
News The "for business" version of the low-priced Surface clamshell comes with a range of pre-installed Microsoft 365 apps
World's first exascale supercomputer revealed
By Bobby Hellard published
News Installation at the US Department of Energy is the first 'exascale' system to be officially recognised as the world's fastest
Microsoft to slow hiring as market dip hits the wider tech industry
By Bobby Hellard published
News Messages sent to staff call for 'caution' and executive approval over new job openings
What is Microsoft Dev Box?
By Bobby Hellard published
In-depth A quick look at Microsoft's new cloud-based developer workstation
Open University embarks on £10m scheme to offer more advanced technical courses across the UK
By Bobby Hellard published
News The new scheme aims to target higher education "cold spots" and plug gaps where courses are currently unavailable
McAfee appoints Greg Johnson as new CEO
By Bobby Hellard published
News Peter Leav to step down in June as anti-virus giant continues to focus on its consumer business
Nvidia turns to liquid cooling to curb data centre energy consumption
By Bobby Hellard published
News More use cases are on the way as chip giant goes all-in on liquid cooling tech
Klarna to cut 10% of its workforce due to "market restraints"
By Bobby Hellard published
News Potentially 700 jobs losses as the payment platform aims to refocus its core business with the "right team" in the "right places"
Icelandic tech firms are reinventing Reykjavík
By Bobby Hellard published
In-depth A country with a rich history of fishing and tourism has a innovative tech scene that’s rising to the surface
Europe's first autonomous petrol station opens in Lisbon
By Bobby Hellard published
News A joint venture between Sensei and Galp offers a future of digital transformation for petrol stations
Clearview AI fined £7.5m over improper use of UK data
By Bobby Hellard published
News Australian facial recognition firm collected 20 billion images from the internet without consent in order to build its database
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: A noteworthy flagship
By Bobby Hellard published
Reviews The latest Ultra version of the Galaxy S-series is heavily stocked but slightly dull
Zuckerberg teases Meta's Project Cambria VR headset
By Bobby Hellard published
News The video features a pixelated hardware prototype and a brief insight into its mixed reality capabilities
Tesco to pilot in-store flexible working spaces
By Bobby Hellard published
News Areas formerly used for electrical goods could be used for meetings and co-working
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