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

The 25 best companies to work for in the UK based on senior leadership
By Bobby Hellard published
News Quality of senior management the most important driver of employee satisfaction, Glassdoor report finds

Telegram to roll out premium tier as it tops 700m daily users
By Bobby Hellard published
News The company has remained tight-lipped about pricing but is launching a paid-for tier ahead of rivals

Microsoft Defender for Individuals to offer protections on macOS, iOS, and Android
By Bobby Hellard published
News Family-friendly offering will come with a centralised dashboard to help manage security across different platforms

Microsoft Viva Sales aims to take the busy work out of CRM
By Bobby Hellard published
News The AI-powered platform aims to give sellers easier access to customer information from across the business

KPMG to add automation across its business with Alteryx partnership
By Bobby Hellard published
News Accountancy giant undergoing a "cultural shift" as it moves further into software-powered analytics

Fujitsu to build £22m science and tech centre in the north west of England
By Bobby Hellard published
News Japanese giant to create more high-tech jobs and foster international collaboration on emerging technologies

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: 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"
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