Caroline Preece
Caroline has been writing about technology for more than a decade, switching between consumer smart home news and reviews and in-depth B2B industry coverage. In addition to her work for IT Pro and Cloud Pro, she has contributed to a number of titles including Expert Reviews, TechRadar, The Week and many more. She is currently the smart home editor across Future Publishing's homes titles.
You can get in touch with Caroline via email at caroline.preece@futurenet.com.
Latest articles by Caroline Preece
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Wear OS by Google will replace Android Wear
By Adam Shepherd, Caroline Preece, Roland Moore-Colyer published
Rumours Wear OS by Google aims to better show how iPhones can be used with Android wearables
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In 2018 women in tech will value transparency above all else
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth The time for words and gestures is gone — now it's time for action
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Do digital assistants need to be more conversational?
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth AI is exciting, but conversation between man and machine is still stilted and unnatural
![Diverse people](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yzTSqtM7q7YoUhn2jTnNkn-320-80.jpg)
More widespread tech hubs means more innovation
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth Tech companies and investors should learn to think beyond Silicon Valley and London's Tech City
![Facebook workplace](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HJJ7tbyotZJijqXrbKcHfK-320-80.png)
Is Facebook’s move into the enterprise complete?
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth The company's offering is a serious business collaboration contender
![Man in suit pressing padlocks in the shape of a cloud](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jDZBoZ5TgCPqAzRETWfUph-320-80.jpg)
What's safer: Macs or PCs?
By Zach Marzouk, Caroline Preece published
In-depth We look at whether Mac or PC users should feel more vulnerable...
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Defeating sexism in tech
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth From legal recourse to other means, what can be done about gender discrimination?
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Generation Z isn’t niche, it’s the mainstream
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth Companies need to start taking post-millennials seriously, or lose their business
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BlackBerry Passport review: 10 things to know before buying
By Caroline Preece, IT Pro published
Reviews We take a look at BlackBerry's unique square smartphone
![Angry businessman punches through his laptop screen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ddEpXYQEBqmNzzttKbRnge-320-80.jpg)
National Living Wage 'hits SMB profits'
By Caroline Preece published
News FSB finds small businesses lose out on profits to pay staff £7.50 rate
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IDC: Budget tablets fail to halt market's downward spiral
By Caroline Preece published
News Tablet market declines 3.4% as consumers wait for major upgrades
![Airplane flying in clear blue sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yCXaqDZCoq2BawVobCYSan-320-80.jpg)
BA experiences another tech failure
By Caroline Preece published
News Tech problems cause check-in systems to go down for the airline...
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HP launches VR backpack for professional training
By Caroline Preece published
News VR kit lets employers train staff without the risk
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Security flaws put wind farms and factory robots at risk
By Caroline Preece published
News A single day of downtime could cost $700,000 researcher claims at Black Hat
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Huawei exec hints at Mate 10 specs ahead of October release
By Caroline Preece published
News Is Huawei looking to crash Apple's birthday party?
![Cyber crime](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5pAGX6yiDijJaTAgohEKqk-320-80.jpg)
Thre reasons why cyber threat detection is still ineffective
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth Why 75% of organisations are dissatisfied with their ability to investigate threats
![Cloud storage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SaEiuWbwkYVZrbJyW52z55-320-80.jpg)
How to avoid vendor lock-in when migrating to the cloud
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth Migrating to the cloud is a complicated business
![Business agreement](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sPbXdZwtAFqqATwpK28Su5-320-80.jpg)
How CEOs and CISOs can work together more effectively
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth How involved is your Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in business decisions?
![Red skull and crossbones atop binary code, under a magnifying glass](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Chdm8a8AoXDrN5KJmMX737-320-80.jpg)
How to avoid being a victim of ransomware
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth Follow these simple steps to stop a hacker holding your files hostage
![RATDispenser evades nine in ten anti-virus engines](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hGEAfwCpv6dAvxxRRzuv25-320-80.jpg)
Project yourself against Trojan attacks
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth Trojan attacks are on the rise - how can you protect yourself?
![Android figurine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/txe7Bd7AmMACkvsZFyQ2Mb-320-80.jpg)
One-third of Android devices still run on Marshmallow
By Dale Walker, Adam Shepherd, Caroline Preece, Rene Millman, Christine Schauer, Joe Curtis, Clare Hopping, Aaron Lee published
Rumours Despite gains by Nougat, Android Marshmallow is still running on 31% of devices
![Woman shopping online](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AJj7awfpcnX9YWQ9EA6jSP-320-80.jpg)
Missguided overcomes flexibility issues with AWS
By Caroline Preece published
Case Studies Cloud solves capacity restrictions for online fashion retailer
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