Benny Har-Even
Benny Har-Even is a twenty-year stalwart of technology journalism who is passionate about all areas of the industry, but telecoms and mobile and home entertainment are among his chief interests. Having covered the industry as turned from analogue to digital, Benny has watched and is fascinated by the way technology has shaped the world since the turn of the millennium. He has written for many of the leading tech publications in the UK and previously held the position of technology editor at ITPro before regularly contributing as a freelancer. Benny has also written for the likes of PC Pro, TrustedReviews, Wired, and The Sunday Times.
Known affectionately as a ‘geek’ to his friends, his passion has seen him land opportunities to speak about technology on BBC television broadcasts, as well as a number of speaking engagements at industry events. Over his lengthy career, Benny has amassed a huge breadth of industry knowledge and a deep understanding that allows him to carve out the most interesting insights from a story.
Latest articles by Benny Har-Even
Need to Know: Femtocells
By Benny Har-Even published
News Earlier this week, Vodafone announced that it was releasing the first commercial use of femtocell technology in Europe. We tell you what it is and why it’s important.
Intel and Nokia team up on mobile computing
By Benny Har-Even published
News Pair unite to create “new class of mobile computing device”, but announcement skimps on details.
Photos: First live broadcast of 3D hologram
By Benny Har-Even published
News A 3D hologram is transmitted across the globe by Musion systems, in what it claims will be be the next generation of telepresence technology.
iPhone 3G S review: First Look
By Benny Har-Even published
Reviews Apple’s new iPhone 3G S is here, and we have one in the hand. Which is like having two in the bush or so they say.
Photos: iPhone fever grips London streets
By Benny Har-Even published
News As Apple’s iPhone 3G S is released, lines once again form outside Apple and O2 stores and IT PRO was there.
Need to Know: iPhone 3.0 OS
By Benny Har-Even published
News Apple’s iPhone 3.0 OS update arrives today, bringing with it a whole pile of changes. We take a look at what they are and what it means for businesses.
Free BT Wi-Fi for Skyteam T4 passengers
By Benny Har-Even published
News Travellers flying with any of the SkyTeam alliance partners from Terminal 4 now get free web connectivity up thanks to a BT Openzone deal.
3 launches ‘£0 a month’ tariff
By Benny Har-Even published
News UK mobile network 3 claims its new ‘zero’ tariff is the first to offer ‘free calls forever’.
30 years of the spreadsheet
By Benny Har-Even published
In-depth The spreadsheet was the ‘killer app’ that helped popularise the personal computer - 30 years since its introduction we hail VisiCalc, the world’s first spreadsheet.
Reviews Round-up: Two SIMs, one phone
By Benny Har-Even published
News This week, we reviewed Acer’s dual-SIM mobile, the latest multi-function printer from Brother and some heavy hitting storage devices from Dell and Netgear.
Cloud computing inherently dangerous, says Check Point
By Benny Har-Even published
News Check Point explains the dangers of cloud computing and says how technology can help prevent data leaks.
Need to Know: Safari 4
By Benny Har-Even published
News Apple has taken Safari 4 out of beta, but what new features and improvements does it bring to the table?
Need to Know: Apple's Snow Leopard
By Benny Har-Even published
News We give you the low down on Apple's newly announced next-gen operating system, Snow Leopard.
Reviews Round-up: Bing!
By Benny Har-Even published
News The week started with a ‘Bing’- as Microsoft releases its revised and revamped search engine. We also get a first glimpse of the Palm Pre and a SSD drive that won’t make you compromise on capacity.
Asus Eee PC T-91 review
By Benny Har-Even published
Reviews Is the search for the ultimate tablet machine over? We take a look at the finished version of the Asus Eee PC T-91.
Acer confirms Android based netbook
By Benny Har-Even published
News Acer gives more details of its plans for a Android based netbook later this year.
OpenSolaris now available on Toshiba laptops
By Benny Har-Even published
News Sun’s open source operating system is now available to UK customers as an option on selected Toshiba laptops.
Asus Eee PC T-91 review: First Look
By Benny Har-Even published
Reviews We take a look at Asus' new touch-screen, swivel-screen netbook computer, the T-91.
HP focuses on SMBs with new products and services
By Benny Har-Even published
News HP targets the SMB market with new range of storage appliances, printers and cloud computing services.
‘Nehalem EX’ to add cores and features
By Benny Har-Even published
News Next Intel Xeon MP 'Nehalem EX' will bring eight-core, eight socket servers, with nine times the memory capacity of the previous generation.
Photos: Asus Eee PC T91
By Benny Har-Even published
News We take a look at the Eee PC netbook from Asus, featuring an innovative swivelling touch-screen display.
Your Views: Bletchley Park funding
By Benny Har-Even published
News IT PRO readers ponder whether the government should offer funding to Bletchley Park or can it all be remembered through text books?
Reviews Round-up: Cool new Eee PC
By Benny Har-Even published
News The death of tape back-up, a cool new Eee PC, a networked printer and a smartphone OS comparison are just some of the things that Wolfram Alpha understands better than you do.
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