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Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice & tech news broadcasts by Fevzi Turkalp on the BBC & elsewhere

Gadget Detective - Fevzi Turkalp

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15:08

4th February 2021 - Tech Help, News & Reviews on BBC...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2021/02/06

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins James Cannon on BBC Surrey & BBC Sussex with the latest advice and reviews. This week; is it worth paying for antivirus software when free options are available, and what is the best way to buy it? Can you update a Dell desktop running Windows XP? The Gadget of the Month is the SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD. This ruggedised external storage is built to withstand knocks and drops and comes in a range of sizes from 500gb to 2TB and can even be

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14:11

30th January 2021 - News & Reviews on BBC Berkshire

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2021/01/31

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, publicly states that it's time for people to accept algorithms, as used by Facebook, Google and the like, monitor what we view online so we can be directed towards and fed similar content, ahead of Apple introducing warnings when such apps and services are doing so on their devices. Gadget of the Week is the SanDisk Ixpand Charger Sync. This

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15:27

23rd January 2021 - News and Reviews on BBC Berkshire

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2021/01/25

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; Could Google leave Australia without search results due to their new laws, why is this news ironic? Gadget of the Week is the Amazfit GTS2 Mini smartwatch. Featuring an ultra-slim and light waterproof design it packs in over 70 sports modes, heart-rate, blood-oxygen, and sleep monitoring, an AMOLED display with customisable face, and long-lasting battery life, and more. Scoring 4 out

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15:43

16th January 2021 - The Latest Tech News & Reviews on...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2021/01/19

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Whatsapp, the messaging app, delay changes to their terms and conditions following a backlash over how it plans to share data with Facebook, and what options users have. Gadget of the Week is Techsmith's Camtasia, a software package designed to make recording your screen and producing high quality presentations and training materials easy. With royalty free music and

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15:12

9th January 2021 - Tech News & Reviews on BBC Berkshire

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2021/01/12

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gagdet Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to bring the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Twitter and Facebook remove President Trump following the incident at the Capitol on the 6th January. Also this week; facial recognition as NEC develop a system they claim can identify masked individuals, but is this technology reliable enough or even an invasion of our civil rights? Gadget of the Week is the Anker PowerPort Atom III 63 Watt Slim (A2046), a 4 port fast

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17:44

4th January 2021 - Tech News, Reviews, and Advice on...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2021/01/09

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins James Cannon on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discuss the latest tech news, reviews, and help. This week; Can you use a webcam to take photos, tips for improving your tech for working from home, a look at the best gadgets of last year, and if it's possible to repair a Kobo e-reader. The Gadget of the Week is the Minisforum X35G small factor PC. This fully fledged PC takes up very little desktop space and can even be mounted to the back of a monitor but

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16:07

2nd January 2021 - The Latest Tech News & Reviews on...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2021/01/04

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; advances in video calling have made many lives easily during the pandemic, but which is the best software to choose? Plus a look ahead to the advancements we could see this year, including a dancing robot, but will you love it? Gadget of the Week is the Google Nest Hub Max, an all-in-one device featuring a 10" screen and built-in stand, speakers and camera, this gadget allows for

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48:44

1st January 2021 - New Year's Day Tech Help on LBC

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2021/01/04

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull for a New Year's Day morning to answer listener questions and discuss all things tech. On the show; what social and tech trends can we expect to see in 2021? What are the best headphones for studio and radio use? How does noise cancelling work? How long should you wait to buy a new MacBook Pro? Were ARM chips originally a British innovation? How powerful will the graphic processing be on the new Apple M1 chips? How can you avoid becoming addicted

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13:13

27th December 2020 - Tech News & Reviews on BBC...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/12/28

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Apple announces it will be making its own highly powerful M1 processors which could become a major competitor to the likes of Intel and AMD. Gadget of the Week is Synology DiskStation DS220+. This NAS backup solution is designed for home use and allows users to fit up to two hard drives to store backups of your computers, phones, and other devices, and lets you avoid

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15:25

27th December 2020 - 2020 Technology Roundup on...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/12/27

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRadio to discuss the latest tech news and reviews, including the implication of the enormously widespread hacking of US departments, allegedly by Russian bad actors, the way technology has assisted us through the Covid pandemic, how tech development was impacted by the pandemic. Plus a roundup of the best gadgets of the year, such as the upgrades from Crucial, the Minisforum range of small factor PCs, the Korg NTS-1 kit-form fully

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50:05

26th December 2020 - Boxing Day Tech Help on LBC

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/12/26

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC for a Boxing Day morning roundup of news and tech advice. On the show; with so many adopting software like Zoom, will we ever go back to not relying on it? How can you give an older PC or laptop a new lease of life? Do Amazon Echos cost money to use? Choosing a good antivirus product and do you need one on an Apple device? How do you choose an engineer to fix your computer? Is Linux a viable alternative to Windows? How can you improve the

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15:09

19th December 2020 - Christmas Gift Ideas on BBC...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/12/19

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; six ideas for Christmas gifts or those treating themselves. First Gadget of the Week is the Soundcore Motion+ bluetooth speaker. This highly impressive bluetooth speaker gives around 30 watts of output via 4 speakers and passive subwoofer with a 12 hour battery and is waterproof, and is arguably the best portable bluetooth speaker available for under £100. Scoring

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15:37

12th December 2020 - News and Reviews on BBC Berkshire

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/12/14

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the removal from YouTube of material alleging voter fraud in the US elections and moves to break up the monopoly owned by Facebook are in the news. Question this week is whether TikTok has any security issues. First Gadget of the Week is Readly, a subscription service that allows you unlimited access to over 5000 magazines, including many back issues, on your smart device or computer for

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11:15

5th December 2020 - Tech News & Reviews on BBC Berkshire

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/12/08

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Walker on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; DreamLab, a mobile phone app that uses your phone while it's not in use to help research a cure for Covid 19. The first Gadget of the Week is the Crucial X8 portable external SSD, storage devices available in a range of capacities and offering blistering fast access speeds, they're an ideal way to add extra space to your computer. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for more

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13:54

28th November 2020 - Tech News & Reviews on BBC...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/12/01

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; what should we look for before buying anything in a sale, and how do we avoid buying what we don't want or need? Using sites such as Reviewmeta you can avoid the fake reviews, and CamelCamelCamel to check if the price you're seeing really is the bargain it appears, but what other tips are there? Listen in to find out. First Gadget of the Week is the Roku range of devices. These offer

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16:23

26th November 2020 - Finding Black Friday Bargains on...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/11/26

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London for a lively chat about the rollout of 5G and what it will be used for, plus Black Friday and how to find the best deals without leaving home during the Covid lockdown by using sites such as reviewmeta.com that check if reviews are fake, or CamelCamelCamel.com to track the price of items on Amazon to see if they're really the bargain the seller claims, and sites like Pricespy.co.uk to find if the item is cheaper

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20:03

21st November 2020 - Tech News & Reviews on BBC...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/11/25

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; after somebody claims to have hacked Donald Trump's Twitter password and the Pope's Instagram account liked a risqué photo it raises concerns over the security of the passwords we all use, so what are the best practises to keep us safe online? Listener question is whether there is an alternative to Google's free photo storage after they announced an end to their unlimited

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13:50

14th November 2020 - Tech News and Reviews on BBC...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/11/16

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Amazon's home assistant Alexa is getting more intelligent, asking follow up questions to your requests. Gadget of the Week 1 is Minisforum EliteMini H31G, a tiny computer that fits in the palm of your hand and is the first of its kind that packs in a discrete GTX 1050TI graphic card, making it capable of highly demanding gaming as well as graphic and video editing. These

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8:51

7th November 2020 - Tech News and Reviews on BBC...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/11/09

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Walker on BBC Berkshire to bring the latest tech news and reviews. This week; a study looked into the ridiculous length and legal mumbo jumbo of terms and conditions contracts on many apps and devices, often so long they would take several hours to read. Gadget of the Week 1 are the PaMu Quiet wireless earbuds. With very effective hybrid active noise cancellation thanks to Qualcomm QCC5124 and ams3460 technology and offering excellent audio

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16:49

31st October 2020 - Tech News and Reviews on BBC...

Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice &... ·

2020/11/04

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; improvements to the NHS Track & Trace app should help to protect more people. Plus, resolving internet connection speed issues following a powercut. First Gadget of the Week is the new Nokia 8.3 5G smartphone, as featured in the upcoming Bond film, No Time To Die. An upper middle-range phone, featuring a large 6.8" phone and excellent 64mp quad camera, fingerprint sensor,

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