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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; The Government announces a Covid Passport App, holding information on if you've had your vaccine, when you last tested negative, and other information, but what are the pros and cons of such a system?

Gadget of the Week are the Nokia E1200 Essential Wireless Headphones. This pair of traditional over the ear headphones can operate both wirelessly or wired. With Bluetooth 5 they offer excellent connection quality and the large driver speakers make for great sound quality. With a battery offering 40 hours' use and built in microphone for calls and accessing assistant services such as Siri and Google. Currently on sale on the Nokia website, they score 4 out of 5. Listen in for full details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday around midday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Facebook block Australian users from viewing or sharing news, but why are they doing it and what will the impact be?

Gadgets of the Week are the Nokia 6300 4G and 8000 4G, a pair of retro design phones with all the basic features we used to expect but updated to support 4G and capable of voice over Wi-Fi, something typically only found on smartphones. Running KAI OS and with access to the KAI app store, they are capable of running Whatsapp and Facebook, even Google Assistant, but these are phones aimed at users looking for the basic functions of a phone in a classic design and without spending a fortune. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; advances in virtual reality is opening up so many possibilities, including allowing dementia sufferers to revisit their past, everybody to travel places they've never been, all from the comfort of their homes.

Gadget of the Week is the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD. Available in 500gb, 1tb, and 2tb capacities, this range of ruggedly built portable drives are an excellent way to add extremely fast storage to your devices. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to answer listener questions and discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This time; tips for setting up to work from home and the pros and cons of upgrading any equipment you already have, setting up multiple cameras to work with Zoom, what is cloud storage, is an anti-keylogger a good idea, what is the best way to get a faster broadband connection, would Linux run on an old laptop and which version to choose, forwarding a personal email address to a Gmail account, which is the better PS5 to buy, with or without Blu-ray drive, can you upgrade a Windows 8 laptop to Windows 10, choosing security software for a Mac laptop.

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#Laptop
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#Minisforum
#Compact
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#Dropbox
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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 attached to a keyring. Starting at around £110 for the 500gb version, at time of writing, these are a great option for those looking for a fast, convenient, and dependable way to expand their storage, they score 3.5 out of 5

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Surrey & Sussex on the first Monday of every month and can contact and follow him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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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 wireless 10 watt fast charging pad will wirelessly charge your Qi-compatible smartphone while simultaneously backing up your photos and videos, it even supports two devices, backing them up independently. Available in 128gb and 256gb capacities, these are ideal for those who frequently forget to back up their data. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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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 of 5, listen in for full details

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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 transitions this software goes beyond the standard screen recording packages, and there are a resource of training videos made using it on the Techsmith site, and can even capture the screen from an iPhone to allow users to demonstrate how to use apps etc. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for full details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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#Instagram
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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 charger featuring 2 USB-A and 2 USB-C sockets, this ultra-slim unit is small enough to go in a shirt pocket but can recharge 4 devices at once. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective (unless he calls for sedition before the next show)

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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 still packs in high spec components, upgradeability, and Windows 10 Professional, all at an affordable price. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more information.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Surrey & Sussex on the first Monday of every month and call follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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