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

Part 1 of the show

From smartphones & tablets, to dealing with malware & protecting your privacy, our resident expert, Fevzi Turkalp has all the tech advice you need to choose the best tech for your needs & keep your existing gadgets running smoothly.

This week's news; Google is teaming up with the Associated Press in funding Artificial Intelligence journalism, what impact will this have on traditional journalism? Claims that members of the NHS have been sharing patient information over WhatsApp and Snapchat.

In this week’s tech phone-in, Fevzi advises listeners on…

○ How to delete evidence of conversations with Amazon’s Alexa

The Tech phone-in is broadcast live on BBC Radio 5Live on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, from 2am to 3:30am.

You can follow Fevzi on Twitter @GadgetDetective

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Part 2 of the show

From smartphones & tablets, to dealing with malware & protecting your privacy, our resident expert, Fevzi Turkalp has all the tech advice you need to choose the best tech for your needs & keep your existing gadgets running smoothly.

This week's news; Google is teaming up with the Associated Press in funding Artificial Intelligence journalism, what impact will this have on traditional journalism? Claims that members of the NHS have been sharing patient information over WhatsApp and Snapchat.

In this week’s tech phone-in, Fevzi advises listeners on…

○ How to delete evidence of conversations with Amazon’s Alexa

The Tech phone-in is broadcast live on BBC Radio 5Live on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, from 2am to 3:30am.

You can follow Fevzi on Twitter @GadgetDetective

#Fevzi

Fezvi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Bentham on BBC Radio Oxford to bring the latest tech news. This week; a £400million injection into updating the UK's internet to bring ultra-fast connections has been announced, but who will benefit and who actually needs it? Plus another incident where a drone has caused the closure of an airport, causing planes to be diverted. What can be done to stop this danger to air safety?

The Gadget of the Week is the Omron E3 Intense TENS machine. Offering pain relief via two long-life reusable adhesive pads, the E3 Intense can be set to target a specific area. As a drug free alternative to pain relief this could be an ideal solution to try. Listen in for more information and how it scored 4 out of 5

You can follow Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fezvi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes to bring the latest tech news. This week; The Apple iPhone is 10 years old, but just how much has changed over the years? Plus a simple replacement to Isaac Asimov's 3 Rules of Robotics.

The Gadget of the Week is the Humax HB-1100S. This nifty little gadget can plug into your old Sky satellite dish and give access to Freesat's wealth of channels. You can attach a USB hard-drive to record programmes, plus it can be connected to the internet for on demand services. For more information, and how it scored a very impressive 4.5 out of 5, listen in.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Radio Berkshire every Saturday at 7.40am and can contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Mark Forrest on BBC Radio London to discuss the new Snap Map feature in Snapchat, which has drawn criticism for potentially revealing the location, even home address or school, of children. Just how dangerous could this opt-in feature be, especially for youngsters?

You can contact Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Bentham on BBC Radio Oxford to discuss the latest tech news. This week; Google are to stop scanning users' gmail accounts so they can target advertising, but aren't stopping scanning emails entirely. Plus Russia has been targeting the popular Telegram messaging app.

The Gadget of the Week is the Doro 8020X, a robust and waterproof mobile phone with some interesting features, such as the ability for it to contact five people if a safety timer elapses or an emergency button is pressed, plus the option of tracking via GPS. Listen in for more details and why it scored an impressive 4 out of 5.

You can contact Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Allison Ferns on BBC Surrey & Sussex to discuss the latest tech news. This week; Google have announced they'll no longer be scanning out emails to target adverts. Up to 90 members of Parliament had their email accounts hacked, but why where they vulnerable?

The Gadget of the Week is the Filofax eniTAB 360, a universal tablet stand available in two sizes which can attach to any tablet and allow a variety of viewing angles. This rather nifty gadget scored 3.5 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Surrey & Sussex every 2nd and 3rd Monday at 2pm and you can follow him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes to discuss the latest from the world of technology. This week; Users of Virgin Media's Super Hub 2 routers are being advised to change their passwords after it was discovered the default ones are susceptible to hacking, but this isn't an issue only affecting these routers, it may affect yours! Also this week, Google are to stop gathering information on us by accessing the content of our emails to facilitate targeted emails.

The Gadget of the Week is the Filofax eniTAB 360, a universal tablet stand available in two sizes which can attach to any tablet and allow a variety of viewing angles. This rather nifty gadget scored 3.5 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi every Saturday at 7.40am on BBC Radio Berkshire, and you can contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gagdet Detective, joins Howard Bentham on BBC Radio Oxford to discuss the decline in students taking up computer studies at school, and Google's attempts to crack down on extremist material being hosted on their services, but what measures can they take?

You can follow and contact Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; Mobile phone roaming charges, they may not be quite as simple as we thought, and a study by Trend Micro reveals just how widespread fake news services are, what they offer and how much they charge.

The Gadget of the Week is the Omron Evolv wireless blood pressure monitor. This self contained all-in-one cuff has some interesting features, including Bluetooth connectivity so you can record your results to an Android or Apple device, and an irregular heartbeat detector. For more information on how it scored 4 out of 5, listen in!

You can hear Fevzi every Saturday on BBC Radio Berkshire at 7.40am and you can contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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