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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Charles Nove on BBC Radio Oxford to bring the latest technology news. With an increase in offensive and extremist posts, how much is Facebook doing to police what appears on their pages and how much can they do? Google's Developer Conference has offered some glimpses into what the future holds with advancements such as Google Lens being able to bring us information about the world around us.

The Gadget of the Week is the Omron Gentle Temp 720, a contactless thermometer capable of taking a reading without touching the person, ideal for checking the temperature of children without disturbing them. It also has some other useful abilities, such as checking the temperature of liquids. For more information, listen in!

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on BBC Radio Berkshire to bring the latest technology news. This week; a BBC reporter manages to fool a major bank's voice recognition, throwing doubt into the reliability of such security, and the Texas man who is suing his date for the cost of a cinema ticket because she was texting during Guardians of the Galaxy 2!

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

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Part 1 of an extended show...

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

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

○ How to protect yourself from Ransomware and other malware

The Tech phone-in is broadcast live on BBC Radio 5Live on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, from 2am to 3am, and you can follow Fevzi on Twitter @GadgetDetective

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Part 2 of an extended show...

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

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

○ How to protect yourself from Ransomware and other malware

The Tech phone-in is broadcast live on BBC Radio 5Live on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, from 2am to 3am, and you can follow Fevzi on Twitter @GadgetDetective

#Fevzi

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRadio to discuss the widespread and severe ransomware hack that has taken place and badly affected many users and companies worldwide, noteably including the Uk's National Health Service. What caused it? How could it happen? What can be done to recover? Is this the end of it, and how can we protect ourselves in the future?

You can follow Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the widespread and severe ransomware hack that has taken place and badly affected many users and companies worldwide, noteably including the Uk's National Health Service. What caused it? How could it happen? What can be done to recover? Is this the end of it, and how can we protect ourselves in the future?

You can follow Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins BBC Ulster to discuss the widespread and severe ransomware hack that has taken place and badly affected many users and companies worldwide, noteably including the Uk's National Health Service. What caused it? How could it happen? What can be done to recover? Is this the end of it, and how can we protect ourselves in the future?

You can follow Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on BBC Radio Berkshire with all the latest tech news. This week; a serious vulnerability in Microsoft's malware detection and prevention software used in many versions of Windows was uncovered by Google's Project Zero prompting Microsoft to rush out updates, and Vodafone close their pager service after complications with a planned sale to Capita.

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

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Allison Ferns on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex with the latest news and to answer listener questions. With the coming election how big of a role is fake news playing in swaying results and what can be done to counter this misinformation?

This week's listener questions;

○ How to tell if a certified website is safe

The Gadget of the Week is the KitSound Galaxy portable bluetooth wireless speaker. This compact speaker offers 2 x 2.5W of good quality sound, up to 6 hours' playtime from a charge and is water resistant, making it ideal for taking out and about (or for listening to the radio in the bathroom!). Listen in for more on this nifty little tech and how it scored a respectable 4 out of 5

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, you can also follow him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Martin Roberts on TalkRadio to discuss the tech we can use to bring audio streaming throughout our homes. Once a difficult task involving running wires and expensive kit, it's now become far simpler and far cheaper. Listen in for more details and some suggestions for what equipment to look out for, but should we right off CD and vinyl just yet? Hopefully not!

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