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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins BBC News to discuss calls by the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, following the Westminster terrorist attack for the Intelligence Services to have access to our messages through apps such as WhatsApp. What would be the implications and is it even possible?

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Jon Briggs on BBC Radio Berkshire to bring all the latest tech news. This week: Samsung are about to launch their latest flagship smartphones, the S8 and the S8+, but what new features do they have to offer? Plus the problem of "Smartphone Zombies", with a rise in pedestrian deaths, particularly in the US, due to people being distracted by using their mobile phones while out and about. Also this week, the problem of drones endangering aircraft.

The Gadget of the Week is the One For All Smart Zapper URC 8810. This ingenious remote control connects to your mobile phone and, via the downloadable app, gives you control of your TV, Hi-Fi and many other infra-red controlled devices. Listen in for more information, including how a reduced price has earned it 4 out of 5.

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

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Allison Ferns to discuss the latest technology news. This week: With Government calls for WhatsApp to grant access to the Westminster Terrorist's messages, what are the implications of the security services being able to access our messages, and is it even possible? Plus Fevzi answers listener questions, including problems with an Amazon Firestick.

The Gadget of the Week is the KitSound Parallax Bookshelf Speakers. Offering line-in, optical, and bluetooth connectivity, these speakers offer high quality 30watt RMS sound. Coming with a remote control and impressive build these scored 4 out 5. Listen in for more information.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex every 2nd and 4th Monday at 2pm, and you can follow him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Jon Briggs on BBC Radio Berkshire with all the latest tech news. This week: The increasing automation of UK jobs, including the possibility of robots even caring for the elderly. Is this a future we should be worried about?

The Gadget of the Week is the KitSound Parallax Bookshelf Speakers. Offering 30 watts of high quality rms power these provide line in, optical in, and bluetooth connectivity, plus a handy remote control, they scored an impressive 4 out of 5. Listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Radio Berkshire every Saturday at 7.40am, and can follow him 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; the continuing problem of ransomeware, where a virus infects a device and demands payment to allow you access to your data. What can you do to prevent falling victim? Plus a report by the Lord's Science and Technology Committee into a potential problem with driverless cars.

Gadget of the Week is the new iPad Pros from Apple that are to be announced imminently. Their latest models have new features that may make it worth holding off purchase if you're thinking of buying a tablet. Listen in for more details.

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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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRadio to discuss the revelation by Wikileaks that the CIA and others have ways to hack into internet connected devices such as TV's, Laptops, and webcams to spy on us. How serious is the threat, who would use it, and what can we do to protect ourselves?

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Part 1 of the Tech Help Phone-in

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

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

○ Improving poor Wi-Fi signals

And more!

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

You can follow Fevzi on Twitter @GadgetDetective

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Part 2 of the Tech Help Phone-in

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

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

○ Improving poor Wi-Fi signals

And more!

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

You can follow Fevzi on Twitter @GadgetDetective

#Fevzi

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Allison Ferns on BBC Radio Surray & Sussex to tackle callers' tech troubles. This week; picking a CCTV system for a lambing shed, keeping your software up-to-date, cheaper ways of calling abroad, and running a computer offline. Plus the release of LG's new flagship smartphone, the G6, which offers some interesting new features such as splitscreen multitasking and Google's new answer to Apple's Siri called Google Assistant.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 2pm and you can follow him 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; the Wikileaks document dump revealing the range of toolkits available to the CIA that allows them to hack household devices such as smart TVs, phones, tablets and even routers. What are the dangers? Plus what is being done to stop the illegal streaming of films and sport?

Gadget of the Week is the LG G6 smartphone. The latest smartphone from LG brings a host of innovative features, including split-screen multitasking, plus Google Assistant, and more. Listen in for further details.

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

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