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Barry Collins

Barry Collins Expert Reviews

Barry Collins has been a technology writer, editor and broadcaster for more than 25 years. He was assistant editor of The Sunday Times’ technology section, editor of PC Pro and has written for more than a dozen different publications and websites over the years. He’s made regular TV and radio appearances as a technology pundit, including on BBC Newsnight, ITV News and Sky News. Now a senior contributor at Forbes.com, he also presents and produces tech-related podcasts.

 

Recent articles by Barry Collins

Google Hangouts
Hangouts website to hasten the demise of Google+?
Technology

New Hangouts website gives people one fewer reason to bother with the little-used Google+

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Apple Music Festival 2015
iTunes Festival 2015 cut from a month to ten days
TVs

Free gigs cut back as iTunes Festival is renamed Apple Music Festival

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Firefox
Firefox to make Private Browsing even more private
Software

Private Browsing mode to prevent websites from tracking your behaviour

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Windows 10 update
Windows 10 updates: what's in them? Nobody knows
Operating systems

Microsoft releases third Windows 10 patch, but leaves users in the dark as to what's being fixed

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Amazon warehouse
Bezos rejects allegations of "soulless, dystopian" Amazon
Technology

Amazon boss refutes latest allegations of poor staff treatment at the online retailer

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Darth Vader PS 4
Darth Vader PS4: This IS the console you're looking for
Gaming

Limited edition PlayStation 4 will launch alongside Star Wars Battlefront

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Sony Vaio Tap 20
Sony tells VAIO owners: don't upgrade to Windows 10 yet
Laptops

Don't touch that upgrade button until at least October, Sony warns

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Mobile security
LastPass goes free on mobiles
Internet security

But you'll still need a premium account to sync passwords from your PC

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Tesco Connect
Tesco Windows Connect: a Windows 10 tablet for £99
Tablets

Supermarket one of the first out of the blocks with Windows 10 tablets

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Firefox 40
Firefox hits 40 with new look for Windows 10
Software

Mozilla attempts to drag attention away from Edge with new version of Firefox

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