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 Radio London to discuss the rise in scam phone calls, texts, and emails, how to deal with them and how to avoid falling victim to them. You can follow and contact Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology #News #Reviews #Help #Advice #BBC #Radio #London #Scam #Phone #Calls #Texts #Emails #Messages #Fake #Fr...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Paul Coia on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; a change to the terms of use for the predominantly adult OnlyFans website is leaving a lot of users uncertain of the future, in Afghanistan the Taliban reportedly now have access to the personal biometric data accrued by the American military and former Afghan governm...

Fevzi Turkap, the Gadget Detective, joins Sadie Nine on BBC Radio Essex to discuss the tech we just can't bring ourselves to be without, plus how far will artificial intelligence evolve? You can follow and contact Fevzi on Twitter @Gadgetdetective #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology #News #Reviews #Help #Advice #Sadie #Nine #BBC #Radio #Essex #Mobile #Smart #Phone #Google #Duplex...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Shaun Tilley on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discus the latest tech news and reviews. This week; First Gadget of the Week is the Devolo Mesh Wifi 2. This ingenious solution extends your home wifi network by also utilising your mains wiring to circumvent problems caused by signal blocking walls ensuring the resulting wifi signal offers the fullest capa...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss advancements in quantum mechanics leading to the a brand new type of matter, termed spintronic, capable of opening the door to fascinating possibilities, including allowing for more and faster storage that could revolutionise computing. Plus Microsoft announce they are committed to supporting Windows 10 until 2025, me...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Paul Coia on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; American researchers have worked out an algorithm that can detect if you have Covid simply by you coughing and reading a short statement into your phone or PC's microphone. This is just the latest way tech is being used to remotely detect diseases, what will be possible in...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC radio to discuss the ever increasing mountain of old technology, why some companies are making the situation worse with repair costs and policies, and some simple things we can do to help the environment. Fevzi also answers some listener questions, including removing phone apps and recovering lost data on a computer. You can follow and c...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; Apple face criticism over new features in their upcoming operating systems, chiefly their plan to scan users' devices for known child sex abuse images without consent or a police warrant. This raises questions over users' privacy and whether the same algorithm used to identify these...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss how Apple are to introduce new messaging protections aimed at detecting obscene and/or illegal photos being received, alerting parents when it happens to a minor and blurring the image, and will be scanning user's devices for such images. While this is arguably a good idea, this raises questions regarding privacy and whether i...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Tom Phipps to discuss changes to the NHS Track & Trace app, aimed at reducing the number of people being pinged, but are the changes going to be effective in helping combat the pandemic or risk making it worse? You can follow and contact Fevzi on Twitter at @gadgetdetective #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology #News #Reviews #Help #Adv...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the NHS Track and Trace App is back in the news due to the increase in the number of people being pinged and required to isolate for a week, but is the app actually just doing its job and should we be taking notice, not complaining?  Gadget of the Week is the Marley Posi...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss Mark Zuckerberg's claim that Facebook will eventually transition into a 'metaverse', possibly in the next five years, but what is a metaverse, what are the privacy implications, and do we really want to live in one? Plus accusations Iran used a drone in an attack raises questions of how secure they are, could a drone be taken...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Roberto Perrone on BBC Three Counties to discuss Nokia's reimagining of their classic mobile phones and their release of eco friendly phones. Are these less feature rich phones actually better? First Gadget of the Week is the Nokia 6310, an update of one of the best selling phones of all time this reimagined classic features a 2.8" screen, FM radio, bigge...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Gorrell on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discuss all those aging appliances that have stood the test of time and why modern gadgets don't seem built to last. #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology #News #Reviews #Help #Advice #Sarah #Gorrell #BBC #Radio #Surrey #Sussex #Memories #Memory #Old #Aging #Appliances #Fridge #Microwave #Ob...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Shaun Tilley on BBC Surrey & Sussex to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Gadget of the Week is the Logitech Combo Touch. Designed for the new M1 powered iPad Pro this a case with built in kickstand and magnetically attached keyboard with trackpad, expanding the functionality of the iPad Pro at a cost far below that of the official A...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Lilley Mitchell and co on BBC Radio Oxford to discuss fans, something many of us are turning to in the current heatwave. Oscillating or non-oscillating, cheap or expensive, big or small, table-top or free-standing, just cooling or built-in heater or purifier, all these questions and more raise a bit of a sweat. You can follow and contact Fevzi on Twitter...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Michelle Jordan on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; while Fevzi reminisces about his history, Mark Zuckerberg wants our future to be a Facebook based metaverse, but at what cost to our privacy? Gadget of the Week is the Omron Complete. This blood pressure monitor also includes the ability to monitor your heart's rhythm...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news. This week; CNet reports that Amazon appear to be working on a type of sleep tracking device, but to what ends and how will the data they collect be used? You can follow and contact Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology #Advice #Help #News #Reviews...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Walker on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Microsoft announced Windows 365, a new subscription service where Windows and all of your software is hosted on their remote servers and they stream your operating system and apps as a video to your computer, but as convenient as this could be what are the pitfalls...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. A serious flaw, CVE-2021-34527, has been found in Windows 10, and also affecting Windows 7, effecting the print spooler and leaving the system vulnerable to hackers, allowing them to take control of the computer. Microsoft have issued a fix most versions of Windows, including Windows...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Paul Coia on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; looking back at the retro tech of yesteryear, plus a look at how reliable the NHS Covid app is. Plus, what type of dog is the Gadget Detective and what gets him panting? Gadget of the Week is the Logitech MX Keys. This full size wireless computer keyboard is compatibl...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Jason Mohammad on BBC Radio Wales. As a study claims that within 15 years many of our household chores will be undertaken by robots we cast our minds back over the tech of yesteryear, and what old gadgets some of us are still using. You can follow and contact Fevzi on Twitter @gadgetdetective #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology #News #Rev...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Danny Pike on BBC Radio Surrey and Radio Sussex to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. A gang of Russian hackers is demanding 70 million dollars in bitcoin after using a ransomware attack on a server company in America, affecting hundreds of companies globally. First Gadget of the Week is the Google Pixel 4A 5G mid-range smartphone. Coming from the...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the US has been hit by a colossal ransomware cyber attack, thought to originate in Russia and affecting hundreds of companies. How can we, the general public, protect ourselves from similar crimes? Gadget of the Week is the Google Pixel 4A 5G mid-range smartphone. Coming...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the latest tech news and reviews, and answer listener questions. This time; How secure is the data from security cameras, is the clandestine use of video cameras a privacy issue, how problematic is the governmental use of widespread CCTV surveillance, and do we even own the footage from our own video door cameras? And Apple an...