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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the Competition Markets Authority is investigating the number of fake reviews that appear on Amazon and Google, and whether these companies are doing enough to remove them and how can customers avoid being scammed? First Gadget of the Week are the Nokia X20 smartphone. F...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Walker on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Facial recognition is in the spotlight as the invasive privacy issues of live facial recognition surveillance are questioned by the UK Information Commissioner. We're used to being tracked everywhere we go online, but should we accept it offline, too, and to what use wil...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Danny Pike on BBC Surrey and Sussex to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Whatsapp, which is owned by Facebook, is criticising governments for arguing against the use of strong encryption, which would mean weakening of security, but at the same time Whatsapp is sharing our data with its parent company for monetisation.  First Gadget of t...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; police perform the mass sting arrest of around 800 criminals globally by listening in on their communications, seizing guns, drugs, and other materials after the FBI set up their own messaging service for criminals to use unwittingly. Gadget of the Week is the Withings M...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Xiaomi announce a new mobile phone charging technology, HyperCharge, they claim can charge in just 8 mins, but is it really a good idea? First Gadget of the Week is the Withings Move ECG. This completely analogue wristwatch bucks the trend by having no display but still con...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; supersonic passenger flight, which ended with the retiring of Concorde in 2003, is set to return as United Airlines plans to order 15 aircraft from Denver based Boom and predicted to enter service in 2029, but how long will it be before air travel is superceded by transp...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to talk tech and review the latest gizmos. This week; The boss of Microsoft is warning the dystopian future of Orwell's 1984 will be here in 2024 as Artificial Intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated as it's used in the cameras almost constantly monitoring us, but what are the pitfalls of allow technology to become t...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Tesla's car autopilot feature is in the news as they update the software to ensure a driver is both present and paying attention, but there are ethical questions that need answering as we head towards more driverless cars. Gadget of the Week is the Anker Nebula Solar por...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the Dating app Tinder is to use artificial intelligence to detect abusive or harmful messages and then ask the writer if they wish to still send it, and it's the end of an era, or should that be error, as Microsoft announce they are ceasing inclusion of their Internet Explo...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Danny Pike on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. In the news this show; changes to the Whatsapp Terms and Conditions raise concerns over more users' information being shared with the parent company, Facebook, but what can users do?  First Gadget of the Week is the Ember Temperature Control Mug. This stainless steel...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the latest tech news and answer listener questions. In the news; with the easing of pandemic restrictions how can the use of the NHS apps help us continue to combat the spread of Covid 19? The UK government announced that emergency alerts, such as extreme weather or terrorist events, could soon be sent to our smartphones. List...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; As a ransomware attack cripples a US oil pipeline and results in the ransom being paid what, if anything, can be done to stop them in future? The Facebook owned chat service Whatsapp introduced their new Terms and Conditions on the 15th May but what will happen to those use...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; The long anticipated changes to Facebook owned Whatsapp's terms and conditions came into effect today, 15th May, but what's actually changing? Gadget of the Week is Ember Temperature Control Mug. Available in a range of colours this stainless steel and ceramic mug contai...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; IBM have announced they've developed a 2nm chip, which they claim will produce much more powerful processors which also use significantly less energy. but what are the advantages of these every more powerful chips? Plus Twitter is adding a 'tip jar' to certain accounts to a...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; Facebook has been accused of blocking their own Whatsapp's competition Signal from running ads on its platform, but why? Gadget of the Week is the Master Lock Bluetooth Key Lock Box. This is a small lockbox with a standard keypad which also allows you to register specific Bluetooth...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins James Cannon on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discuss tech and answer listeners' questions. This week; Choosing a mobile phone that's suitable for the visually impaired, plus Facebook is threatening to respond to Apple's crackdown on user data sharing and tracking by charging users who opt out of such tracking. First Gadget of the Week is the Minisforu...

Fevzi Turkalp, thw Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest technology news and reviews. This week; how can you improve the signal quality using an indoor aerial? The makers of Mini cars, Apple computers, and many other companies are struggling to source enough microchips to satisfy demand due to a global shortage, and Google has started asking more people to prove...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Amazon is hoping that people's buying habits during the pandemic will continue as their profits tripled over the year, but is this good for the highstreet and are big companies profiteering a little too much? Gadget of the Week is the Genki Instruments Wave For Work. Thi...

Fevzi Turkalp, thw Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest technology news and reviews. This week; how can you improve the signal quality using an indoor aerial? The makers of Mini cars, Apple computers, and many other companies are struggling to source enough microchips to satisfy demand due to a global shortage, and Google has started asking more people to prove...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; MI5, the UK secret service, has launched its own official Instagram account in an attempt to improve its image and appeal to more applicants. First Gadget of the Week is the Amazfit GTR 2e. Featuring an always on Amoled screen, oxygen saturation, sleep quality, stress level...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; a new scam called FluBot is attacking Android users by posing as a delivery shipping text message that tricks users into downloading a supposed tracking app which is actually malware designed to steal all your information and then spread to all the device's contacts. How...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; The use of facial recognition for surveillance is to be banned by the EU. Though it won't apply to the UK following Brexit, the move could and maybe should signal a change in the UK, too. Plus the Irish Data Protection Commission is launching an investigation into the massi...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Ocado, famous for delivering groceries, are investing in robotics start up Karakuri to develop self-driving vehicles and even robots which will not just deliver your goods to the kerb but even carry them to your kitchen. Gadget of the Week is the Homedics UV-CLEAN Portab...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRadio to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; data pertaining to hundreds of millions of Facebook users that was stolen in January has resurfaced publicly online, and Microsoft is selling Augmented Reality headsets to the US Army.  First Gadget of the Week is the Wave For Work Smart Ring by Genki. Worn on the index fin...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Paul Coia on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; a new study shows gambling and in-game 'loot boxes' are linked, these are incentivised purchases in computer games that offer extra random items.  Gadget of the Week is the T-Rex Pro by AmazFit. Made by Zep Health, this ruggedized fitness tracking smart watch features a 1.3...