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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins James Cannon on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This month; how can you transfer all your data from an Android phone to and Apple phone? Choosing an alternative to Microsoft Office 365 First Gadget of the Week is the Withings Sleep Analyzer. This ingenious gadget goes under your mattress, however thick, and monit...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes to discuss the latest tech news, reviews and advice. This week; Phone companies have been told they need to do more to help stop the spread of fraudulent calls and texts, often using spoofed numbers. Google solve a problem in Android WebView which was causing some apps, such as BBC Weather, to not function.  Gadget of the Week 1 is the Withi...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Walker on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Fake News is back in the real news as the bosses of several social media platforms appeared before the American Congress to answer questions over how they allow the spread of disinformation. Gadget of the Week is the Withings Scanwatch. This hybrid smartwatch features a...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on Talk Radio UK to discuss the latest picks of tech. On the show there's; Anker's Nebula Capsule II, a smart projector around the size of a can of soda that is capable of a 720p resolution and has Android 9 built in, allowing it to download and use thousands of apps. With wireless, Bluetooth and HDMI connectivity, and reasonable quality spe...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Andy Jones on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; a lot of the UK will finally be getting access to ultra-fast broadband with 85% having it available by 2025, but why not 100% of the population and are there better solutions?  Gadget of the Week is the Western Digital WD Black P50 external HD. Connecting via USB C this solid state dr...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; lost cats and incoming puppies, plus Netflix is experimenting with cracking down on password sharing, but how can they do it?  Gadget of the Week is the Nokia 5.4 mobile phone. This budget £159 duel-sim Android phone offers everything you need, including a very...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Amazon opens the first of its till-less stores outside of America, Amazon Fresh, where customers can buy without all the hassle of human interaction, but is this the future of shopping?  Gadget of the Week is Joy For All Companion Pet Cat, an animatronic cat designed...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins James Cannon on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to answer listener questions and review the latest gadgets. This week; Choosing CCTV equipment for your home, investing in Crypto, the Government plans for an NHS Covid Passport, choosing a new TV,  Gadget of the Week 1 are the Nokia Essential Wireless Headphones which offer both Bluetooth and wired connectivi...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; The Government announces a Covid Passport App, holding information on if you've had your vaccine, when you last tested negative, and other information, but what are the pros and cons of such a system? Gadget of the Week are the Nokia E1200 Essential Wireless Headphones. This pair of trad...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Facebook block Australian users from viewing or sharing news, but why are they doing it and what will the impact be? Gadgets of the Week are the Nokia 6300 4G and 8000 4G, a pair of retro design phones with all the basic features we used to expect but updated to support...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; advances in virtual reality is opening up so many possibilities, including allowing dementia sufferers to revisit their past, everybody to travel places they've never been, all from the comfort of their homes. Gadget of the Week is the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD. A...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to answer listener questions and discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This time; tips for setting up to work from home and the pros and cons of upgrading any equipment you already have, setting up multiple cameras to work with Zoom, what is cloud storage, is an anti-keylogger a good idea, what is the best way to get a faster broadba...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins James Cannon on BBC Surrey & BBC Sussex with the latest advice and reviews. This week; is it worth paying for antivirus software when free options are available, and what is the best way to buy it? Can you update a Dell desktop running Windows XP? The Gadget of the Month is the SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD. This ruggedised external storage is buil...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, publicly states that it's time for people to accept algorithms, as used by Facebook, Google and the like, monitor what we view online so we can be directed towards and fed similar content, ahead of Apple introducing warnings when such apps and...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; Could Google leave Australia without search results due to their new laws, why is this news ironic? Gadget of the Week is the Amazfit GTS2 Mini smartwatch. Featuring an ultra-slim and light waterproof design it packs in over 70 sports modes, heart-rate, blood-oxygen, and sleep monit...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Whatsapp, the messaging app, delay changes to their terms and conditions following a backlash over how it plans to share data with Facebook, and what options users have. Gadget of the Week is Techsmith's Camtasia, a software package designed to make recording your screen...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gagdet Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to bring the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Twitter and Facebook remove President Trump following the incident at the Capitol on the 6th January. Also this week; facial recognition as NEC develop a system they claim can identify masked individuals, but is this technology reliable enough or even an invasion of our ci...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins James Cannon on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discuss the latest tech news, reviews, and help. This week; Can you use a webcam to take photos, tips for improving your tech for working from home, a look at the best gadgets of last year, and if it's possible to repair a Kobo e-reader. The Gadget of the Week is the Minisforum X35G small factor PC. This fu...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; advances in video calling have made many lives easily during the pandemic, but which is the best software to choose? Plus a look ahead to the advancements we could see this year, including a dancing robot, but will you love it? Gadget of the Week is the Google Nest Hub Max, an all-i...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull for a New Year's Day morning to answer listener questions and discuss all things tech. On the show; what social and tech trends can we expect to see in 2021? What are the best headphones for studio and radio use? How does noise cancelling work? How long should you wait to buy a new MacBook Pro? Were ARM chips originally a British innovation? Ho...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Apple announces it will be making its own highly powerful M1 processors which could become a major competitor to the likes of Intel and AMD. Gadget of the Week is Synology DiskStation DS220+. This NAS backup solution is designed for home use and allows users to fit up to...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRadio to discuss the latest tech news and reviews, including the implication of the enormously widespread hacking of US departments, allegedly by Russian bad actors, the way technology has assisted us through the Covid pandemic, how tech development was impacted by the pandemic. Plus a roundup of the best gadgets of the year, such as...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC for a Boxing Day morning roundup of news and tech advice. On the show; with so many adopting software like Zoom, will we ever go back to not relying on it? How can you give an older PC or laptop a new lease of life? Do Amazon Echos cost money to use? Choosing a good antivirus product and do you need one on an Apple device? How do you cho...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; six ideas for Christmas gifts or those treating themselves. First Gadget of the Week is the Soundcore Motion+ bluetooth speaker. This highly impressive bluetooth speaker gives around 30 watts of output via 4 speakers and passive subwoofer with a 12 hour battery and...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the removal from YouTube of material alleging voter fraud in the US elections and moves to break up the monopoly owned by Facebook are in the news. Question this week is whether TikTok has any security issues. First Gadget of the Week is Readly, a subscription service that allows you unl...