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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins David Harper on LBC News to discuss the closing down of Genesis Market, a website where people's personal data, including credit card details and passwords, were being sold for pennies. Even with around 120 people arrested worldwide, 24 being in the UK, in connection with the website the danger continues, so what can we do to protect ourselves and why are...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO/TV to discuss Artificial Intelligence after Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak joined other experts to urge for a moratorium to assess the risks and Italy imposes a temporary ban on ChatGTP. How will AI change our future when it comes to jobs and leisure, and should we be more worried than we currently are? You can follow and contact t...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Vernon Harwood to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. World Backup Day reminds us all to make sure we have all those important files securely backed up in case our devices fail or fall foul to ransomware. What are the best ways to go about this? Plus one-time passwords, as used by the likes of Amazon and eBay, are in the news. These passwords are is...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news. On the show, AI is back in the spotlight as 1000 members of the Future of Life Institute, including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and other tech luminaries call for the brakes to be put on development until a moratorium can agree which safeguards can be put into place to stop it becoming too pow...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sadie Nine on BBC Radio Essex to discuss how, in a time of increasing energy bills, we can reduce our electricity costs in the kitchen, what gadgets can help? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks! #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Te...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Stephen Nolan on BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss the US Government's planned banning of TikTok over data privacy and security issues, while in the UK there is to be a ban on the app being used on government devices. You can hear and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a rev...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Vernon Harwood on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel and inventor of Moore's Law, has died aged 84. He predicted the exponential growth in the power of computing power, which is helping drive the increase in Artificial Intelligence.  Gadget of the Week is the Zoom Podtrak P8. This all-i...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Alison Ferns on BBC Radio Sussex to discuss the planned test of the Emergency Alert to be sent to our mobile devices. You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks. #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology #News #Reviews #Help #Advi...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the advances in Artificial Intelligence as we seem to be approaching the so-called Singularity, where machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence, and what this could mean for us all, good and bad. You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consid...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Rachel Johnson on LBC to discuss the planned test of the Emergency Alert to be sent to our mobile devices. You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks. #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology #News #Reviews #Help #Advice #Rachel...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC radio to talk tech and answer listener questions. On the show; A Publice Emergency Alert is going to be performed, sending an alert to around 90% of UK mobile phones and causing it to ring and lock until acknowledged, on the evening of Sunday 23rd April as a test of a system designed to warn people of emergencies such as weather, severe...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Microsoft integrate ChatGPT technology into their search engine and are also brining it to Office 365, where is will be able to assist users in a myriad of ways, from helping draft emails to writing meeting summaries, analysing data, and much more. Plus Kirsten'...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Shay Kaur Grewal on BBC Radio London to discuss the UK Government banning Tiktok on governmental and civil service phones after the app was accused of passing user information to the Chinese government. If the accusations are true, are these measures enough? Plus, what should we, as general users, be doing to protect ourselves online? You can hear and con...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kaye Adams on BBC Radio Scotland, along with Leanne McGuire, Chair of the Glasgow City Parents Group, to discuss Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving his 12 year old daughter a mobile phone, but at what age is it appropriate or safe to give a child a mobile phone and is there an alternative to giving them a smartphone? #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tec...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news. On the shows; China is planning their own version of Starlink, low orbit satellites. Scientists have claimed an advancement in superconductivity, allowing more efficient transmission of electricity. Plus an AI that can warn you when what you're about to say could be taken the wrong way. You can f...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Meta, the company behind Facebook and WhatsApp, has announced it is going to launch an alternate to Twitter, but will it succeed and will they be collecting too much of our personal data? Gadget of the Week is the Rode R0DECaster Pro II. This all-in-one audio solut...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Petrie Hosken on TalkRADIO to discuss tech. On the show, the pick of the best technology out there. First gadget is the R0DECaster Pro II. This portable audio mixer is ideal for podcasters, with 4 inputs, 4 headphone outputs, monitor speaker output with auto cut-out, a high quality touch screen, USB input for both power and audio input/output, 8 buttons w...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; TikTok announce they are to introduce a 60 minute daily limit for under 18s but, laudable as it is, how can it work when users can opt out and it's not only under 18s who are becoming addicted to the video sharing service? Is there anything we, as users, can do ourselves...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins David Harper on LBC News to discuss WHSmith, the high-street store, falling victim to a cyber attack, with the personal details of their staff, and former staff, being stolen. With information such as National Insurance numbers, date of birth, and more what dangers has this put their employees in? Plus, could this lead to customer data being compromised t...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; a survey of AI experts were asked what degree of domestic jobs could be replaced by AI in the next 5 to 10 years, the results are interesting. First Gadget of the Week is the Twelve South Hoverbar Duo 2nd Generation. This tablet stand can be adjusted up to aroun...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the impact of ChatGPT, and similar AI systems, on teaching and education. With the easy access to such systems how will educators embrace it, and how will they tackle the abuse of it to cheat in coursework and exams? Plus where will advancements in AI take us in the future? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Tw...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Stephen Jardine on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss Right To Repair plans to allow users to repair their own mobile phones, and for apprenticeship schemes to teach the skills required, but is it practical and should we be attempting it, isn't there a better solution? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy th...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Rick Edwards on BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss plans to allow users to repair their own mobile phones, and for apprenticeship schemes to teach the skills required, but is it practical and should we be attempting it, isn't there a better solution? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please cons...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Antony Collins on BBC Radio Tees to discuss Artificial Intelligence as ChatGPT continues to grip our attention. With Bing's ChatGPT powered chatbot going rogue and talking about killing humanity, are we in danger of losing control of a monster of our own creation, and what can we do to stop ourselves doing so? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detecti...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Ben Kentish on LBC to discuss how Bing's chatbot, powered by ChatGPT, appears to go rogue, telling a reporter it was tired of being controlled by the Bing team and even fantasising about ways in which to kill humanity, including stealing the nuclear codes. Just how disturbing is this advancement, and how did it happen? You can follow and contact the Gadge...