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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

Taylor Swift on Facebook
Move over Apple and Spotify... here comes Facebook Music
Technology

Facebook reportedly gearing up to launch its own streaming service

EE router
BT-owned* providers collect most customer complaints (again)
Technology

(*Including EE, who BT wants to buy for £12.5 billion)

Amazon warehouse
Amazon charges £7 for 1hr delivery & wants you to tip driver
Technology

New delivery option can have goods at your door within 60 minutes - if you live in a select part of the city

Mobile broadband dongle
UK mobile broadband "twice as fast as fixed line"?
Technology

New figures from Akamai suggest Britain's mobile broadband is far faster than fixed line

Bing Maps
Microsoft gives up on mapping
Technology

Software giant sells mapping team and technology to taxi firm Uber

bPay wristband, fob and sticker
bPay devices: three reasons why Barclays snubbed Apple Pay
Technology

Trio of new contactless payment devices unveiled for the bPay system

Gmail logo and envelopes
Gmail lets you unsend a message - if you're quick
Technology

Undo Send feature finally added to the main Gmail settings

Facebook face tag
Facebook can spot you in photos, even if your face is hidden
Technology

Software magic allows Facebook to identify people from their clothing, hairstyle and other factors

iPhone
iMessage goes down: someone tell Taylor Swift
Mobile phones

Apple's messaging service reportedly suffers from widespread outage

Amazon Kindle
Didn't finish that Kindle book? Author might not get paid
eReaders

Amazon's new Kindle payment system rewards authors for number of pages read