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The UK Government has announced plans to axe petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040. So what is it like driving an electric car.
Following the appalling terrorist attacks on London and Manchester, British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced 'Enough is Enough' and has indicated that access to encrypted internet traffic is required to stop terrorists planning attacks. In 2015, I interviewed Danvers Baillieu who was at the time COO of Hide My Ass an VPN provider. I specifically asked him on his views on Government Monitoring of encrypted traffic.
I‘m a real fan of tablet computers. I love being able to comfortably read eBooks, magazines and news websites. I love watching streaming movies and catching up on TV either on the move on in the comfort of my home.
ith the UK launch of the Nokia 3310, I talk to Mark Murphy at BBC Radio Suffolk about the nostalgia behind one of the most popular mobile phones of the last 20 years.
We were busy filming Orford Castle and Quay via drone when the harbour master directed up the coast to where a Minke Whale had sadly died on the mud of the River Ore. Here I discuss it with Mark Murphy on BBC Radio Suffolk
I talked this morning to Mark Murphy on BBC Radio Suffolk about WannaCry and the effect it has had on the NHS, what needs to be done to stop it happening again and what we can do to protect ourselves.
PLEASE ensure your computers have all their updates installed and make sure you have Anti-Virus software installed.
This morning I was interviewed by Mark Murphy on BBC Radio Suffolk about what makes me grumpy?
At the moment a lot of my time is spent securing websites and investigating hacking attempts, so this felt like a legitimate 'grump'.
If you own a website, don't assume it's secure, make sure it's secure.
Listen in to the stream and let me know what you think...
Once again this week I was delighted to chat to James Hazell. Today we discussed the relaunch of the Nokia 3310, an iconic mobile handset in it's original form which went on to sell 126,000,000 units.
In 2017, HMD the new licence holder of the Nokia phone brand will be launching 4 new phones, three of these phones are Android handsets, namely the Nokia 3, Nokia 4 and Nokia 5. Alongside these modern smartphones will be the reborn Nokia 3310. Make no mistake this is a brand new 'feature' phone, but there exists the spirit of the original 3310 which is held in such high regard.
Listen in to the stream and find out what I think of the new handset and also what other tech could be making a comeback.
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This week I was invited to James Hazell's home for a very special outside broadcast, where we talked about effectively working from home and I got to play Star Trek Pinball
Snap Inc, the company formerly known as Snapchat, has announced that it will set up its main international hub in the UK, in what is likely to be seen as a vote of confidence for British tech following the EU referendum result.
Here I talk to James Hazell on BBC Radio Suffolk about what I think Snapchat is good for. You can also listen to what Isaac thinks of the Snapchat and whether it is a Millennial Centric app.
Features Matt Porter, James Hazell and Isaac Chenery.
Back in the very early 1980's, a couple of friends and I buiit a gokart called The Sheridan, it was made from an old metal pram and some planks of wood. It wasn't the best go kart in the world. One day it was transformed by attaching a Suffolk Punch petrol lawnmower found in a rubbish skip. Here's what happened.
Image Credit Paul Townsend https://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/
The arcades back in 1980 were full of a new breed of entertainment. Machine after machine lined every square foot of these buildings. Each one entrancing their player in a mix of colourful graphics and amazing sound effects, from the ultimately recognisable Space Invaders with it's booming bass line to the apocalyptic Defender (always on full volume) and Missile Command to the quirky Frogger and Centipede, every game enthralled the player, but none so much to me as Galaxian.
Previous published as a written piece on Engadget Public Access, here is the audio version in all it's glory.
Credit to Namco, Williams and Konami
Today I talk to Jenny Kendall-Tobias from BBC Radio Guernsey about the future of the telephone box in the UK and Channel Islands.