Jack Turner

Jack is the Editor for Tech.co. He has over 15 years experience in publishing, having covered both consumer and business technology extensively, including both in print and online. Jack has also led on investigations on topical tech issues, from privacy to price gouging. He has a strong background in research-based content, working with organizations globally, and has also been a member of government advisory committees on tech matters.

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    Samsung’s Foldable Phone is Finally Official After years of speculation, rumors, teases and mocked up protoypes, Samsung has finally revealed its foldable phone, during a very quick segment at its 2018 developer's conference. Is Samsung's folding phone the future of mobile tech?
    Jack Turner
  • ICYMI: Last Week on the Web | Jan 25 2019 From blocking your most hated artist on Spotify to robots delivering your groceries, Donald Trump losing pounds overnight and making thousands of dollars from virtual farming, a lot has happened in the last seven days. We take a look at what you might have missed.
    Jack Turner
  • Digital Movie Service UltraViolet to Close This Year Bad news for avid movie fans, as 'digital locker' service UltraViolet has announced that it is to shut up shop. The service, which provided an easy solution to those looking to access all their digital movies in one place, closes in July this year.
    Jack Turner
  • Oddest gadgets from CES 2019
    Robot Buddies, Cat Toilets, and Other Weird Products from CES 2019 Each year the Consumer Electronics Show hits Vegas with a big dollop of cutting-edge tech... and then there are the left field items that leave us scratching our heads. Naturally, 2019 is no exception, and it has delivered a bounty of weird and wonderful gadgets. We take a look.
    Jack Turner
  • YouTube to Surface Fewer Conspiracy Theory Videos in “Borderline Content” Crackdown YouTube has a announced a shake-up of the way that it promotes videos in its channels. The streaming site has promised to clamp down on unsolicited recommendations of conspiracy theory videos – deemed "borderline content" – citing concerns about the spread of false information.
    Jack Turner
  • New YouTube Scam Targets Victims with Identity Fraud Influencers and content creators on YouTube are big business, commanding millions in branding deals and attracting legions of devoted fans. It was just a matter of time before a scammer had the idea to get in on the action. Recently, that has taken the form of a phishing scam.
    Jack Turner
  • Windows 10 Reserved Storage Wants 7GB of Your Hard Drive Microsoft has announced that in the near future, Windows 10 will require allocation on your device for Reserved Storage, which will be used to download future updates to the system. This could be bad news for anyone already struggling to juggle space on their Windows computer.
    Jack Turner
  • Windows 7 Support Ends in One Year – Here’s Why You Should Care Microsoft is stopping support of Windows 7 in 2020, marking the end of over a decade of life for the operating system, which inadvertently found itself to be something of a fan favorite over the years. We explain what it means, and what you need to do.
    Jack Turner
  • Google Assistant CES 2019
    Google Assistant To Be Rolled Out to Pretty Much Everything at CES 2019 You could be forgiven for thinking that Google's Assistant is already on most devices – to date it works with more than 10,000 products, according to the company. However, this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, Google announced that it would be available on even more gadgets
    Jack Turner
  • AI Armageddon: Robot Struck Down By Self-Driving Tesla Car With the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas in full swing, many manufacturers are hoping to hit the headlines with a bang, but for the makers of Promobot, an autnomous robot designed for business, this happened quite literally when one of its fleet was taken out by a Tesla.
    Jack Turner
  • Samsung Reveals iTunes Compatible TVs at CES 2019 CES , the biggest consumer electronics show on the planet, has dropped a bombshell early on, with the revelation that Samsung is working closely with its long-term rival, Apple, to bring an iTunes app to the latest Samsung TVs, plus to 2018 models via a firmware update.
    Jack Turner
  • China Lands on the Dark Side of the Moon Chinese state television is reporting that China's attempt to land on the dark side of the moon has been successful, with lunar craft Chang'e 4 touching down at 10:26am Beijing time. It marks the first time that a vessel has landed on the side of the moon facing away from earth.
    Jack Turner