22nd April 2023 - Tech News and Reviews on BBC Berkshire

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Elon Musk and Twitter are back in the news as users who refuse to pay for the privilege lose their blue ticks, but are failing to use due diligence when allowing users to subscribe, leading to fake accounts popping up. A test of the Emergency Alert Notification will take place at 3pm on the 23rd April, checking the efficacy of the system they will use to warn us of emergencies of various kinds by sending a message to all mobile phones, but what of those with a secret second phone for safety purposes? Gadget of the Week is the Crucial P3 Plus PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD. This superfast solid state drive is an ideal way to upgrade the storage on your PC if it has a spare SSD socket on the motherboard, or can be mounted in an external USB/Thunderbolt caddy for massive portable storage capability. These are also available in a range of sizes up to a massive 4TB. Scoring 4 out of 5, more details in the show.You can hear the Gadget Detective on BBC Berkshire just after midday every Saturday and can follow and contact him 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#Bill#Buckley#BBC#Radio#Berkshire#Elon#Musk#Twitter#Blue#Tick#Subscription#Removal#Fake#Accounts#Social#Media#Emergency#Notification#Alert#Test#Mobile#Phone#SMS#Alarm#Trial#Message#Second#Domestic#Violence#Safety#Abuse#GadgetoftheWeek#Crucial#PS#Plus#P4#Micron#SSD#NVME#4TB#Terabyte#Storage#Solid#State#Disc#Hard#Drive#Internal#External#Superfast