Riyad Emeran
Riyad has been entrenched in technology publishing for more years than he cares to remember, having staffed and edited some of the largest and most successful IT magazines in the UK. In 2003 he joined forces with Hugh Chappell to create TrustedReviews.com. They built TR into the UK’s market leading technology publication before selling the title to IPC Media / Time Warner in 2007. As Editorial Director at Net Communities, Riyad will be helping to develop the publishing portfolio, making IT Pro Portal the best publication it can be.
Articles by Riyad Emeran
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Review
Remember last year's clash of the threequels, as Battlefield 3 squared up against Modern Warfare 3 in a battle for shooter supremacy? The hype? The claims and...
Facebook Launches Camera App For iPhone
Hang on, is that the sound of good news for Facebook? Following the bad press the company got after the whole NASDAQ shenanigan, it looks as though...
Intel Collaborates with UK Universities to Create New Research Centre
It's not every day that I get invited to the home of the British Prime Minister, but today was such a day. Intel invited a select group of journalists to 10 Downing Street to witness the official launch of the Intel Collaborative Research Institute (ICRI) for Sustainable Connected Cities.
Bowers & Wilkins P3 Headphones Review
Before I get into the gritty detail of this review, I'll admit, right up front, that I like Bowers & Wilkins. When I built my very first proper, separates,...
Diablo III Review
Diablo has never been a game as much as an addiction. Even after you've spent the last few hours immersed in it, it can be hard to fathom the appeal of all...
What's Next for Wi-Fi?
Although the first 802.11ac routers have just begun to appear, wireless chip providers like Broadcom are already looking at the next big thing: WiGig, offering...
SSD vs HDD: What's the Difference?
Up until this year, PC buyers had very little choice for what kind of primary storage they got with their laptop, nettop, netbook, or desktop. If you bought a...
One Tablet Per Child: Technology Making a Difference
Even if you only have a passing interest in technology and philanthropy, you'll probably have heard of Nicholas Negroponte and his One Laptop Per Child initiative. There were two main parts to the OLPC scheme - creating a usable laptop that cost $100, and getting said machines into the hands of children throughout the developing world. As successful as the OLPC scheme has been, it only addressed half the problem, in as much as all the children still needed someone to teach them how to use their laptops, and educate them thereafter. Ultimately, any tool is only useful if you know how to use it and get the best from it.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 First Look Review
Nvidia's GK104 GPU (codenamed Kepler) debuted last month in the form of the GTX 680. Now the company is following up with a slightly less-powerful part...
ITProPortal Weekend Roundup 12-05-12
Intel Inside After last week's Samsung Galaxy S III launch, it was clear that this week would be a bit quiet by comparison. That's not to say that tumbleweed...
Toshiba USB Mobile Monitor Review
If you're used to working with a dual monitor setup at your desk, it can be hard to live with just your notebook when you're out on the road. Being able to...
Bowers & Wilkins Launches P3 Headphones
While Rob was enduring all the pomp and ceremony at the undoubtedly massive Samsung Galaxy S III launch, I was attending a far more intimate, laid back affair....
All hooked up...
After over a month without an Internet connection at home - detailed in my previous two blog posts, Cut off in my prime and Waiting for that day - I finally...
Waiting for that day...
If you've read my recent, and oft updated blog post, Cut Off In My Prime, you'll know that I haven't been having a very good experience with BT. To cut a long story short, almost a month ago BT disconnected my phone line and broadband, then cancelled my account. This was done because the man buying my house simply asked BT to do it, even though he wasn't moving in for a couple of weeks. As amazing as it still is to me that BT happily disconnected me without receiving any form of authorisation or confirmation from myself, I'm even more amazed that I still don't have a broadband connection. This is despite having multiple, high-level customer service teams working on resolving this for me. Today, I'm still surviving on a Three MiFi, and chewing through a worryingly expensive amount of data.
Arcam rPAC Review
I find it hard to work without music. Since most of my work involves me tapping words into a computer, I consume the majority of my music via that same...






