Rory Boland
Rory joined Which? in August 2011 as part of the digital team. He’ll be writing about the news and views that affect consumers in tech and travel. As someone who has flown with multiple chickens dancing around his feet, tangled with Belarusian bureaucracy and called both the sweaty streets of Hong Kong and windswept tundras of Warsaw home, Rory has long been on the frontline of travel journalism. He has authored and edited guidebooks with Zagat, Moon and National Geographic and contributed to a number of international newspapers and magazines. He also worked as an online digital specialist with About.com.
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Travel insurance won’t cover your phone or tablet
Our survey of 20 travel insurance providers revealed that almost all won't cover the full cost of a replacement phone, iPad or laptop. In some cases, you'll get less than half the cost of a replacement device. Read more about travel insurance and tech
Phone storage space – how much do you really get?
It might say 16GB on the box but our lab tests have discovered you aren't getting the amount of storage you might expect. On some phones you could be getting less than half the total advertised. Read more about true phone storage
Broadband discounts – which provider is most likely to give you a cheaper deal?
We reveal which internet service providers are most likely to give you a broadband discount if you phone up and threaten to leave. Read more about how to halve your broadband deal
Vodafone voted worst phone network
Our annual mobile satisfaction survey reveals what customers think about their network provider. The good, the bad and the ugly. Read more about the Which? Mobile Satisfaction Survey
AOL rated worst for broadband problems
In a survey of 2,000 broadband customers, more people reported broadband problems with AOL Broadband and Orange than any other provider. Read more about the Which? survey on broadband providers
Mobile phones celebrate their 40th birthday: our first review
As the mobile phone breaks out the champagne to celebrate 40 years in business we look back at what the first phones looked like, how they've changed down the years and what Which? had to say when we published our first reviews. Read on for more about the birth of the mobile phone
Is the iPad mini really as light as a pad of paper?
The weight of the iPad mini, or lack thereof, is being pitched as one of its key selling points. Apple claimed it's as light as a pad of paper. Is that true? We weigh the iPad mini against a pad of paper, other everyday items and its rivals. See our infographic on how much the iPad Mini really weighs
iPad mini and iPad 4th gen live Q&A – watch the video
Got a question about the new iPad mini or the 4th generation iPad? On launch day, 2 November, at 4pm, we'll be streaming live video as we open the box on both products and answer your questions live. Join our Q&A
Win an iPhone 5
You could win a new iPhone 5 by entering our simple competition. Find out how to enter our competition
iPhone 5 live video Q&A – we answer your iPhone 5 questions
Got a question about the new iPhone? We've got our hands on Apple's much hyped iPhone 5 and on Friday, September 21 at 4pm we'll be streaming live video as we open the box and see how it performs. We'll also be on hand to answer your questions about the phone live. Join our Q&A