Wil Harris is a British technology

Technology

Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...

 writer and entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

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 based just outside of Oxford

Oxford

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. He founded, with Justin Gayner

Justin Gayner

Justin Gayner is a British writer, broadcaster and producer. He is co-founder of British based Internet entertainment website ChannelFlip. In November 2008, Gayner was voted one of the top 500 entrepreneurs in the UK by The Observer newspaper...

, the video network ChannelFlip

ChannelFlip

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, former editor in chief

Editor in chief

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 of the bit-tech

Bit-tech

bit-tech.net is an online magazine for computer hardware enthusiasts, gamers and case modders, based in the UK. It was founded in 2000, became a fully professional online publication in 2005 , and announced its acquisition by Dennis Publishing in October 2008...

 enthusiast website and has contributed to TrustedReviews. Harris resigned from his post at bit-tech at the end of March 2007, after spending six years contributing. He is also a regular panelist on This WEEK in TECH

This Week in Tech

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, the technology podcast

Podcast

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. He has appeared on the Engadget

Engadget

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 podcast and Cranky Geeks, and has written for BBC News Online

BBC News Online

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, The Inquirer

The Inquirer

The Inquirer is a British technology tabloid website founded by Mike Magee after his departure from The Register in 2001. In 2006 the site was acquired by Dutch publisher Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen...

 and The Register

The Register

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Harris holds a degree in Law

Law

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 from the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

and currently lives with his wife, Alex.

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