Phil is chief reporter for vnunet.com, Computing.co.uk and Computing magazine, a role he has fulfilled since August 2008. Previously he was chief reporter for IT Week, having also worked as a reporter and senior reporter on the publication from 2005. Before IT Week, Phil worked as a freelance researcher for the Rough Guide to Edinburgh. Prior to his work in journalism, Phil spent three years teaching English in Japan.

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