Episodes

  • Episode 718: Tweeters head for bluer skies

    Episode 718: Tweeters head for bluer skies
    Nov 14 2024
    The team discusses the accelerating exodus from Elon Musk’s social media platform, the EU’s latest quarrel with Apple and what’s coming in Wi-Fi 8. Lee Grant also walks us through a quartet of sustainability-related news stories, and our Hot Hardware candidate is the tiny but powerful Mac Mini.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 717: All right, you can keep using Windows 10 – but it’ll cost you

    Episode 717: All right, you can keep using Windows 10 – but it’ll cost you
    Nov 7 2024
    The team asks whether Windows 10 users will pay $30 to keep using the OS for another year, discusses ChatGPT’s new search capabilities and ponders whether Intel’s latest financial losses are anything to worry about. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Apple Thunderbolt 5 cable, a pricey interconnect with a whole lot of bandwidth.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 716: Mini PC spooktacular from M4 Mac mini to a Raspberry Pi case

    Episode 716: Mini PC spooktacular from M4 Mac mini to a Raspberry Pi case
    Oct 31 2024
    Tim, Rois and Jon dissect all the just-announced products from Apple, particularly the M4 Mac mini, before discussing why email remains such a danger. Plus, regular listener Geoff Campbell nominates a Raspberry Pi case as the Hot Hardware of the week. It went down rather well...
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 715: Don’t blame me, the AI did it!

    Episode 715: Don’t blame me, the AI did it!
    Oct 24 2024
    Regular magazine contributor Olivia Whitcroft joins Barry, Darien and Jon as we discuss a new AI tool that can control your PC, proposals to ban smartphones at school and an acrimonious dispute at WordPress. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Krafted Connex, a pocket-sized multi-adaptor that can be used to charge a variety of devices from a regular USB socket.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 714: The PC Pro Podcast Live! – Part Two

    Episode 714: The PC Pro Podcast Live! – Part Two
    Oct 17 2024
    In the second part of our special live podcast, Barry Collins, Tim Danton, Darien Graham-Smith, Jon Honeyball and Rois ni Thuama look to the future and predict how technology will change the world in the next decade. We also nominate our Hot Hardware picks of the past 30 years, and take questions from the audience on quite a range of themes.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 713: The PC Pro Podcast Live! – Part One

    Episode 713: The PC Pro Podcast Live! – Part One
    Oct 11 2024
    Part one of a special two-part podcast with a live audience to celebrate 30 years of PC Pro. Barry Collins, Tim Danton, Darien Graham-Smith, Jon Honeyball and Rois ni Thuama look back and discuss the most significant tech innovations and events of the past three decades, before pitting their knowledge against audience members in a short, unseasonal quiz.
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    48 mins
  • Episode 712: Is Microsoft actually listening?

    Episode 712: Is Microsoft actually listening?
    Oct 3 2024
    The team discusses all that’s new in the Windows 11 24H2 update, explores the innards of the latest iPhone and cautiously welcomes the arrests of four individuals believed to be major players in the murky world of ransomware. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, the biggest and most powerful iPhone ever.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 711: I’m a subscriber – get me out of here!

    Episode 711: I’m a subscriber – get me out of here!
    Sep 26 2024
    The team discusses a new law that should make it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions, the latest announcements from Meta’s Connect conference and legal woes for celebrity YouTuber MrBeast. Our Hot Hardware candidate is Intel’s Lunar Lake SoC, which promises new heights of laptop performance and battery life.
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    1 hr and 11 mins