The PC Pro Podcast

Jan 30 2025 342 ep. 63 mins 3.4k
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Every week the team behind the UK's biggest technology monthly discusses the latest news and issues in computing and mobile tech.

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Episode 727: Some AI engines are free; others come at a hefty price (whether you want them or not)

Jan 30 2025 66 mins  
The team discusses the disruptive emergence of China’s open-source DeepSeek AI engine, steep price hikes for Microsoft Office and Amazon’s vision for drones over Darlington. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Toybox, a user-friendly 3D printer aimed at kids.

Episode 726: Is time running out for TikTok?

Jan 23 2025 59 mins  
The team discusses the will-they-won’t-they drama of the US TikTok ban, the latest lunacy in the AI industry and UK government proposals to replace physical driving licences with an app. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Anker Prime 250W USB charger, a six-port power supply costing a cool £170.

Episode 725: You must be 18 or over to download this podcast

Jan 16 2025 66 mins  
The team discusses plans to force websites to check visitors’ ages, drones causing mayhem and Meta’s newly relaxed attitude as to whether social media posts are true or not. Our Hot Software candidate is NordVPN – not a new product, but one that Barry Collins recently found a big help on his travels.

Episode 724: Viva Las Vegas! Or, three go slightly loopy at CES

Jan 09 2025 60 mins  
In a special podcast report – recorded in Las Vegas in the small hours of the morning – Barry Collins, Tim Danton and Jon Honeyball discuss what they've seen at the Consumer Electronics Show 2025. Topics include Nvidia's latest graphics chips, a new generation of mini PCs and upcoming developments in laptop screens, AR glasses and gaming handhelds. The delegates also nominate t

Episode 723: Our 2024 Tech Quiz Extravaganza

Dec 19 2024 50 mins  
Get ready for the PC Pro Podcast's festive quiz extravaganza! Darien Graham-Smith returns as quizmaster, challenging podcast regulars Barry Collins, Tim Danton, Lee Grant, Jon Honeyball, and Rois Ni Thuama on 2024's biggest tech stories. From AI to product launches, our panel will put their tech knowledge to the test.

Episode 722: New chatbots – more intelligent than ever, and just as artificial

Dec 12 2024 64 mins  
The team discusses the arrival of new, smarter AI systems – plus one that’s accused of endangering impressionable kids. We also welcome an innovative battery technology and cast an eye over the latest hardware offerings from Raspberry Pi. Out Hot Hardware candidate is the HP OmniBook Flip, a slim but versatile laptop that ticks all the boxes.

Episode 721: Who can save Intel now?

Dec 05 2024 61 mins  
The team discusses the surprise ousting of Intel’s CEO, questions the planned merger between Vodafone and Three and asks what dangers might be lurking in an innocent-looking USB cable. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Smartech GoChess Mini, an intelligent chess board that plays against you.

Episode 720: Microsoft in the crosshairs, just for a change

Nov 28 2024 62 mins  
The team discusses reports of yet another antitrust investigation in the offing against Microsoft, and the company’s latest attempts to get people off Windows 10. We also look at how Google is injecting content onto other people’s websites, and consider whether we’d buy a new phone from Huawei that ditches Android in favour of the company’s own HarmonyOS Next platform. Our

Episode 719: The good and the bad of Microsoft's $349 cloud PC

Nov 21 2024 66 mins  
Microsoft announced that it would be selling companies a $349 black box that's ideal for big rollouts - all you need is a Windows Cloud subscription, a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Jon, Tim and Barry deliver their verdict. Plus all the other highlights from Ignite 2024, Flight Simulator 2024's failure to launch and a business-friendly Moto phone that might just win Tim a hot hardwa

Episode 718: Tweeters head for bluer skies

Nov 14 2024 71 mins  
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.