Episodes

  • Episode 723: Our 2024 Tech Quiz Extravaganza

    Episode 723: Our 2024 Tech Quiz Extravaganza
    Dec 19 2024
    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.
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    50 mins
  • Episode 722: New chatbots – more intelligent than ever, and just as artificial

    Episode 722: New chatbots – more intelligent than ever, and just as artificial
    Dec 12 2024
    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.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 721: Who can save Intel now?

    Episode 721: Who can save Intel now?
    Dec 5 2024
    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.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 720: Microsoft in the crosshairs, just for a change

    Episode 720: Microsoft in the crosshairs, just for a change
    Nov 28 2024
    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 Hot Hardware candidate is the Showscreen 14in portable touchscreen, a slimline display that does precisely what you’d expect for under £100.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 719: The good and the bad of Microsoft's $349 cloud PC

    Episode 719: The good and the bad of Microsoft's $349 cloud PC
    Nov 21 2024
    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 hardware of the week...
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 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