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The PC Pro Podcast
Every week the team behind the UK's biggest technology monthly discusses the latest news and issues in computing and mobile tech. Subscribe to the magazine at https://subscribe.pcpro.co.uk (https://subscribe.pcpro.co.uk)
Episodes
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 573
The team discusses a major security threat to online services everywhere, the government’s latest proposals for policing the internet and Microsoft’s novel…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 572
The gang discusses Microsoft’s attempts to persuade people to stick with its Edge browser, the latest assaults on your online privacy and the future of quantum…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 571
The team discusses some questionable behaviour from Microsoft, Amazon’s sneaky promotion of its own brands and Qualcomm’s new ARM processor for Windows…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 570
The team discusses how different countries are handling the rise of cryptocurrency, Apple's questionable app ratings and rumours that Windows might soon be…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 569
The team discusses Apple’s huge U-turn on repairability, the gradual winding-down of Windows 10 and IBM’s latest breakthrough in quantum computing. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 568
The team discusses Microsoft’s new Windows 11 SE platform, a graphene-based battery breakthrough and an unexpected climbdown on repairability from Apple. Our…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 567
The team discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s plans for the Metaverse, a new addition to Microsoft Office and the backlash against software subscriptions. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 566
The team discusses the latest accusations against Facebook, a cyber-attack on UK VoIP providers, new features in the latest Adobe applications and Intel's…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 565
The team discusses Apple’s new MacBook Pro models – and the chips that power them – along with Google’s latest Pixel phones, and a probe into online music…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 564
The team discusses Microsoft’s new right-to-repair commitments, the latest research into mobile app snooping, warnings over new internet regulations and the…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 563
The team discusses a huge outage of Facebook services, Sky’s new smart TV offerings and revelations from our exclusive chat with Windows manager Aaron Woodman…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 562
As the official launch of Windows 11 draws near, the team takes an in-depth look at the new OS, discussing interface changes, security enhancements, gaming…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 561
The team discusses Microsoft’s latest Surface devices, new features in iOS 15, the push to standardise phone chargers and the passing of British computing…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 560
The team discusses Apple’s latest phone, watch and tablet releases, while Microsoft goes passwordless and a new academic institution seeks to reboot social…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 559
The team discusses adverts in Windows 11, AI-based photo upscaling, El Salvador’s Bitcoin fiasco and question marks over WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption. As a…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 558
The team discusses the impending arrival of Windows 11, Apple’s partial climbdown over App Store fees and accusations of deceptive marketing in the SSD world…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 557
The team discusses a new data-protection shake-up in the UK, the latest hurdle in Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm, vulnerabilities in a wide range of routers using…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 556
The team discusses the revelations in Facebook’s first ever “Widely Viewed Content Report”, a phishing attack that uses Morse code to slip past security…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 555
The team discusses new folding phones from Samsung, Apple’s controversial photo-scanning technology, the cost of outdated IT and Google’s threat to cut the pay…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 554
If the rumours are right, Amazon won’t be delivering our parcels by drone any time soon - but the team isn’t too worried about this failure, it turns out…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 553
Dell can no longer sell its most high-end PCs in California due to their power demands - is this a harbinger of what’s to come? Plus, Jon Honeyball shares his…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 552
The team discusses a major new vulnerability in Windows, the emerging Pegasus spyware scandal, the shutting down of an app that flags fake Amazon reviews and…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 551
The team discusses Microsoft’s new Windows Cloud service, the growing problem of leaked phone numbers, the uneven distribution of music streaming payments and…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 550
Heather Burns of the Open Rights Group joins the podcast to explain how proposed legislation would outlaw all encrypted communications in the UK. The team also…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 549
The team discusses a disastrous attack on WD NAS drives, the end of the Google-Microsoft détente, second impressions of Windows 11 and the return of roaming…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 548
In a special edition of the podcast, the team discusses the official unveiling of Windows 11. Is this a bold new computing platform for the post-pandemic age…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 547
The team discusses a first look at Windows 11, Apple’s plans to do away with passwords, the opening of Google’s first high-street shop and a legal victory on…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 546
The team discusses the latest announcements from Apple’s WWDC event, questions the trustworthiness of “authorised” repair shops, marvels at a technical error…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 545
The team discusses the fightback against pushy cookie requesters, state-sponsored malware attacks, the arrival of Huawei’s new HarmonyOS and Norton’s…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 544
The team discusses the latest news from Microsoft’s Build conference, a cautionary tale about Wi-Fi passwords, the effective demise of Samsung’s “upcycling”…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 543
The team discusses the big announcements from Google’s I/O event, Apple’s malware problem, Amazon’s new Sidewalk network and the rise of lossless music…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 542
The team discusses the government’s plans for cleaning up the internet, the rumoured shelving of Windows 10X, a new report into the right to repair and Elon…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 541
The team discusses the continuing spat between Apple and Epic, English football’s social media boycott and a new low-cost broadband package designed for people…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 540
The team discusses the IT vulnerabilities that sent innocent Post Office workers to prison, price hikes at Spotify, a new look for Microsoft Word and the…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 539
The team discusses new product announcements from Apple, criticises a misleading report from the NSPCC and questions whether the government is right to…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 538
The team discusses the would-be bomber who hoped to blow up AWS, Spotify’s plans to become a fixture in your car, legal moves to limit the use of facial…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 537
The team discusses a huge leak at Facebook, China’s national investment in cryptocurrency, the end of Yahoo Answers and LG’s departure from the smartphone…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 536
The team discusses Amazon’s anti-union machinations, a boom in mobile browser usage, the latest on Nominet and ARM’s first new chip design in a decade. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 535
The team discusses an embarrassing data breach at FatFace, the downsides of working from home, big changes at Nominet and how Intel plans to regain its mojo…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 534
The team discusses Intel’s new Apple-bashing ads, a silicon shortage threatening the smartphone market, controversy over privacy labelling and new plans to…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 533
The team discusses the EU's chip ambitions, a huge attack on Microsoft Exchange, the use of CCTV to track social distancing and Dropbox's acquisition of…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 532
Microsoft wants to augment meetings with its Hololens technology, but three out of our four experts think it’s fighting a losing battle. Plus, our take on the…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 531
The team discusses a speed boost for satellite internet, the uncertain future of Wear OS, concerns over Apple SSDs and Spotify’s plans for lossless streaming…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 530
With LastPass announcing that its free version will be severely limited in the future, what’s your best option for switching? Plus what’s coming up in the next…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 529
The team discusses privacy concerns over Clubhouse, Twitter's vision for a custom-curated social media feed, a milestone for Microsoft Excel and Intel's first…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 528
Jeff Bezos stands down as Amazon CEO and Google closes its in-house games studio; we also share a sneak preview of Windows 10 X and discuss the tech winners…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 527
The team discusses Twitter and Facebook opening their archives to researchers, Google’s threat to quit Australia, a worldwide shortage of graphics cards, and…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 526
The team discusses Wikipedia's 20th anniversary, Sir Tim Berners-Lee's new idea for protecting our online privacy and the potential dangers of online shopping…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 525
The team discusses the highlights of this year's virtual CES, an ignominious end for "free-speech" social network Parler, concerns over Flash-only online exams…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 524
The team discusses the technology implications of the recent mass incursion into the US Capitol; a new look for Outlook; the challenges of home schooling; and…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 523
As 2020 recedes into the rear-view mirror, the team looks ahead to the big issues and technologies that might shape 2021. Video link: "The Square", as…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 522
It's time once more for our annual quiz! Darien Graham-Smith plays quizmaster as Barry Collins, Tim Danton and Jon Honeyball compete for the tech trivia crown.
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 521
The team discusses a short but disruptive Google outage, privacy controversies at Twitter and Facebook, and a major step forward for Windows on ARM. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 520
The team discusses the EU's proposed "right to disconnect", legal challenges to Facebook, a technical trick that can uncover pixelated passwords and new…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast special: How do we connect Britain?
The pandemic has hammered home the importance of connectivity for workers wherever they are in the country. In this special podcast in association with O2, Tim…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 519
The team discusses Android apps on Windows, the acquisition of Slack by business giant SalesForce and the rise of Spotify as a podcasting platform. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 518
The team discusses online bots snapping up Black Friday bargains, a row over royalties paid to musicians by streaming services, the hidden risks of smart…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 517
Apple halves its App Store cut to 15% for smaller publishers, Google Pay gets a big update and "free speech" social network Parler continues to grow. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 516
The team discusses Apple's new ARM-based Macs, looks into Android app security and asks how AI is affecting our spending habits. Our Hot Hardware candidate is…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 515
The team discusses a huge leak of user credentials from across the web, the influence of social media on the US election, confidential data being recovered…