The PC Pro Podcast
Episodes
Episode 784: Making Windows cool again (good luck!)
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Microsoft’s plan to make Windows slicker and more user friendly, ...
Episode 783: What we really think about the Apple MacBook Neo
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Let's start with what we finished on for a change: the Apple MacBook Neo, in the flesh. Jon Honeyball proposes it as the Hot Hardware of the Week, but...
Episode 782: Sure, the code took Amazon down for six hours, but at least it’s commented
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The team looks at Amazon’s embarrassing AI-related outages, asks whether BBC iPlayer should join forces with other major UK broadcasters and weighs ...
Episode 781: Eight gigabytes ought to be enough for anybody (it never gets old)
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Apple’s latest product announcements, including the cheap and colourful MacBook Neo; we also look at Lenovo’s new modular lapto...
Episode 780: Claude would like to be your Coworker
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week the team chat about Claude Cowork, the change in leadership within Microsoft's XBOX division, rumours of a touchscreen Mac and Ofcom's fines...
Episode 779: PodcastPlayer.exe wants to access your podcast feed
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the growing impact of worldwide shortages of RAM and storage, new security alerts in Windows and a prediction that white-collar job...
Episode 778: Could too many Jaffa Cakes lead to a call from the GP?
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses new research that analyses your personal shopping history for potential health issues; explores Moltbook, the new social media plat...
Episode 777: Ejecting the Copilot?
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Barry, Olivia, Jon and Lee discuss whether Microsoft has finally realized that users don't want Copilot forced into every corner of Windows. The Data ...
Episode 776: Will Apple pay over Apple Pay?
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses a class action lawsuit alleging that Apple Pay has pushed up banking prices for everyone, asks whether Microsoft was right to hand ...
Episode 775: The return of the 4GB laptop?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the ballooning cost of RAM, and a steep and sudden price hike for Rackspace email customers. We issue a cautious welcome to the new...
Episode 774: Grok, remove the new clothes from this emperor
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses reports of Elon Musk’s Grok platform creating non-consensual smut; Apple’s big AI partnership with Google; and dissatisfaction ...
Episode 773: Live (almost) from CES in Las Vegas
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our annual dispatch from the world’s biggest consumer technology showcase, Tim Danton and Jon Honeyball battle jetlag to discuss the top technolo...
Episode 772: Our 2025 Tech Quiz Extravaganza
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the annual PC Pro Podcast's festive quiz extravaganza!Dust off your Santa hats and grab a glass of eggnog! Darien Graham-Smith returns a...
Episode 771: Is the kids’ social media ban fair dinkum?
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team debates Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s, the return of smart glasses and a US proposal to require tourists to hand over a tro...
Episode 770: ✅ If you like, I can generate hot singles in your area
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joined by special guest Geoff Campbell, the team discusses the arrival of advertising in ChatGPT, Apple’s apparent defiance of the Indian government...
Budget 2025 for tech: the good, the bad and the missing
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a six-month absence, we welcome back Rois Ni Thuama to the PC Pro podcast. What's she been up to? Well, it all started when she helped a woman w...
Episode 768: You’ll have to talk to my agent
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses new “agentic” features being added to Windows, debates the merits of AI-generated podcasts and asks how angry we should be with...
Episode 767: Steam Machine, ClickFix and Norfolk
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the team discuss the state of computing within the UK education sector, the forthcoming trio of gaming goodies from Valve: the Steam Control...
Episode 766: A small church, two pubs and a data centre
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the pleasant surprise of Affinity making its creative software suite completely free, an unfortunate bug in Windows 10 and the smal...
Episode 765: Grokipedia's a Wikipedia copy, right?
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's no getting away from the march of AI this week, whether it's Elon Musk's AI-generated Grokipedia, how OpenAI is dealing with searches related ...
Episode 764: Sorry, I can’t because of the Amazon outage
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the massive AWS failure that took down some of the internet’s biggest sites and services, and look forward to the AI-powered futu...
Episode 763: Microsoft's potty training
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the team discuss Windows 10's role in the battle against software obsolescence, Clearview's slap down by the Information Commissioner’s Of...
Episode 762: Don’t blame me, the AI was controlling my browser
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Qualcomm’s acquisition of Arduino, and AMD’s new partnership with OpenAI. We also look at the rise of AI-powered web browsing, ...
Episode 761: Hey Google, are you actually going to be intelligent now?
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses new smart home devices from both Amazon and Google, Spotify’s crackdown on AI-generated content, an experimental digital DJ for Y...
Episode 760: Not content with taking our jobs, AI is now taking our CVs too
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses LinkedIn’s bid to use your professional data for AI training, Nvidia’s big partnership with Intel and Mark Zuckerberg’s lates...
Episode 759: The dirty future of AI comes to Essex
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Google’s big investment in a new UK data centre – and the concomitant environmental cost. We also share frank opinions of ...
Episode 758: For everyone who’s ever looked at an iPhone and thought “if only it were thinner”
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the latest product unveilings at Apple’s annual iPhone event, plus Tim’s pick of the announcements at IFA. We also discuss two ...
Episode 757: In which Google doesn’t have to sell Chrome after all
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses a court victory for Google and the company’s proposal to restrict sideloading of unverified apps onto mobile devices. We also loo...
Episode 756: Life looks good at 100x zoom
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the UK government’s apparent climbdown over its previous demands for a back door into Apple users’ encrypted communications, an...
Episode 755: Just when you’re getting to know an AI…
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses how OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model has proved disruptive in the worst possible sense, and how Starbucks in South Korea is fighting back...
Episode 754: What might Windows look like in 2030? (And will it be running on Intel?)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Microsoft’s vision for the future of Windows, bad news for Intel’s hopes of reclaiming the CPU crown, and a suggestion that Ama...
Episode 753: We’re over 18 and we can prove it
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry, can we see your ID? Alright, you can listen as the team discusses the success - or otherwise - of the age-admission tests introduced by various...
Episode 752: Anker’s million product problem
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the team discuss Google’s latest move to resolve the Pixel4a battery saga and Anker’s recall of over a million products. There’s the l...
Episode 751: All your files are belong to WeTransfer – plus, we scratch any screen
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses WeTransfer’s apparent grab for users’ data, a mooted merger of Android and Chrome OS and the industry fallout after a virtual b...
Episode 750: Now no one can say we’ve lost the plot
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses a new security threat to the Chrome and Edge browsers, some mischievous uses of AI, the latest developments in the Getty Images cop...
Episode 749: Thanks for the (biodegradable) memory
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Microsoft’s latest attempt to get people to ditch passwords, a new memory technology that dissolves on contact with water and an ...
Episode 748: I did pirate it, your honour, but he pirated it first
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses a new extended lifeline for Windows 10, a controversial court ruling concerning an AI firm’s use of copyright material and a nove...
Episode 747: Don’t sleep on this AI mattress
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team laments the tale of a malfunctioning smart mattress that condemned its owner to a night of shivering misery. We also discuss Donald Trump’s...
Episode 746: Don’t step in the liquid glass – plus, Stability vs Getty
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the latest announcements from Apple’s annual developer conference, bids an uncertain welcome to Android 16, and debates a major l...
Episode 745: IMEI blocking, CityFibre's 5.5 Gigabit and an £87 bet to fix USB-C
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team dives into the spat between Apple, Google and the Met Police regarding phone theft in London, and debates whether IMEI blocking is the answer...
Episode 744: Not everyone’s getting rich off the AI gold rush
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses how AI is diminishing the role of human software developers, and asks whether Nick Clegg is justified in his comments on copyright ...
Episode 743: Google gets smarter – and more intrusive
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the latest announcements and innovations from the Google I/O conference, an unexpected acquisition for OpenAI and some new ideas fo...
Episode 742: Just hangin’ with my bots
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s prediction that AI bots will soon become your friends, and ask whether students’ use of services like ChatGPT...
Episode 741: Apple’s Airplay Worm, Chinese EVs and Google's AI Ad Push
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the team discusses the Apple AirPlay flaw, the latest releases in Microsoft’s Surface range and why military staff are parking their Chine...
Episode 740: Is your phone more energy-efficient than a fridge?
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses a major legal smackdown for Apple; new plans to label smartphones with battery life and repairability scores; and the mysterious on...
Episode 739: Take a letter, ChatGPT
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the ongoing fallout from the EU’s legal sanctions against Apple and Meta, then gets properly stuck into the issues raised by the ...
Episode 738: Can the law keep up with social media?
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses a report urging UK authorities to get a grip on social media, along with the latest news from OpenAI and a controversial case of bo...
Episode 737: Trump's Technology Tariffs
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎉 Celebrate 18 Years of the PC Pro Podcast! 🎉This week, the team dives into Donald Trump’s tariffs, unpacking their impact on tech companies a...
Episode 736: Email encryption, Donkey Kong and the LibGen fightback
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the team mull over Google’s plan for email encryption and the perils of being the best at Donkey Kong. Frankly, he’s not as good as Funk...
Episode 735: You have been added to the group chat
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the US’ embarrassing Signal debacle, the latest boost to OpenAI’s image-generation capabilities and a proposal from Meta to off...
Episode 734: Corporate Espionage, EuroStack and Google Gemini.
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the team this week as they unravel the thrilling spy narrative at the heart of the Deel and Rippling battle. Discover Europe’s strategic plans ...
Episode 733: A new CEO for Intel, and batteries get a boost
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Framework’s latest range of upgradeable, repairable computers, plus Intel’s new CEO and a company promising faster charging and...
Episode 732: AI vexes judges, but enlightens conspiracy theorists
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses ongoing cases of legal representatives relying on untrustworthy AI citations – while welcoming research suggesting that AI c...
Episode 731: Alexa, let’s talk about AI
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the “Make It Fair” campaign, which hopes to see strict rules on the use of copyright material to train AI systems. We also expl...
Episode 730: The quantum chip
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your quiz: which member of the PC Pro podcast crew became overexcited about Microsoft’s quantum chip? Who was damning about IT mis-spends by governm...
Episode 729: Return of the Snooper’s Charter
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the UK’s demand for Apple to break its own encryption, an unexpected drop in average CPU power, Adobe’s amazing new AI-generate...
Episode 728: If you don't like it, have an AI check your contract
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Microsoft's crackdown on those running Windows 11 on unapproved hardware, a new AI tool that can help make sense of legalese and In...
Episode 727: Some AI engines are free; others come at a hefty price (whether you want them or not)
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the disruptive emergence of China’s open-source DeepSeek AI engine, steep price hikes for Microsoft Office and Amazon’s vision ...
Episode 726: Is time running out for TikTok?
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 725: You must be 18 or over to download this podcast
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses plans to force websites to check visitors’ ages, drones causing mayhem and Meta’s newly relaxed attitude as to whether social m...
Episode 724: Viva Las Vegas! Or, three go slightly loopy at CES
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Episode 723: Our 2024 Tech Quiz Extravaganza
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for the PC Pro Podcast's festive quiz extravaganza!Darien Graham-Smith returns as quizmaster, challenging podcast regulars Barry Collins, Ti...
Episode 722: New chatbots – more intelligent than ever, and just as artificial
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the arrival of new, smarter AI systems – plus one that’s accused of endangering impressionable kids. We also welcome an innova...
Episode 721: Who can save Intel now?
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the surprise ousting of Intel’s CEO, questions the planned merger between Vodafone and Three and asks what dangers might be lurki...
Episode 720: Microsoft in the crosshairs, just for a change
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses reports of yet another antitrust investigation in the offing against Microsoft, and the company’s latest attempts to get people o...
Episode 719: The good and the bad of Microsoft's $349 cloud PC
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Episode 718: Tweeters head for bluer skies
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 717: All right, you can keep using Windows 10 – but it’ll cost you
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Episode 716: Mini PC spooktacular from M4 Mac mini to a Raspberry Pi case
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Episode 715: Don’t blame me, the AI did it!
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 smart...
Episode 714: The PC Pro Podcast Live! – Part Two
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 an...
Episode 713: The PC Pro Podcast Live! – Part One
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Honey...
Episode 712: Is Microsoft actually listening?
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 fo...
Episode 711: I’m a subscriber – get me out of here!
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses a new law that should make it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions, the latest announcements from Meta’s Connect conference an...
Episode 710: Exploding pagers, repair with iOS 18 and Microsoft 365 CoPilot Wave 2
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team explore some of the technical explanations to the exploding pagers detonated in the Middle East. We examine Apple's iOS18 efforts to satisfy ...
Episode 709: Meet the new iPhones (intelligence not included)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Apple’s new iPhone 16 handsets, asks whether AI is really stealing jobs and argues over whether kids should be banned from social...
Episode 708: Are we over the moon about Intel’s latest CPUs – or are they just pie in the sky?
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the latest launches at IFA, including the new chips that Intel hopes will put it back on the map. We also ask whether the USB Type-...
Episode 707: The Coldest Hot Hardware Ever
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before we get to the worst hot hardware ever, you will discover the team's take on Telegram's CEO being arrested in France; non-buying-advice thoughts...
Episode 706: If you’re looking for “Brand Love”, prepare to be disappointed
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the untimely death of British tech mogul Mike Lynch, while Elon Musk flounces out of Brazil and Microsoft prepares to roll out its ...
Episode 705: Hey Google, why should I buy your new phone?
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team eyes up the new Pixel devices launched at Google’s annual “Made by Google” event, asks what Mozilla can do to stay relevant and ponders...
Episode 704: An old friend returns (to plug her book)
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Kobie joins the podcast to discuss her new book, “The Long History of the Future: Why Tomorrow's Technology Still Isn't Here”. We also disc...
Episode 703: Who’d want to deepfake this?
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses awkward times for Intel as it sheds jobs and rushes to fix failing chips; we also ponder Reddit’s hard line on AI scraping, and w...
Episode 702: Dissecting CrowdStrike
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the global CrowdStrike catastrophe, dissects the official word on Intel CPU hiccups and learns why some NVIDIA graphics cards are n...
Episode 701: In which nobody alleges anything about anyone’s CPUs
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses reports of failing Intel processors, meets Samsung’s latest health-inspired wearable and looks forward to a future filled with AI...
Episode 700: Whose content is it anyway?
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Microsoft’s optimistic claim that all material published online is fair game for AI training; ponders reports of TeamViewer being...
Episode 699: Microsoft Teams in the firing line
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast we discuss the EU’s legal action against Microsoft for bundling Teams with Office, debate the US government’s banning of ...
Episode 698: Skip to 47m 46s for the AI sex robots
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team ponders rumours of a new, cheaper Apple Vision headset, and debates whether the original Apple Vision Pro has been a flop. We also look at fl...
Episode 697: We call it Apple Intelligence, and you’re going to love it
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the latest announcements from Apple’s WWDC conference, while Elon Musk drops his lawsuit against OpenAI and HP laments falling pr...
Episode 696: The sound of a million toothbrushes falling silent
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses growing security concerns over Microsoft’s new Windows Recall feature, a storm in a toothmug over Oral B’s discontinued smart b...
Episode 695: Every kid needs a smartwatch, right?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team is split over Google's wisdom in selling a smartwatch - plus subscription fee - for kids. Plus, our take on what's going on at OpenAI, why iF...
Episode 694: Introducing the Copilot+ PC
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team explores Microsoft’s new Arm-based, AI-focused vision for Windows PCs; we also discuss the postponement of the UK landline switch-off, and ...
Episode 693: Google talks AI (just for a change), plus some intriguing leaks from Dell
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the latest announcements from Google’s I/O conference, leaked details of upcoming ARM-based Windows laptops and OpenAI’s new sm...
Episode 692: Super-slim iPads, and @jack says bye bye to BlueSky
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Apple’s new M4-powered iPads, Ofcom’s proposals to keep kids safe online and Jack Dorsey’s quiet departure from the Twitter r...
Episode 691: Cracking down on crackable passwords, plus a touch of Vertigo
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses new UK legislation that outlaws insecure default passwords, questions Google’s enormous payments to Apple and learns very little ...
Episode 690: Barry gets shirty with Photoshop, while TikTok could be banned
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses the latest generative AI features added to Photoshop, considers the prospect of a US-wide ban on TikTok and revisits the eternal de...
Episode 689: Never mind AI PCs, we’ve got smart NPCs
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses new adverts popping up in Windows, an attempted deepfake attack on LastPass and the latest AI gaming innovations from Nvidia. Our H...
Episode 688: New Google projects, AI and more, live from the departure lounge
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Google’s new video presentation tool, AI-based exam marking and how the UK police plan to use facial recognition to crack down on...
Episode 687: Hacking hotel door locks, Spotify's price rise and why Samsung's Bixby lives on.
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team refuses to talk AI this week, instead focusing on a hack that bypasses hotel door locks, the latest Spotify price rises and why Samsung belie...
Episode 686: Microsoft AI Surface, Oregon’s Right-To-Repair and X prepares to unleash Grok.
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Microsoft's Surface devices with AI capabilities, Oregon's new right-to-repair legislation, Affinity software's acquisition by Canv...
Episode 685: More AI machinations, and Lee talks plastics
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team discusses Microsoft’s appointment of a new CEO of AI, the shocking story of a SIM-swapper and the truth about recyclable plastic packaging....