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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)

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Episode 781: Eight gigabytes ought to be enough for...

The PC Pro Podcast ·

2026/03/05

The team discusses Apple’s latest product announcements, including the cheap and colourful MacBook Neo; we also look at Lenovo’s new modular laptop concept, and kick over the US government’s spat with AI developer Anthropic. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Sekonic C-800-U spectrometer, a useful device for checking colour consistency in creative environments.

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01:07:07

Episode 780: Claude would like to be your Coworker

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2026/02/26

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 for adult sites that don't implement age verification.Our Hot Hardware of the Week candidate is a Dell's 52" monster monitor.Jon's ZEISS Lens Wipes can be bought at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZEISS-Binoculars-Individually-Disposable-Spectacle-White/dp/B00IKGH2TI/

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59:43

Episode 779: PodcastPlayer.exe wants to access your...

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2026/02/19

The team discusses the growing impact of worldwide shortages of RAM and storage, new security alerts in Windows and a prediction that white-collar jobs could be on the way out. Our Hot Hardware candidate is Starlink Mini, a portable white rectangle that can get you online from anywhere.

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01:03:12

Episode 778: Could too many Jaffa Cakes lead to a...

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2026/02/12

The team discusses new research that analyses your personal shopping history for potential health issues; explores Moltbook, the new social media platform that’s strictly for AI agents; and debates the UK’s light touch on app store monopolies. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the RØDECaster Video S, a mini-production studio that lets you mix and stream multiple live video and audio feeds from a portable desktop console.

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01:03:46

Episode 777: Ejecting the Copilot?

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2026/02/05

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 Use and Access Act 2025 is under the spotlight to understand what the legalisation of automated decision-making means for your privacy. The team also ponder why the 8K TV dream has ended.Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the BenQ Halo 2 ScreenbarFor more information about the Chrysalis Backdoor for Notepad++:

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54:36

Episode 776: Will Apple pay over Apple Pay?

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2026/01/29

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 over encryption keys to the authorities, and ponders whether Mozilla’s “rebel alliance” of AI upstarts has a chance of defeating the dark side. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the ElevationLab Five-Year Compact Battery for AirTag, an expanded battery case for your Apple AirTags that lasts… wait, I wrote it down here somewhere…

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01:07:36

Episode 775: The return of the 4GB laptop?

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2026/01/22

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 newly rebooted Digg, and ponder a possible UK-wide social media ban for under-16s. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the XPJBKC heated mouse mat, an affordable desktop accessory designed to keep your fingers warm on those cold winter evenings.

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01:00:02

Episode 774: Grok, remove the new clothes from this...

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2026/01/15

The team discusses reports of Elon Musk’s Grok platform creating non-consensual smut; Apple’s big AI partnership with Google; and dissatisfaction over Roblox’s attempts at age verification. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the UniFi Travel Router, a cheap, compact little hotspot that lets you replicate your home network (and even connect back to it) from anywhere in the world.

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01:07:08

Episode 773: Live (almost) from CES in Las Vegas

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2026/01/09

In our annual dispatch from the world’s biggest consumer technology showcase, Tim Danton and Jon Honeyball battle jetlag to discuss the top technologies they’ve encountered in three long days of traipsing the halls, including Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 processors, the return of Dell’s XPS laptops and the continuing evolution of self-driving cars. Our pundits also look ahead to new developments in health-monitoring wearables, before signing off for a well-earned rest. The podcast returns to its

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Episode 772: Our 2025 Tech Quiz Extravaganza

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2025/12/18

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 as our grand-quizmaster, presiding over a chaotic and hilarious battle of the wits. He’s challenging the elite PC Podcast team of Tim Danton, Rois Ni Thuama, Jon Honeyball, Nik Rawlinson, and Lee Grant on the biggest tech stories of 2025.Across 13 grueling rounds of abbreviations, classic computing, and the ever-evolving world of AI, our experts face

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01:02:04

Episode 771: Is the kids’ social media ban fair dinkum?

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2025/12/11

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 trove of personal data –including social media posts. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Hoxe Air Tracker, a neat little tracking tile that does basically the same thing as an Apple AirTag for a third of the price.

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Episode 770: ✅ If you like, I can generate hot...

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2025/12/05

Joined by special guest Geoff Campbell, the team discusses the arrival of advertising in ChatGPT, Apple’s apparent defiance of the Indian government and whatever the hell is happening to RAM prices. In a podcast first we also pilot not one but two “Rants in Brief”; our Hot Hardware candidate is Geoff’s self-specified “Mega-UPS” system, which slashes server-room power costs by loading up on cheap energy in the middle of the night and discharging it by day.

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01:05:41

Budget 2025 for tech: the good, the bad and the missing

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2025/11/27

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 who had collapsed on a beach...Joined by Tim Danton and Nik Rawlinson, the team dissects the good and the bad of the UK's budget from a tech perspective, argues about the role of supercomputers and discusses an EU proposal to stop kids from accessing social media, before Rois explains why the insider threat to data security can't be ignored.This week's

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01:04:37

Episode 768: You’ll have to talk to my agent

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2025/11/20

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 Cloudflare for accidentally taking down a significant proportion of the internet earlier this week. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Logitech Muse, an ingenious spatial stylus for the Apple Vision Pro that lets you point, trace and draw virtual objects in three dimensions.

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01:02:15

Episode 767: Steam Machine, ClickFix and Norfolk

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2025/11/13

This week the team discuss the state of computing within the UK education sector, the forthcoming trio of gaming goodies from Valve: the Steam Controller, Steam Machine and Steam Frame then take a look at a new virtual production studio built by Sony Professional.Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is Blackmagic Camera ProDock

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01:04:04

Episode 766: A small church, two pubs and a data centre

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2025/11/06

The team discusses the pleasant surprise of Affinity making its creative software suite completely free, an unfortunate bug in Windows 10 and the smalltown data-centre boom. We also look at a new approach to manufacturing chips that packs in the transistors more densely than ever before, and welcome the Logitech MX Master 4 mouse as our Hot Hardware candidate.To learn more about the data-centre controversy, read the report that Lee was referring to:

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01:02:54

Episode 765: Grokipedia's a Wikipedia copy, right?

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2025/10/30

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 to suicide (and more), the sweeping loss of jobs thanks to AI or Adobe's move to embrace other image-generation models beside its own.Too much AI for your liking? Luckily, our Hot Hardware this week has nothing to do with artificial intelligence. Instead, Barry nominates the Raspberry Pi 500+, a Raspberry Pi PC baked into a mechanical keyboard.

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01:00:07

Episode 764: Sorry, I can’t because of the Amazon outage

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2025/10/23

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 future of Windows. We also search our feelings about Amazon’s increasing use of automation to replace human workers, and try out OpenAI’s new ChatGPT-powered web browser. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the BOOX Note Max, an A4-sized e-Ink tablet for reading and note-taking.

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01:07:27

Episode 763: Microsoft's potty training

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2025/10/16

This week the team discuss Windows 10's role in the battle against software obsolescence, Clearview's slap down by the Information Commissioner’s Office, Equity's fight with AI and a return to pen and ink for British business.Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Unifi UNAS-2

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01:03:40

Episode 762: Don’t blame me, the AI was controlling...

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2025/10/09

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, plus Apple’s latest anti-Microsoft video. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Philips Brilliance 5K monitor, a feature-packed, high-quality display that costs less than you might expect.

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