The PC Pro Podcast

The PC Pro team discuss the implications of Amazon Ring sharing information with the Police and how Apple is reacting to the implementation of side-loading apps onto its devices. We look at Microsoft's planned upgrade of USB4 and chat about HP's plans to turn PCs into a subscription business. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Samsung S24 Ultra

The podcast discusses a lawsuit involving false accusations made by ChatGPT, Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset, and Google's declining search results. They also review the Fairphone Fairbuds XL, environmentally friendly over-ear headphones.

In an on-location special, the team reports back from Las Vegas with their picks of the products and technologies unveiled at CES 2024.

The team is joined by CTA director Brian Comiskey for a look ahead to next week’s CES 2024 expo. We also discuss the technologies and companies that we said goodbye to during 2023, explore the US’ brief Apple Watch ban and consider new features coming to Windows. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the HP Envy Move, a “luggable” all-in-one PC with a 24in screen and a four-hour battery.

It’s time for the PC Pro podcast's festive quiz: Darien Graham-Smith takes the chair and subjects podcast regulars Barry Collins, Tim Danton, Lee Grant, Jon Honeyball and Rois Ni Thuama to a thorough grilling on the big tech stories of 2023.

The podcast covers key AI developments in 2023, including AI in the legal world. It discusses Right to Repair victories and the impact of fiber broadband on remote work. The hosts explore Spotify's layoffs and VR for Xbox Cloud Gaming. The hot hardware of the week is the TCL NXTPAPER 11 tablet.

Topics discussed include age verification on adult websites, security threat to Windows and Linux computers, predictions of doom for Firefox browser, latest developments in quantum computing, hot hardware candidates - pocket spot welder and compact torch capable of beaming out 4,000 lumens. The podcast also covers the shift from physical copies to streaming in film and TV distribution, vulnerability impacting Windows and Linux PCs, revocation of licenses for digital media, advancements and limitations in quantum computing, Kiss legacy and HP's subscription service.

In a packed show, the team discusses topics including Samsung’s acquisition of smart music streaming service Roon, British Library data leaking onto the dark web, a possible fraud investigation into Elon Musk and some unfortunate misdirection in Google Maps. As if that weren’t enough, we look at two Hot Hardware candidates – the Dremel 3-in-1 Multi-Vise and the Divoom Timebox.And here’s the video of the AirJet laptop cooler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0k46Wnq3Rk

The team discusses the turmoil at OpenAI, Microsoft's recruitment of the CEO and chairman, and the battle between iMessage and other messaging platforms. They also talk about changes in Google Chrome extensions, pricing compliance with EU legislation, and a review of the Honor Pad X9 Android tablet.

Microsoft's in-house chips for Azure, AI dominating Microsoft's agenda, age verification for online safety, AI determining user age, Google's user-generated content experiment, fair use of AI training on copyrighted material, Nvidia's H200 processor in AI technology, Wi-Fi 7 speeds and expectations.