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December 01, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 619
The team discusses the latest tweak to the UK’s Online Safety Bill, warnings over unscrupulous computer repair shops and Epson’s exit from the laser printer market. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Elgato Stream Deck+, a customisable controller for any application, game or workflow.
1 hr 6 min
November 24, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 618
In a somewhat gloom-themed podcast, the team asks whether technology is ruining football, considers whether Alexa is on her last legs and holds a candlelight vigil for Twitter. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Acer Chromebook Vero 514, an environmentally conscious Chromebook with a capable Core i5 processor.
1 hr 9 min
November 17, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 617
The team of Barry, Jon, Lee and Tim tackle this week’s big tech topics: what on Earth happened at FTX and what does it mean for crypto currencies? Was the UK government’s Discord server such a great idea? Why are lithium-ion fires on the rise? Is Elon Musk right to ask only the hardcore to stay working at Twitter? Plus, Jon praises the virtues of the Microsoft Windows on Arm dev kit - but is it hot?
1 hr 7 min
November 10, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 616
It’s a packed episode, with a special NIBs section dedicated to Twitter, some facial theft, the story of bricked Samsung watches and the release of a rival to Adobe Creative Suite. And Jon attempts to persuade us that a £400 Wi-Fi access point is a worthy Hot Hardware candidate. Does he succeed? You’ll have to listen to find out.
1 hr 8 min
November 03, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 615
The team discusses Twitter’s first week under the stewardship of Elon Musk, a controversial licensing change in Adobe’s creative apps and the possible future of the web browser. Editor Tim discusses design and repairability with Brian Leonard, Lenovo’s vice president of design, and our Hot Hardware candidate is the Pixel 7 Pro, arguably Google’s best phone ever.
1 hr 3 min
October 27, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 614
The team discusses the UK’s plans to recognise and regulate cryptocurrencies, Microsoft’s new ARM-powered mini-PC and a big drop in Meta’s share price as it continues to throw money at the “metaverse”. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Pinecil V2 soldering iron.

For details of Jon Honeyball’s upcoming talk at the Centre for Computing History, see http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/69477/TechTalk-Jon-Honeyball-The-Internet-and-how-we-got-it-all-so-wrong-Thursday-9th-February-2023/
1 hr 2 min
October 20, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 613
The team discusses the latest feature update to Windows 11, a new release of Firefox that includes a PDF editor, and yet another confusing update to the USB standard. As happens from time to time, our Hot Hardware candidate is actually a piece of software, namely Adobe Lightroom 2023.
1 hr 6 min
October 06, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 612
The team catches up with the long-running saga of Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase, discusses the closure of Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service and ponders an enforced switch to USB Type-C for future iPhones. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Apple Watch Ultra, Apple’s biggest and most expensive wearable yet.
1 hr 7 min
September 29, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 611
The team discusses a splurge of new hardware from Amazon, search updates from Google and Adobe’s pricey acquisition of design rival Figma. And, as DALL-E 2, the AI-based image-generation tool, opens its doors to all comers, we consider it for the coveted title of Hot Software of the Week.

Read more about Google’s new search features: https://blog.google/products/search/search-on-2022/

Check out Barry’s first creations with DALL-E 2: https://bigtechquestion.com/2022/09/29/online/dalle-2/
1 hr 5 min
September 22, 2022 PC Pro Podcast 610
The team discusses what’s new in the Windows 11 22H2 update, asks whether Ethereum’s big move away from mining has genuinely saved energy, and ponders the implications of a major security breach at Uber. By popular demand, our Hot Hardware candidate is the Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 G1, the first laptop we’ve seen with an AMD Ryzen Pro 6000-series CPU.
1 hr 6 min