The PC Pro Podcast

The team discusses the newly-passed "Snooper's Charter", Fitbit's acquisition of Pebble, an international move for the Internet Archive and Ofcom's ruling that BT and Openreach must split. Our hot hardware candidate is the Seagate Duet, an external hard disk that automatically backs up its contents to Amazon Cloud.

The team discusses the rise of fake news, curses misleading broadband advertising and ponders the value of free online learning resources - all while bravely battling through sporadic audio glitches. Our hot hardware candidate is the Lenovo Yoga Book.

The team discusses Microsoft's new Slack rival, the UK's plan to develop a cyber-attack force and Elon Musk's vision of a solar-powered revolution. Our hot hardware candidate, inevitably, is the new MacBook Pro.

The team discusses the future of Twitter; subsidised broadband; virtual Friends; and Kodak's first smartphone. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Amazon Echo Dot.

Five years on from the death of Steve Jobs, the team considers his legacy. We also discuss more news of exploding batteries for Samsung, and meet Google's new Pixel smartphones. Our hot hardware is the Amazon Echo personal assistant.

The team discusses a security breach at Yahoo!; weighs up complaints about the Windows 10 upgrade; welcomes Microsoft's investment in health technology; and discovers a new way to hack an iPhone for just $75. Our hot hardware is, you guessed it, the iPhone 7.

The team discusses the launch of the iPhone 7; the arrival of Intel's latest Kaby Lake processors; and new products and services coming to the UK from Amazon.

The team discusses Apple's rumoured plan to ditch the 3.5mm headphone socket; asks whether social media is a breeding ground for terrorists; and mulls over a new laptop screen technology designed to stop "shoulder-surfing". Our hot hardware candidate is actually an operating system, namely Android 7, a.k.a. "Nougat".

The team discusses Vodafone's plans to scrap line rental fees; Facebook's attempts to expunge clickbait and defeat ad-blockers; and the 25th anniversary of the worldwide web. Our hot hardware candidate is, once again, the Ring wireless doorbell.

The team discusses new features in Office 365; Ofcom's decision not to split BT and Openreach into separate companies; and Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo. Our hot hardware candidate is the HP Elite x2 1012, a 12in Windows laptop-cum-tablet.