The PC Pro Podcast

On the podcast this week: the BBC Micro Bit has the team waxing nostalgic; we ask why the Galaxy S6 failed to turn Samsung's finances around; and we learn about OnStar, the smart motoring system shortly to arrive in high-end Vauxhall cars. Our hot hardware candidate is the Netatmo Welcome, an IP camera with facial-recognition capabilities.

On the podcast this week: Greek citizens turn to Bitcoin as the country faces a possible exit from the eurozone; Amazon brings its one-hour delivery service to the UK – or at least one small area of it; and iOS 9 is found to cause motion sickness. Our hot hardware is actually an online streaming service, namely Apple Music.

On the podcast this week we discuss revelations that GCHQ has been hacking antivirus software; we meet the world’s first robotic opera singer; and we weigh up Amazon’s new plan to pay authors by the page. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the XYZprinting da Vinci Jr, a 3D printer costing just £299.

On the podcast this week we ask whether we ought to be concerned about Apple’s entry into the news business; discuss a robot that’s 3D-printing a bridge in Amsterdam; and learn how mobile phone usage can provide insights into employment data. Our hot hardware candidate is the Garmin VivoActive sports watch.

On this week's podcast we round up Apple’s announcements at WWDC; we ask whether humanity’s future might rely as much on arts as sciences; and we discuss the exciting possibility of power over Wi-Fi. Our hot hardware candidate is the 2015 Chromebook Pixel, Google’s new flagship Chrome OS device.

On this week's podcast we introduce Alphr, the new technology website from the makers of PC Pro. We also round up the most interesting tech from CES Asia, look at new ways to create VR experiences and discuss the rogue text message that’s been crashing iPhones. Our hot hardware candidate is Android M, the latest edition of Google’s mobile operating system. (We know it’s not technically hardware.)

On this week's podcast the team looks ahead to the Google I/O conference; discusses Microsoft’s growing support for Android and iOS; and asks whether we should be scared of the world’s angriest AI. Our hot hardware candidate is the Kobo Glow HD, a high-end ebook reader at a (comparatively) low price.

On this week's podcast we discuss rumours of an Apple Car; Google’s new time-lapse video technology; a clue to Microsoft’s plans for the HoloLens; and a ruling by Ofcom that could extend the reach of fibre broadband in the UK. Our hot hardware candidate is the LG G Watch Urbane.

On this week's podcast we ask what's next for Uber; discuss the potential of Tesla’s Powerwall domestic battery; ponder why Samsung phones have fallen so sharply out of fashion in China; and look forward to ordering takeaways directly from Google. Our hot hardware candidate is Intel’s preposterously speedy 750 series SSD.

On this week's podcast: should students be allowed to use Google in exams?; Microsoft tries to make waves with its Build 2015 conference; and Tesla's Powerwall home battery looks to a renewable future. Finally, the hot hardware of the week is the long-awaited Microsoft Surface 3.