The PC Pro Podcast

On this week's podcast we discuss Microsoft's $2.5bn purchase of Minecraft; Apple's U2 misstep; Intel's new 3D camera; and an early look at the soon-to-be-unveiled Windows 9. Our hot hardware candidate is the HP Envy 15 X360, a 15in laptop with a touchscreen that hinges through 360°.

On this week's podcast: Apple unveils the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and its first smartwatch, the Apple Watch. Meanwhile, Intel gets in on the act with its own smart timepiece, the Basis Peak, and demonstrates its vision of a wireless future alongside the next-generation 14nm Skylake CPU. Finally, Motorola's Moto G 2 makes its bid for glory in hot hardware of the week.

On this week's podcast: Apple denies it’s at fault over celebrity photo hacking, tech show IFA gets under way with a slew of smartphone and smartwatch launches, Google reveals why it thinks smartwatches are the next big thing and puts its weight behind drone deliveries. Our hot hardware candidate is the Asus Zenfone 5 – a budget 5in Android smartphone.

On this week's podcast: Amazon buys live game streaming service, Twitch; Xbox Live, Battle.net and PlayStation Network are hit by massive DD0S attacks; leaks reveal Blackberry's forthcoming handsets; and the US rules against copyright for simian photographers. Our hot hardware candidate is the Dell Venue 8 Android tablet.

On this week's podcast: Google targets crapware and readies new kids' accounts, while Ballmer departs from Microsoft and Intel plans wearable hardware for those afflicted with Parkinson's disease. Our hot hardware candidate is the Asus Chromebox.

On this week's podcast we discuss Amazon's ongoing spat with Hachette over ebook pricing; whether businesses should already be planning their upgrades to Windows 9; Chromebooks taking over US classrooms; and the first fruit of Intel's 14nm Broadwell microarchitecture, the new Core M processor. Our hot hardware candidate is the Sony Xperia T3 smartphone, an upmarket smartphone at a mid-range price.

On this week's podcast: Wikipedia fights back against the right to be forgotten; Brits want better battery life; Google is scanning your email for illegal content; and why wearables could be a stalker's dream. Our hot hardware candidate is the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

On this week's podcast we look at Microsoft's new Shark's Cove development board, promises of 5G for London by 2020, an anti-piracy initiative based on hijacking banner ads and Amazon's online 3D shop. Our hot hardware candidate is the Nokia Lumia 930, the company's flagship Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone. .

On this week's podcast we discuss drooping iPad sales; low take-up for internet filtering services; big layoffs at Microsoft; and the UK's toothless new anti-piracy measures. Our hot hardware candidate is the LG G Watch, the first Android Wear smartwatch.

On this week's podcast Microsoft promises $99 Windows tablets; the UK government's broadband plans fall short; Motorola unveils its 'classical' smartwatch, the round-faced Moto 360; and Scotland, Wales and Newquay vie to host the UK's first spaceport. In hot hardware of the week, we go eyes-on with Google Glass.