The PC Pro Podcast

On this week's podcast we discuss Microsoft’s new “Special Projects” group; ponder new display technologies based on mist and bubbles; explore the price of online privacy; and look forward to the dawn of the smartwatch age. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Sony Xperia Z2 tablet.

On this week's podcast: Lytro unveils its £1,000 light-field camera, Amazon's rumoured smartphone goes 3D, Microsoft slashes the cost of XP support and Windows Cloud takes on Google's Chrome OS. Our hot hardware candidate is Toshiba's luxurious new Ultrabook, the Kira.

On this week's podcast: the Heartbleed fallout continues, Microsoft is sued by its own shareholders, Windows takes a step towards cross-platform integration and Britain's broadband gets faster. Our hot hardware candidate is the eagerly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5.

On this week’s podcast: Adobe Lightroom lands on iPad (but only with a Creative Cloud subscription); Windows XP nears the end; Microsoft rolls out Windows 8.1 Update; and OpenSSL is compromised by the Heartbleed bug. Hot hardware of the week is the Gigabyte P34G V2, a turbo-charged sub-2kg gaming laptop.

On this week's podcast we discuss format shifting; using 4G for home broadband; smartphones that cheat in benchmarks; and legal tussles over patent violations and retail finance agreements. Our hot hardware candidate is Microsoft Office for iPad. (Yes, we know...)

On this week’s podcast: criminals rob Windows XP cash machines via SMS hack; Facebook stumps up $2bn for VR headset maker Oculus; a new social network, MyApollo, aims to capitalise on privacy fears; and Google Now lands on the desktop. In hot hardware of the week, the team takes a closer look at HTC's latest flagship smartphone, the HTC One M8.

On this week’s podcast: Android Wear attempts to kickstart the smartwatch revolution; Google's Chromecast finally lands in the UK; Apple launches an 'affordable' iPhone; and Microsoft sets a release date for Office for iPad. In hot hardware of the week, Samsung's super-sized Android tablet, the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2, attempts to convince the team that Android is perfect for professional use.

On this week’s podcast: Europol warns that public Wi-Fi isn't safe and secure; Google gets in hot water over in-app purchases; Android readies itself for wearables with a new SDK; and Amazon plans to force music streaming customers to buy their favourite tracks. In hot hardware of the week, Dell beautifies the mobile workstation with its slim, gorgeous Precision M3800.

On this week’s podcast: the Bitcoin bank, FlexCoin, bites the dust after hack attack; a UK IT firm upgrades 30,000 Windows XP PCs in only 30 days; Microsoft considers a free version of Windows 8.1; Apple's CarPlay takes iOS for a drive; and we discuss the revelations from Steve Ballmer's recent interview. In hot hardware of the week, an affordable 11.6in hybrid, the Lenovo Yoga 2 11, strikes a pose.

On this week’s podcast: we discuss the latest product releases from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, including the Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2 and Nokia's new Android phones; Intel unveils its 64-bit chips for phones and tablets; and Apple OS X comes a cropper with a serious encryption flaw. Our candidate for hot hardware of the week is Asus' VivoBook X200CA, an 11.6in touchscreen laptop which costs only £290.