The PC Pro Podcast

On this week's podcast Apple unveils the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, Microsoft relents and gives developers access to Windows 8.1, the NSA cracks internet encryption and Xbox Music makes its debut on iOS and Android. Our hot hardware candidate is Asus' Full HD tablet, the £299 Memo Pad FHD 10.

On this week's podcast the gang discusses Microsoft's acquisition of (most of) Nokia, Amazon's new MatchBook service, the BPI's latest anti-piracy initiative and some novel smartphone accessories from HTC. Our hot hardware candidate is the new Nexus 7 tablet.

On this week's podcast the gang discusses Steve Ballmer's departure from Microsoft, the failure of the Ubuntu Edge crowd-funding campaign and the limited lifespan of a modern tablet. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, a smartphone with a 10x optical zoom lens.

On this week's podcast: the Guardian destroys Snowden data at the UK government's behest; Google's Helpouts service allows professionals to offer one-to-one advice; Microsoft, Google and Amazon all suffer major web outages; and Tesco prepares to enter the tablet market. This week's Hot Hardware nominee is Nokia's budget handset, the Lumia 625.

On this week's podcast: a UK piracy crackdown sees legitimate websites blocked; Larry Ellison predicts doom and gloom for Apple without Steve Jobs; BlackBerry looks to find a prospective buyer; and US government pressure sees an encrypted email firm close down its operations. This week's Hot Hardware nominee is Samsung's affordable Ultrabook clone, the ATIV Book 9 Lite.

On this week's podcast: booming tablet sales see the iPad's popularity on the slide; Apple offers a third-party charger amnesty; we find year-old flaws in TalkTalk's network filter; and WeWi unveils a $300 solar-powered laptop. This week's Hot Hardware nominee is the hand-waving, finger-waggling Leap Motion gesture controller.

On this week's podcast, we discuss what to do about Twitter abuse, Sky's Now TV and Google's Chromecast, Firefox's data sharing plans and the best web browsers. This week's Hot Hardware nominee is the life-logging Autographer camera.

On this week's podcast: the UK government ups the pressure for network-level parental-control filters; Ubuntu crowdsources funds for its new phone; Microsoft's takes a $900 million hit on stocks of the Surface RT; and BDUK takes the rap for bungling Britain's next-gen broadband rollout. Finally, the revolutionary light-field camera, the Lytro, focusses our attention in hot hardware of the week.

On this week's podcast: the UK government ups the pressure for network-level parental-control filters; Ubuntu crowdsources funds for its new phone; Microsoft's takes a $900 million hit on stocks of the Surface RT; and BDUK takes the rap for bungling Britain's next-gen broadband rollout. Finally, the revolutionary light-field camera, the Lytro, focusses our attention in hot hardware of the week.

On this week's podcast: Microsoft announces a major staff reshuffle; Nokia crams a 41 megapixel snapper into its Lumia 1020 smartphone; Compulab readies a $100 ARM-based PC; and the UK government keeps pushing for network-level parental-control filters. Finally, Lenovo's business hybrid, the ThinkPad Helix, makes its debut in hot hardware of the week.