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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Episode 808: Episode 808: Are you enthused by Muse? This week our team puzzles over the new Googlebook, asks why mobile coverage is getting worse & finds a way to reduce data centre energy consumption. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the iPhone 18 Pro Max #podcast

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Episode 808: Are you enthused by Muse?

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 24/09/2026

It's Thursday, so that means PC Pro #podcast day. Join in & be part of the chaos at 1pm via Discord: pcpro.link/discord or watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Alternatively, download it later from your podcast player of choice: tinyurl.com/probluesky #PCPro #PCPropodcast

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 17/09/2026

#podcast episode 807 is out: Let's throw social media through the round window Join Barry, Jon & Lee to decide if brakes are needed on AI development & a lively chat about Baroness Benjamin's bill to license to social media. Our Hot Hardware of the Week candidate is the OpenRun Pro 2 from Shokz

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Episode 807: Let's throw social media through the round window

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 10/09/2026

Join us TODAY at 1pm for the PC Pro #podcast. All the latest #technology news, product launches & events. Be part of the show: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Missed it? Panic not. The edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 03/09/2026

Our latest #podcast episode is out: 805 - Apple Inc. has been updated to CEO 8.0 The team welcomes Apple's John Ternus, ponders if AI could wreck financial systems & gapes at Sony’s attempt to argue in court that digital assets cannot be owned. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Coros Pace Pro

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Episode 805: Apple Inc. has been updated to CEO 8.0

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 03/09/2026

It's Thursday, so that means PC Pro #podcast day. Join in & be part of the chaos at 1pm via Discord: pcpro.link/discord or watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Alternatively, download it later from your podcast player of choice: tinyurl.com/probluesky #PCPro #PCPropodcast

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 27/08/2026

Join us TODAY at 1pm for the PC Pro #podcast. All the latest #technology news, product launches & events. Be part of the show: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Missed it? Panic not. The edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 20/08/2026

Episode 803: AI watermarks CouLd be Almost UnDetectablE We recap the Google Pixel event (spoiler: not much), play a depressing game of The Price is Right & explore how subtle words expose may AI text. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Ugreen magnetic NVMe SSD enclosure #podcast

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Episode 803: AI watermarks CouLd be Almost UnDetectablE

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 20/08/2026

Cripes! Is it Thursday again? That means it's PC Pro #podcast day! Join the team LIVE at 1pm via Discord: pcpro.link/discord or watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Alternatively, by t'magic o' t'web, find it later in your podcast player of choice: tinyurl.com/probluesky #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 13/08/2026

Episode 802 is here: Alexa, can you smell gas? This week we discuss Google's AI staffing shakeup, NVIDIA's funding round & Amazon's gas data centre. We look at emails to noreply.net, Meta glasses threats & EU Right to Repair. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is Valve's Steam Machine #podcast

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Episode 802: Alexa, can you smell gas?

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 13/08/2026

Avoid today's heat by staying inside & joining us at 1pm for the PC Pro #podcast. We have the latest #technology news & you can be part of the show. JOIN US: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 06/08/2026

Just a reminder that there will not be a PC Pro podcast today... However, dry your tears because if you dig around, there are over 800 old episodes out there to reminisce with. If you're really unlucky, you'll find the one where Hot Hardware of the Week was a car 🚗 Good luck 👍 Back next week...

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 31/07/2026

Episode 801 is out: What secret code do you have to enter to erase this podcast? This week we discuss a phone-wiping trick that fooled border agents, video selfie ID verification & terrifyingly realistic AI scam calls Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Home Assistant Green #podcast

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Episode 801: What secret code do you have to enter to erase this podcast?

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 30/07/2026

It's Thursday, so that means PC Pro #podcast day. Join in & be part of the chaos at 1pm via Discord: pcpro.link/discord or watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Alternatively, download it later from your podcast player of choice: tinyurl.com/probluesky #PCPro #PCPropodcast

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 23/07/2026

Today’s episode of the PC Pro #podcast is our 800th - so bring cake & a tipple. Join the celebration LIVE at 1pm tod at via Discord: pcpro.link/discord or watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Still working out which team member will get ‘the bumps’. Suggestions? #PCPro #PCPropodcast

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Dick Pountain @dick-pountain.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 16/07/2026

Episode 799: Will Windows’ solution for searching finally be a searching solution? This week the team discusses Windows Search upgrades, Apple vs. OpenAI, Meta's AI HR wrangle, social media curfews & NY data centre bans. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Pebble Time 2 smartwatch

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Episode 799: Will Windows’ solution for searching finally be a searching solution?

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 09/07/2026

This is your 10 minute warning... The PC Pro #podcast will be discussing the top tech stories of the past 7 days at 1pm. Why not take part? Join the fun at: Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 08/07/2026

Actually, about that live podcast today at 1pm? There isn't one because it is Wednesday and not Thursday.... However, there will be one tomorrow - I've heard the rehearsal & it'll be a belter! Apologies to all. Can I blame heat and age? Sorry 😳

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 08/07/2026

What's that? You're craving the latest #technology news & want it delivered via an entertaining round-table discussion? At 1pm today? Live? You're in luck. Join the PC Pro podcast today, live at 1pm: Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 02/07/2026

PC Pro #podcast 797 is out: Windows 10 refuses to die...again This week we discuss Windows 10's stay of execution, a social media safety report, Fable 5's return & Epson in court over planned obsolescence. Our Hot Hardware candidate is @ifixit.com's FixHub Soldering Toolkit. #PCPro

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Episode 797: Windows 10 refuses to die...again

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 02/07/2026

It's Thursday, so that means PC Pro #podcast day. Join in & be part of the chaos at 1pm via Discord: pcpro.link/discord or watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Alternatively, download it later from your podcast player of choice: tinyurl.com/probluesky #PCPro #PCPropodcast

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 26/06/2026

PC Pro #podcast 796 is out: Can EU regulation really make it easier to switch clouds? This week: EU cloud 'gatekeepers', a court win by an AI legal team & the latest social media addiction ruling. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Ubiquiti Vape Detection & Air Quality Sensor #PCPro

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Episode 796: Can EU regulation really make it easier to switch clouds?

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 24/06/2026

I know - it's too hot to work... So why not pretend to work by spending a few moments helping us find the 50 best apps of all time. Choose your favourites here: forms.gle/JHbQuUT6jJkB... The final list will be in PC Pro magazine #384, landing with subscribers in late July & on sale early August.

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Help us decide the order of our 50 best apps of all time. Simply rank your top ten from the 50 best apps we picked on last week's podcast. Listen to last week's PC Pro Podcast if you want to find out ...

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 22/06/2026

In the last #podcast, our fabulous Discord listeners helped nominate the 50 best apps of all time. Now we need YOUR help to rank them! 🏆 Choose your favourites here: forms.gle/JHbQuUT6jJkB... The final list will appear in issue 384, landing with subscribers in late July and on sale early August.

PC Pro 50 best apps ever poll

Help us decide the order of our 50 best apps of all time. Simply rank your top ten from the 50 best apps we picked on last week's podcast. Listen to last week's PC Pro Podcast if you want to find out ...

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 22/06/2026

In the last #podcast, our fabulous Discord listeners helped nominate the 50 best apps of all time. Now we need YOUR help to rank them! 🏆 Choose your favourites here: forms.gle/JHbQuUT6jJkB... The final list will appear in issue 384, landing with subscribers in late July and on sale early August.

PC Pro 50 best apps ever poll

Help us decide the order of our 50 best apps of all time. Simply rank your top ten from the 50 best apps we picked on last week's podcast. Listen to last week's PC Pro Podcast if you want to find out ...

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 19/06/2026

PC Pro #podcast 795: I’m-a let you finish, but these are 50 of the best apps of all time This week, the team nominates the top 50 apps of all time with help from our Discord listeners. Listen in on the debate & look out for our rundown of the final 50 in an upcoming issue of the magazine. #PCPro

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Episode 795: I’m-a let you finish, but these are 50 of the best apps of all time

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 19/06/2026

Due to a change in our scheduling, the award-dodging PC Pro #podcast will happen at 1pm today - and this one will be a bit different from the usual 🥸 Can you feel the intrigue building? Join us LIVE to find out more Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 12/06/2026

PC Pro #podcast 794 is out: Hey Siri, can you actually do AI now? Join Barry & Darien to discuss Tim Cook's final WWDC, what's next for AI platforms & whether the EU was right to make Meta allow chatbots onto WhatsApp for Business Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Zenco Tiny T1 #PCPro

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Episode 794: Hey Siri, can you actually do AI now?

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 11/06/2026

Join us TODAY at 1pm for the PC Pro #podcast. All the latest #technology news, product launches & events. Be part of the show: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Missed it? Panic not. The edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 04/06/2026

The PC Pro #podcast is here: Episode 793 - Live (sort of) from Computex In a secluded hotel room somewhere in Taipei, Jon and Tim discuss the most interesting and promising products they’ve seen at Computex, plus some of the week’s other major news stories.

Episode 793: Live (sort of) from Computex

In a secluded hotel room somewhere in Taipei, Jon and Tim discuss the most interesting and promising products they’ve seen at Computex, plus some of the week’s other major news stories.

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 22/05/2026

PC Pro #podcast 791 is out: Google is getting smarter (whether you want it to or not) This week, Tim, Darien & Jon discuss Musk vs. OpenAI, Google I/O 2026 & a UK CMA probe into Microsoft's business software. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Ultra R9X Pro Gaming PC #PCPro

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Episode 791: Google is getting smarter (whether you want it to or not)

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 21/05/2026

Got your lunch sorted? 🥪 The @pcpro.co.uk #podcast is live at 1pm today. The team will be putting down their keyboards to chat through the week's biggest news and answer your questions live. Pull up a chair and join the conversation: 📺 youtube.com/@pcpro/streams 💬 pcpro.link/discord #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 15/05/2026

PC Pro #podcast 790 is out: The data centres are coming (and we’re all going to pay) Listen to Jon, Darien & Nik discuss the environmental impact of data centres, Apple & Intel's latest hook-up and the brand new Googlebook. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Apple Airpods Max 2 #PCPro

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Episode 790: The data centres are coming (and we’re all going to pay)

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 14/05/2026

It's Thursday, so that means PC Pro #podcast day. Join in & be part of the chaos at 1pm via Discord: pcpro.link/discord or watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Alternatively, download it later from your podcast player of choice: tinyurl.com/probluesky #PCPro #PCPropodcast

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Barry Collins @bazzacollins.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

First they came for the Mac mini... (listen to today's @pcpro.co.uk Podcast for more on this).

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 07/05/2026

Join us TODAY at 1pm for the PC Pro #podcast. All the latest #technology news, product launches & events. Be part of the show: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Missed it? Panic not. The edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 01/05/2026

PC Pro #podcast 788 is out: It’s a bit like watching Chelsea play Arsenal This week we discuss Altman vs. Musk, Claude's new AI design features & the latest on DeepSeek AI. Also Intel's stock rise & Apple Vision Pro rumours. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the TCL Nxtpaper 70 Pro #PCPro

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Episode 788: “It’s a bit like watching Chelsea play Arsenal”

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 30/04/2026

What's that? You're craving the latest #technology news & want it delivered in an entertaining round-table discussion format? By experts? At 1pm today? Live? You're in luck. Join the PC Pro podcast today at 1pm: Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 23/04/2026

PC Pro #podcast 787 is out: It's time to Ternus the page on Tim Cook's tenure at Apple. Listen to Tim, Nik & Lee discuss Tim Cook's retirement, Meta's AI training plan & the use of AI in survey data. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is Acer ProCreator PE270XT monitor #PCPro

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Episode 787: It's time to Ternus the page on Tim Cook's tenure at Apple.

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 23/04/2026

Join us TODAY at 1pm for the PC Pro #podcast. All the latest #technology news, product launches & events. Be part of the show: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Missed it? Panic not. The edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 17/04/2026

PC Pro #podcast 786 is out: You wouldn’t download an ebook to your car Listen to Barry, Darien & Lee discuss Microsoft's hardware price hikes, Amazon's desire to cull old Kindles & a proposed AI version of Mark Zuckerberg. Our Hot Software of the Week nominee is DaVinci Resolve 21 #PCPro

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Episode 786: You wouldn’t download an ebook to your car

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 16/04/2026

Join us TODAY at 1pm for the PC Pro #podcast. All the latest #technology news, product launches & events. Be part of the show: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Missed it? Panic not. The edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 03/04/2026

PC Pro #podcast 785 is out: Cynnwys gwleidyddol ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol Barry, Darien & Jon discuss a political social media experiment, the end of the Mac Pro & the intrusion of adverts in unexpected places. The Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Apple MacBook Pro 16in with M5 Pro #PCPro

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Episode 785: Cynnwys gwleidyddol ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 02/04/2026

This is your 15 minute warning for today's PC Pro #podcast. All the latest #tech news, reviews & discussion. Be part of the show: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Missed it? Panic not. The edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 27/03/2026

PC Pro #podcast 784 is out: Making Windows cool again (good luck!) Jon, Darien & Nik discuss making Windows slicker, America's ban on foreign-made routers & the closure of OpenAI's Sora service. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is Ugreen's 500w Nexode desktop power supply. #PCPro

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Episode 784: Making Windows cool again (good luck!)

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 20/03/2026

PC Pro #podcast 783 is out: What we really think about the Apple MacBook Neo Tim, Barry, Jon & Nik discuss the UK launch of Alexa+, the Companies House data breach & brain-cell powered computers. There's also a roundup of Nvidia's GTC 2026 event. Hot Hardware is the Apple MacBook Neo #PCPro

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Episode 783: What we really think about the Apple MacBook Neo

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 12/03/2026

PC Pro #podcast 782 is here: Sure, the code took Amazon down for six hours, but at least it’s commented Barry, Darien & Lee debate Amazon's AI outage, a proposed UK broadcasting collab & plans to improve digital life. The Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the transcription tool, Typeless #PCPro

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Episode 782: Sure, the code took Amazon down for six hours, but at least it’s commented

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PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 12/03/2026

Join us TODAY at 1pm for the PC Pro #podcast. All the latest #technology news, product launches & events. Be part of the show: 👇 Discord: pcpro.link/discord YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pcpro/streams Missed it? Panic not. The edited podcast will drop into our feed later today. #PCPro

PC Pro @pcpro.co.uk · 06/03/2026

PC Pro #podcast 781 is out: Eight gigabytes ought to be enough for anybody. Barry, Darien, Jon & Lee discuss Apple's latest product announcements, Lenovo's modular laptop & the US government's spat with Anthropic. Our Hot Hardware of the Week nominee is the Sekonic C-800-U spectrometer. #PCPro

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Episode 781: Eight gigabytes ought to be enough for anybody (it never gets old)

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