The PC Pro Podcast

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.

On this week’s podcast we discuss Microsoft's strategy for Windows 8 power-users and businesses; volatility in the Bitcoin market; proposals to embed adverts in in-store lighting; and reports that Microsoft Office is coming imminently to the iPad. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact smartphone.

On this week’s podcast: Nokia readies its first Android handset; Microsoft tells XP users to buy a new PC; HP cuts off free updates for out of warranty servers; and James Dyson invests £5 million in a robotics lab for Imperial College London. In hot hardware of the week, Tranquil PC's fanless NUC chassis, the Abel H2-5, tries to keep its cool.

On this week’s podcast: we examine the first major update to Windows 8.1; Satya Nadella takes the hot seat at Microsoft; Sony considers selling off its VAIO laptop brand; and we discuss plans to introduce coding to the UK school curriculum. In hot hardware of the week, Asus' dual-personality hybrid, the Transformer Book Trio, attempts to unite Windows and Android.

On this week’s podcast: the UK government abandons Office for open-source; Apple admits disappointing sales of the iPhone 5c; Sky's parental control filter oversteps the mark; and Sony and Microsoft push consoles as educational tools. In hot hardware of the week, we take a closer look at Dell's business tablet, the Venue 11 Pro.

On this week’s podcast: Google Glass gets a cinema-goer in trouble; we discuss whether Spotify needs to slash its prices; LogMeIn Free breathes its last; Microsoft extends security updates for Windows XP; and Adobe adds 3D printing support to Photoshop. Finally, Asus' compact Windows tablet, the VivoTab Note 8, makes its case in hot hardware of the week.

On this week’s podcast we discuss the future of Windows 8; Google's acquisition of smart home company, Nest; the UK government's plans to bring super-fast broadband to the countryside; and the arrest of a US man for sending out a Google+ invite. In hot hardware of the week, Apple reinvents the PC with the long-awaited Mac Pro.