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Darren Allan

Darren is a freelancer writing news and features for TechRadar (and occasionally T3) across a broad range of computing topics including CPUs, GPUs, various other hardware, VPNs, antivirus and more. He has written about tech for the best part of three decades, and writes books in his spare time (his debut novel - 'I Know What You Did Last Supper' - was published by Hachette UK in 2013).

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Windows 11 could have a cool new way to wake your PC

By Darren Allan

Windows 11 could have the magic touch, enabling waking a device simply by prodding the touchscreen.

Windows 7

Windows 7 driver updates have been killed off by Microsoft

By Darren Allan

Nvidia recently discontinued GPU driver support, and now Microsoft has officially pulled the plug on all driver updates.

Windows 10

Windows 11 upgrades could be free for Windows 7 and 8 users

By Darren Allan

Perhaps unofficially, as is the case with Windows 10 now – or could we even see an official freebie offer again?

Office Desk

Best office desks of 2021: top desks for home working and more

By Darren Allan

TechRadar Pro

Updated We've sniffed out the best office desks in a range of different categories, so you get the best value for money.

Windows 10 Logo

Here’s how the new windows snapping works in Windows 11

By Darren Allan

Snap-happy Windows users will be interested to see major improvements in the leaked Windows 11 build.

Windows 10 user

Windows 11 SE could take cues from the worst version of Windows 10

By Darren Allan

Microsoft may be sticking with an S mode experience for Windows 11, the rumor mill reckons.

Noctua NH-P1

Noctua’s passive cooler can silently handle an Intel Core i9-11900K – but don't overclock it

By Darren Allan

This is an impressive achievement, although passively cooling the Rocket Lake flagship comes with a bunch of caveats.

Windows 10

Microsoft admits Windows 10 taskbar bug, and is working on a fix

By Darren Allan

Although the software giant hasn’t acknowledged all the taskbar flaws some users are encountering.

Stalker 2

Stalker 2 PC requirements are fairly demanding, needing a decent-sized SSD

By Darren Allan

Can your PC survive the horrors of the Stalker 2 minimum spec? Probably, but some requirements will raise eyebrows.

Corsair RAM

Faster DDR5 RAM should be in majority of PCs and phones by 2023

By Darren Allan

DDR4 memory has its days numbered, and next-gen DDR5 will start to take off from next year.

Best laptop cooling pad 2021

Best laptop cooling pad 2021: top picks for keeping your notebook cool

By Darren Allan

Buying Guide Fan-tastic laptop cooling pads that could help prolong the longevity of your notebook.

Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow Six Siege just got much better with Nvidia DLSS

By Darren Allan

E3 2021 Players with Nvidia graphics cards can now enjoy faster frame rates, as well as the existing benefit of Nvidia Reflex tech.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

Nvidia could sacrifice this popular GPU to make more RTX 3000 cards

By Darren Allan

Nvidia’s plan might be to make more RTX 3000 series GPUs by producing fewer RTX 2060s.

Nvidia graphics card

Nvidia to ditch driver support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 – plus some older GPUs

By Darren Allan

Microsoft still supports Windows 8.1, but Nvidia’s graphics driver won’t as of October.

Windows 10 error

Windows 10 emergency patch fixes a bug that breaks Xbox Game Pass

By Darren Allan

A small number of folks have been hit by a weird error which means they can’t play games.

World of Warcraft Shadowlands: Chains of Domination

Battle.net introduces global friends list, hinting at bigger things to come?

By Darren Allan

You can now chat with friends from around the world – and the hope is you might be able to play with them eventually.

Frustrated Windows 10 User

Windows 10 update is reportedly breaking the taskbar for some users – but there’s a fix

By Darren Allan

Some users are complaining that the June update is seriously messing with their PC.

Windows 10 Logo on Laptop

Microsoft drops biggest Windows 11 hint yet

By Darren Allan

How many hints have we had about the new name for Windows 10? It isn’t 11 hints – yet – but it’s quite a few…

Control

Epic Games Store is giving away Control for free - grab it now

By Darren Allan

Updated Remedy’s action-adventure Control is a seriously classy game, and it's now free on Epic Games Store.

Intel Core i9-10900K

Intel’s Raptor Lake with 24-core CPU could take on AMD Zen 4 in 2022

By Darren Allan

A fresh info dump on Alder Lake and Raptor Lake processors makes for interesting reading.

Nvidia GPU

AMD’s Big Navi cards are holding their own – but Nvidia is still way ahead in the GPU race

By Darren Allan

Stats on the discrete graphics card market show that it’s something of a stalemate – albeit a lopsided one.

Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)

Apple’s new MacBooks are selling well – but still lost serious ground to Chromebooks and Windows laptops

By Darren Allan

Apple has been selling a ton of Macs lately over in the US, but it’s not all good news.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

AMD’s next-gen Ryzen CPUs and RDNA 3 GPUs could launch together at end of 2022

By Darren Allan

What might be Ryzen 6000 CPUs and RX 7000 GPUs may not arrive until Q4 next year.

WWDC 2021 macOS Monterey

macOS Monterey support is bad news for older MacBook Pro and Air models

By Darren Allan

Here are the Macs left out in the cold with Monterey, with two years of MacBook models getting the elbow.

Office chairs

Best office chairs of 2021: for home or work and for all budgets

By Darren Allan

TechRadar Pro

Updated We feature the best office chairs for all budgets, for the home and the workplace, such as for remote working at home as well as online learning.