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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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Intel Core i3-12100 could blow away AMD to be the new champion of budget CPUs

By Darren Allan published

AMD is already flagging in the budget arena, and this new Core i3 model looks set to make things worse for Team Red.

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Apple could launch lots of new Macs in 2022, including new cheaper MacBook Pro

By Darren Allan published

Expect a new MacBook Air, as well, plus iMac, Mac mini and Mac Pro.

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Intel Raptor Lake CPU spotted in first benchmark leak

By Darren Allan published

Early leakage doesn’t tell us anything much about performance, but does back up previous rumors on the spec.

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Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB won’t have Founders Edition, sparking price concerns

By Darren Allan published

This graphics card is Nvidia’s workaround for stock problems with its RTX 3000 range.

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Microsoft to stop forcing Edge on Windows 11 users

By Darren Allan published

The shame about the promo pushing around Edge is that the browser stands perfectly well on its own (considerable) merits.

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Cheap AMD GPUs could finally arrive from January 2022

By Darren Allan last updated

Previously rumored RX 6500 XT and RX 6400 graphics cards might be arriving very soon.

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Microsoft vs Google browser fight gets ugly with Edge pop-up Chrome diss

By Darren Allan published

Microsoft’s gloves have come off with new browser war pop-ups aimed at Google Chrome.

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Microsoft OneDrive gets photo editing features... but it’s no Photoshop

By Darren Allan published

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OneDrive users can now access a range of integrated Filters, and very shortly a Markup tool.

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Steam sees more growth with Linux gamers, and Windows 11 popularity surges

By Darren Allan published

Linux continues to get more and more popular, while Windows 11 has really taken off with Steam gamers.

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Intel Arc Alchemist could take on Nvidia GTX 1650 Super for the entry-level GPU crown

By Darren Allan published

Rumor mill reckons the entry-level Alchemist graphics card could be clocked at 2.45GHz.

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Microsoft’s Adaptive Kit for making Surface devices more accessible is now out

By Darren Allan published

Microsoft is making some seriously commendable progress on the accessibility front.

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Steam Deck won’t get exclusives that leave other PC gamers out in the cold

By Darren Allan published

Clarification on exclusives spotted following rumors around another Half-Life outing earlier this week.

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Razer’s next gaming laptops will be pricier thanks to chip shortage

By Darren Allan published

Here’s some bad news for those planning to buy a next-gen Razer Blade with Alder Lake or Ryzen 6000 CPU.

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MacBook Pro 16-inch reportedly has MagSafe charging issues for some owners

By Darren Allan published

The new MacBook Pro is purportedly failing to charge up in one specific scenario for some users.

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GOG.com goes back to its roots with ‘handpicked’ library of DRM-free games

By Darren Allan published

The games store is losing money, sadly, and so has a new strategy – going back to the past.

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Once you upgrade to Windows 11, you only have 10 days to revert to Windows 10

By Darren Allan published

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There’s an alternative route to reverting, though, which is well worth bearing in mind.

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Nvidia RTX 4000 GPUs rumored to be a ‘major refresh’ on 5nm in 2022

By Darren Allan published

Next-gen graphics cards from Nvidia are expected to be hugely powerful, but presumably with price tags to match.

Half-Life 2 screenshot showing player firing at a copter

Half-Life 3 isn’t happening, rumor claims, but Valve could make a co-op spin for Steam Deck

By Darren Allan published

Half-Life 3 not in development as Valve focuses fully on Steam Deck, but there could be a surprise for the latter.

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Breath of the Wild 2 release date could be announced in just a few days time

By Darren Allan published

It sounds like something seriously impressive is going to be shown off at the Game Awards 2021, and BOTW 2 definitely fits the bill.

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Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti could arrive with faster VRAM – but will anyone be able to buy it?

By Darren Allan published

The rumored Ampere flagship might run with speedier Micron GDDR6X video memory.

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Steam sets new record for concurrent players thanks to Black Friday and Cyberpunk 2077

By Darren Allan last updated

It seems the time is right to take the plunge with Cyberpunk 2077, with the game at its lowest ever price on Steam.

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Nvidia’s revamped RTX 2060 GPU could be faster than we expected

By Darren Allan published

Team Green could increase the CUDA core count as well as juicing up the VRAM to 12GB.

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Nvidia RTX 3050 could arrive in Q2 2022 for more budget GPU options

By Darren Allan published

The rumored RTX 3050 might be here in four months – or possibly even the 3050 Ti.

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Intel could bring out new GPUs every year to take the fight to AMD and Nvidia

By Darren Allan published

Intel looks to be aiming the big GPU guns at its rivals, especially when you consider recent rumors around pricing.

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Windows 11’s new emoji – including Clippy – won’t be coming to Windows 10

By Darren Allan published

Although the new emoji probably aren’t top of your priority list when it comes to reasons to upgrade…