Darren Allan

Tech Reporter - United Kingdom
Darren has written for numerous magazines and websites in the technology world for almost 30 years, including TechRadar, PC Gamer, Eurogamer, Computeractive, and many more. He worked on his first magazine (PC Home) long before Google and most of the rest of the web existed. In his spare time, he can be found gaming, going to the gym, and writing books (his debut novel – ‘I Know What You Did Last Supper’ – was published by Hachette UK in 2013).
Editorial Responsibilities: technology news
Darren Allan has written 79 pieces of content
- March 2023
- Blizzard is investigating reports of NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti GPUs dying in Diablo IV
- UK regulator now sounds less worried about Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal
- Windows 11 provides clues as to how Microsoft's 'Cloud PC' might work
- Microsoft's Bing AI is doing its job - driving search traffic away from Google
- NVIDIA GeForce Now hits a big milestone: 1,500 games are now supported
- Elden Ring gets ray tracing on PC and consoles, but some gamers are disappointed
- Windows 11 optional updates could be more stable from now on
- Rumor: Intel Arc may be 'uncompetitive zombie' GPUs before a Druid resurrection
- Bing AI chatbot is back in the Windows 11 taskbar - but only for some folks
- Need a masterpiece quickly? Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing AI can now do art
- NVIDIA CEO wants to stay in charge of the company until he becomes a robot
- Forget Bing AI - some Pixel superfans can now test out Google's Bard chatbot
- iPhone 15 Pro might get a controversial change to volume and mute buttons
- Basketball fans, take note: NBA warns of personal details leaked in data breach
- Microsoft Edge could get a built-in crypto wallet - and some folks aren't happy
- More unsupported Windows 11 PCs are being shamed by Microsoft
- ChatGPT is now back online following a major outage
- Google Pixel 8 smartphone could fix blurred videos for you
- No, your AMD Ryzen 7950X CPU isn't magically boosting to 6.3GHz - it's a bug
- Anyone can chat with Microsoft's Bing AI powered by ChatGPT 4 from today
- iPhone 15 Pro rumor suggests Apple will hike the price - but by how much?
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU could be pricier than we expected
- NVIDIA RTX 4070 GPU price could make your wallet cower in fear
- Windows 11 update reportedly tanks SSD speeds and suffers from download failures
- Google's big AI push includes writing emails for you in Gmail and much more
- Steam Deck update fixes bugs and brings ray tracing to Doom Eternal
- Sony could launch a PlayStation 5 Pro - but not anytime soon
- Apple iPhone 15 Pro could be way faster than its predecessor
- Stuck on a game? Microsoft's Bing AI chatbot is ready to leap to your aid
- GIGABYTE could be releasing a new RX 6800 XT graphics card - but why?
- Intel Arc GPUs are getting seriously cheap as ASRock A380 drops to $120
- Upgrading to an AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU? A $125 AM5 motherboard is finally here
- Playing Fortnite on Windows 7? We've got some bad news for you
- This DIY 'laptop' could eventually have endless battery life
- NVIDIA RTX 4090 could now use a slightly different GPU - but will that matter?
- Fed up with the ChatGPT-powered Bing already? DuckDuckGo now has an AI assistant
- NVIDIA might be planning yet another RTX 3060 graphics card with faster VRAM
- Intel leak shows Panther Lake CPUs that could arrive in 2025
- Wait a minute - Bing AI chatbot isn't banished from Windows 11 taskbar after all
- We could finally learn more about AMD's FSR 3.0 at GDC 2023
- Apple iPhone 14 in new yellow paint job goes on sale next week
- Microsoft opens a new testing channel - probably for Windows 12
- Microsoft evicts Bing AI chatbot from the Windows 11 taskbar
- This new 3D printer is a chocoholic's dream
- NVIDIA GPU driver bug can slow down your CPU
- Amazon Basics range now offers a CPU cooler
- Apple iPhone 14 may soon be available in a new color - yellow
- 300TB SSDs could arrive in 2026 - but with a big catch
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D CPU is selling fast - but what about the 7950X3D?
- AMD publishes guide on how to get the best out of your Ryzen 9 7000X3D CPU
- Apple offers more cash for iPhone and Mac trade-ins - but don't get too excited
- Boosting Apple Watch battery life is a priority, according to Apple exec
- How many desktop GPUs is Intel now selling? As many as AMD, apparently
- Google Pixel Watch has a new fall detection feature that could be a lifesaver February 2023
- Windows 11 invites Bing chatbot to make itself at home on your taskbar
- Windows 11 may eventually get an option to tidy up the system tray
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D mystery solved - it splits CPU cores evenly
- Apple iPad Pro 2024 with OLED screen could be really expensive
- AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU is falling in price quickly
- AMD explains how its Ryzen 9 7000X3D CPUs are optimized for gaming
- Apple MacBook Air 15-inch could arrive sooner than you think
- Apple iPhone 15 could have a bigger screen than iPhone 14 - but barely
- AMD's mid-range RDNA 3 GPUs may not turn up until June
- AMD's Ryzen 9 X3D CPUs could offer a nifty trick for better performance
- Apple iPhone 15 Pro could get a big upgrade in the form of more RAM
- Microsoft's Bing chatbot could soon let you fine-tune its personality
- Microsoft's free built-in VPN is going live in Edge browser
- Google Chrome browser gets smart new features to extend laptop battery life
- Boxed and sealed original iPhone sells for an eye-watering amount of cash
- NVIDIA RTX 4090 laptop GPU benchmark shows it lagging way behind desktop 4090
- NVIDIA RTX 4070 leak shows cards with different VRAM loadouts - what's going on?
- AMD Ryzen Master app has a glaring vulnerability - so update now
- Microsoft is now pushing its Edge browser not just in Windows, but in iOS
- Windows 11 is getting a quicker way to kill an unresponsive app
- Microsoft tells us why its Bing chatbot went off the rails
- Samsung Galaxy S23 pulls off a surprisingly clever trick for longer battery life
- Apple could bring back the MacBook 12-inch - but don't get your hopes up
- iPhone 15 Pro could look seriously smart with ultra-thin bezels
- Windows 11 just got some vital security updates, so don't hang around, patch now