Darren Allan
Tech Reporter
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).
Darren, currently based in United Kingdom, has written 1,132 items of content on TweakTown since his first content was published online in 2023.
Editorial Responsibilities: technology news
- May 2025
- Playing Doom: The Dark Ages with an NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPU? Here's a bunch of bugs to be aware of
- AMD RX 9060 XT GPU rumored to have 16 PCIe 5.0 lanes, avoiding NVIDIA's RTX 5060 8GB blunder
- NVIDIA's new graphics driver supports Doom: The Dark Ages and fixes a few more bugs
- TikTok's latest dangerous trend is sticking paperclips in school Chromebooks or power outlets
- AMD RX 9060 XT GPUs spotted on Amazon with a June 5 release date (and ridiculous pricing)
- Think you type fast? This novel RTS hinges on typing skills, and it's free via Epic store now
- Mafia: The Old Country PC requirements revealed, recommends 32GB of RAM and RTX 3080 Ti GPU
- Want to buy Jensen Huang's lunchbox? You'll get a 1998 NVIDIA Riva TNT video card thrown in
- Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer 2 hits 475 million views, blowing away Deadpool & Wolverine's record
- Think Netflix search is rubbish? AI could save the day, as ChatGPT-powered search is now here
- AMD RX 7300 GPU appears in AIDA64, confusing the hell out of everyone - what's going on?
- Microsoft recaps Windows 11 strengths, including 50% faster workflows, as Windows 10 EoL nears
- New rumor keeps hope alive that Intel might have a more powerful Battlemage GPU still incoming
- Rumor: AMD has RX 9060 XT 16GB and 8GB, but latter GPU may be mainly sidelined to prebuilt PCs
- April 2025
- PlayStation Plus members, prepare for the destruction of your life: you're getting free Balatro
- MacBook Air M4 only hit shelves last month and you can already get one at $849 with 15% off
- Flappy Bird flies again on Android, but we've got a feeling it won't be so popular this time
- Amazon clarifies rumors around 'hostile and political act' of showing effects of Trump tariffs
- Elden Ring Nightreign PC specs show it goes easy on the GPU, but Windows 11 is recommended
- NVIDIA RTX 5060 could go on sale May 19, and we'll see how well an 8GB GPU sells at $299
- Oblivion Remastered includes original's item dupe glitch (or you could cheat with mods instead)
- Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs might be great but they're not selling, Raptor Lake laptops are instead
- Oblivion Remastered stuttering like crazy on your PC? A Reddit guide promises to fix FPS drops
- Windows 11's getting a new 'tear your hair out' screen, with redesigned BSOD now in testing
- Not been able to buy the NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPU you wanted yet? That might be about to change
- Ready or Not tactical FPS has almost 10 million players on Steam ahead of PS5 and Xbox launch
- AMD RX 9060 XT GPUs could go on sale as soon as May 18, but 9070 GRE may be delayed by 6 months
- Avalanche of Oblivion Remastered mods continues, with 100+ already available to download
- NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is DOA? YouTube channel argues the graphics card is 'instantly obsolete'
- Microsoft's latest push to drive Windows 11 upgrades goes over benefits of TPM security (again)
- Fallout 3 remaster still coming but will be a 'while' (so try this total conversion for now)
- It costs nothing to be polite unless you're talking to ChatGPT - then it costs tens of millions
- How cool do these Doom: The Dark Ages limited edition Xbox controllers look? Very cool indeed
- Zotac's RTX 5060 Solo has a single fan and could be an ideal GPU for your compact PC build
- Rematch open beta beckons this week: 5v5 online soccer that's more like Rocket League than FIFA
- A modern CPU can be pushed hard by typing an email in Outlook? Welcome to another Microsoft bug
- Bethesda drops what could be read as a hint that Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake is happening
- Windows 11 might soon give you an ETA for how long an update should take
- NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti $379/429 MSRP may be right, but GPU stock might be awful and prices inflated
- Multiple NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti GPU pics are leaked, as well as a spec that's worrying some gamers
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU has its price cut in two countries - could this happen in the US, too?
- NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti GPU rumor causes disappointment, suggests it's just 15% faster than 4060 Ti
- NVIDIA confirms its 'priority access' scheme to defeat RTX 5000 GPU scalpers is still alive
- The Wizard of Oz has been revamped with AI for 16K monster LED screen of the Las Vegas Sphere
- Hell's kitchen: Doom 2 mod has you serving burgers and fries to imps, cacodemons and arch-viles
- NVIDIA RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti GPU VRAM rumor has some gamers worried but there's no need to panic
- New Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake rumors: it's coming this month, likely an April 22 reveal
- NVIDIA GPUs continue to face driver woes as RTX 5000 launch is called 'absolutely abhorrent'
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake didn't arrive this week - but it's still rumored for April
- ASUS tweaks ROG Astral RTX 5080 GPU so it can hit a huge 450W, but temper your FPS expectations
- Cooler Master's RTX 5080 graphics card looks pretty cool (literally), but it's seriously thick
- AMD RX 9070 GRE rumored for launch, could be a 12GB GPU with 192-bit bus (like the RTX 5070)
- Grand Theft Auto V rumored for PC Game Pass for the first time, likely to arrive later in April
- Another fudge emerges for Windows 11 to be installed with a local - not a Microsoft - account
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake rumored to be imminent - could even arrive tomorrow, April 3
- The reality of Windows 10 dying seems to be hitting home, as Windows 11 adoption spikes
- March 2025
- Laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs have launched, but they're pricey, and good luck buying one
- New Windows 11 recovery tool could be invaluable in a future Crowdstrike-style disaster
- High hopes for Intel Battlemage B770, or other beefy 2nd-gen Arc GPU have seemingly been dashed
- Can't wait for the Zelda movie? You'll have to be patient for two years - it arrives March 2027
- Looking for a more secure web browser? Vivaldi now has built-in free ProtonVPN, no data limits
- What's the opposite of the long arm of the law? The thief in a new game: My Arms Are Longer Now
- Minecraft gets a revolutionary new feature - the ability to pause the game (finally)
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 laptop GPU shown beating RTX 4090 by quite a distance, even without DLSS 4 MFG
- Intel may release Arrow Lake Refresh desktop CPUs this year after all - but not many of them
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is delayed (yet again), and it's now due October 2025
- Apple reveals WWDC 2025 kicks off June 9 - get ready for big changes to its operating systems
- NVIDIA brings DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Enlisted
- NVIDIA App gets clever AI tech to fine-tune games for you, but you'll need a GPU with 12GB VRAM
- Yeston's RX 9070 XT graphics card comes with a startling (ahem) innovation: an integrated SPU
- Microsoft removes block stopping PCs with ancient game installed from getting Windows 11 24H2
- MSI is reportedly giving away RTX 5080 GPUs - but this improbable offer is not for you, sadly
- Windows 11 has had its fair share of weird bugs - but now Windows 10 seems to be getting some
- Sony PS5 has outsold PS4 by 7%, but Xbox Series consoles are 19% off the pace of Xbox One sales
- The priciest consumer GPU ever? Custom ASUS RTX 5090 is decked out in gold and signed by Jensen
- NVIDIA's GeForce Now supports Assassin's Creed Shadows, in case your gaming PC can't handle it
- Original demo of Balatro was cracked to unlock the full game using Windows Notepad
- MacBook Pro is reportedly king of Macs by a long way, achieving 60% more sales than MacBook Air
- World's first newspaper written by an AI seemingly isn't a complete shambles, surprisingly
- Assassin's Creed: Shadows is praised on handhelds - holds up 'pretty damn well' on Steam Deck
- Good news for gamers - Windows 11 feature to allow typing with your Xbox controller is imminent
- Need a top-notch new gaming CPU? AMD's Ryzen 9800X3D is finally widely available at its MSRP
- Purported leaked pic shows what could be a prerelease sample of AMD's reference RX 9070 GPU
- AMD RX 9070 stock could improve very soon - 'after April' according to one graphics card maker
- Apple's foldable iPhone rumored to start at $2,300, arriving late 2026 or early 2027
- Rumor: AMD operates a two-tier system for RDNA 4 GPU allocation to graphics card makers
- Newer AI models cheat to win at chess - maybe they're already more humanlike than we thought
- Survey shows 1 in 5 gamers are fed up with AMD and NVIDIA's new GPUs, no longer want to buy one
- Do you often chat to Copilot in Windows 11? A new press-to-talk feature should prove very handy
- MacBook Air M4 will be delivered to buyers with a surprisingly old version of macOS Sequoia
- Microsoft lifts block on Windows 11 24H2 that stopped some AutoCAD users from installing it
- New ASUS monitors aren't just eye-friendly, but also lung-friendly with built-in air purifiers
- Apple took 26 years to change symbol on the mute key to make sense with MacBook Air M4 keyboard
- Want FSR 4 in more games? OptiScaler tool can do that, and supercharges Cyberpunk 2077 a treat
- AMD announces Ryzen 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs arrive March 12, pricing is the same as last-gen
- Rumor: Get ready for NVIDIA RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti reveal next week, with GPUs on sale mid-April
- AMD assures us $549/$599 isn't 'launch-only pricing' for RX 9070, more GPUs are coming at MSRPs
- AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs rumored to be imminent, arriving March 12
- AMD RX 9070 XT stock at MSRP sold out immediately in the US, but RX 9070 GPU lasted for a while
- Don't want to pay $14 per month for no ads on YouTube? New Premium Lite plan is now live at $8
- Apple MacBook Air M4 arrives packing a hell of a value punch, starts at $999 with 16GB of RAM
- Alienware AW2725D packs a QD-OLED screen in an affordable 27-inch gaming monitor at $549
- AMD's RX 9060 XT GPU rumored to have 8GB and 16GB flavors, just like NVIDIA's RTX 5060 Ti
- Want an NVIDIA RTX 5070 Founders Edition GPU on launch day? Rumor has it you've got zero chance
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU stock rumors continue to get even bleaker, with AMD set to capitalize
- Apple introduces iPad Air M3 with new Magic Keyboard, pricing stays the same
- Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6? Windows 11's latest patch reportedly has a game-breaking bug
- Retailer claims it has no stock of NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU as rumors of dire supply keep piling up
- February 2025
- Miss Windows Vista? Well, both of you can now recreate the OS in Windows 11 with a new mod
- Mac users, watch out: Copilot could invade your desktop too, if you want, as macOS app is here
- Fire TV devices to get Alexa+ AI feature allowing you to skip to your favorite bits of a movie
- Google brings lifesaving feature that detects if your pulse has stopped to Pixel Watch 3 in US
- Sony cuts PlayStation VR2 price by almost 30%: Horizon Call of the Mountain Bundle is now $399
- NVIDIA's fixed black screen crashes with RTX 5000 GPUs, but some cards will need a BIOS update
- Rumored final specs of RX 9070 XT and 9070 GPUs revealed including flagship hitting 48.7 TFlops
- AMD's new bundle: get Monster Hunter Wilds free with RX 7000 GPUs and Ryzen 9000 and 7000 CPUs
- AMD's AFMF 2.1 frame generation may arrive with RX 9070 GPUs boasting improved image quality
- New underwater data center capsule in China packs the power of 30,000 high-end gaming PCs
- Rumor: AMD to pitch RX 9070 XT under $700 as that's the price level where most gamers buy GPUs
- Leaked RX 9070 XT benchmarks supposedly from AMD suggest the GPU will equal the RX 7900 XTX
- NVIDIA is still investigating RTX 5000 GPU black screen crashes, which may require a BIOS fix
- Watch out, NVIDIA: Purported RX 9070 XT leak suggests this AMD GPU could equal the RX 7900 XTX
- NVIDIA revives 'priority access' program to help buyers beat scalpers to RTX 5090 or 5080 GPUs
- XFX RX 9070 vanilla graphics card listed on Amazon, giving us a glimpse of the purported specs
- NVIDIA RTX 5050 GPU rumored to be in HP's incoming Victus 15 laptop, alongside RTX 5060 option
- AMD Ryzen 9950X3D disappoints in benchmark rumor - but it seems the CPU may be close to release
- Rumors suggest NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti GPU might be just as tricky to buy as the RTX 5080 and 5090
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti's being sold already as Redditor claims they've got a GPU early, for a price
- Microsoft fixes Windows 11 bug that means interacting with OneDrive files is frustratingly slow
- ASUS laptops that were previously blocked due to BSOD crashes can finally get Windows 11 24H2
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti benchmark rumor suggests a GPU that'll be closer to RTX 5080 than expected
- NVIDIA RTX 5050 sighting at EEC sparks hope that a true budget Blackwell GPU could be inbound
- PassMark observes CPUs are slower in 2025 - and no, we don't think this is Windows 11's fault
- AMD RX 9070 GPU launch event rumored for February 20 - to steal NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti thunder?
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 rumor claims GPU is delayed to March, and this is seeming more and more likely
- AMD RDNA 4 high-end GPU rumored to debut by June with 32GB VRAM - to take on RTX 5090, or not?
- Microsoft warns some Windows 11 users they should downgrade to Windows 10 'immediately'
- NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU flat-out stress-tested runs at 20°C with home aircon unit cooling setup
- Intel Nova Lake flagship CPU rumor claims 52-cores: 16 performance, 32 efficiency, 4 low-power
- NVIDIA's hotfix for new GPU driver includes Valorant cure - but probably not the fixes you want
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU works fine with just 3 x 8-pin connectors, runs at 450W and only 5% slower
- 'Best offer ever' for Apple Music: six months for just $2.99 - 50 cents per month, with a catch
- Microsoft Defender had a built-in VPN - but not anymore as little-known feature has been canned
- Great news: NVIDIA Smooth Motion rival for AMD's Fluid Motion Frames is coming to RTX 4000 GPUs
- How much would you pay for an RTX 5090 GPU? ASUS wants $3,100 for its ROG Astral LC OC Edition
- Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 can run Grand Theft Auto and God of War, at decent frame rates, too
- AMD Ryzen 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs rumored to arrive in March, alongside RX 9070 graphics cards
- January 2025
- Windows 11 gamers in the firing line of nasty Auto HDR bug can now safely install 24H2 update
- NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti GPU turns up in HWiNFO utility, but there's no RTX 5070 - a telling sign?
- Sick of NVIDIA's RTX 5000 stock shortages? High-end Intel Battlemage GPU rumor may cheer you up
- NVIDIA reveals a surprise: Smooth Motion frame gen for all games, but it's RTX 5000 GPUs only
- No Man's Sky gets a massive update - the game that keeps on giving's still going strong in 2025
- Netflix viewers on iOS shouldn't be getting so excited about a single button, but they are
- NVIDIA confirms RTX 5070 GPU is built with GB205 chip, whereas RTX 5070 Ti is GB203
- Rumored US pricing for GIGABYTE's RTX 5080 GPUs is bad news for those who want to buy at MSRP
- NVIDIA warns stock shortages may happen with RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs, as rumor mill has claimed
- AMD shows Strix Halo flagship APU beating NVIDIA RTX 4070 mobile GPU by up to 70% in PC games
- V-Color DDR5 RAM hits a jaw-dropping 12,726 MT/s overclocked in a GIGABYTE motherboard
- Intel's hoping to pep up Arrow Lake CPU sales by giving away a free copy of Civilization VII
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 stock rumored to be woeful by retailer, and RTX 5080 GPU isn't much better
- Rumor: NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU could be 'the worst' for availability, maybe for months after launch
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU purportedly 33% to 50% faster in 3DMark, actual gameplay is more like 20%
- Lenovo's portable SSD that's shaped like a grenade will be a talking point at airport security
- US TikTok ban has a surprising side effect, as Marvel Snap card game is taken down with it
- EA's hammered the final nail into Origin app's coffin: full shut down happens on April 17, 2025
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU shown to be 36% faster than RTX 4090 in claimed benchmark
- Purported NVIDIA RTX 5090 benchmarks seem a rather disappointing result for the flagship GPU
- Assassin's Creed crashes on Windows 11 24H2 are now a thing of the past - bug is (mostly) fixed
- Zotac AMP Extreme Infinity is first NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics card spotted with 600W TDP
- AMD RX 9070 XT could be competitive with NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti GPU if latest rumor is on the money
- Forget past RDNA 4 leaks, RX 9070 XT GPU is faster than rumors suggested, AMD exec tells us
- Microsoft is forcing the new Outlook app on Windows 10 users, ready or not
- AMD RX 9070 XT GPU could cost $479, and more rumors are suggesting a late January launch
- AMD RX 9070 GPU is benchmarked in Black Ops 6 - and NVIDIA might well have a fight on its hands
- AMD partners drop clues on RDNA 4 GPUs including 16GB VRAM and possible January 24 release date
- NVIDIA announces native GeForce Now app for Steam Deck coming later this year
- Popular antivirus maker warns Windows 10 users to 'switch to Windows 11 immediately' (or Linux)
- Watch out, Intel - AMD's Ryzen CPUs are getting far more popular going by latest Steam survey
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