Darien Graham-Smith

Associate editor

A split personality in the nicest sense, Darien is deputy editor of PC Pro, the resident technologist at alphr, and frontman for band The Red Queens at night. He’s also the main host of our technology podcast.

 

Mobile processors come in more than one flavour
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 16, 2022

ARM vs Intel Processors: What’s the Difference?
Microsoft Word: top 20 secret features
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on September 23, 2020

Microsoft Word: Top 20 Secret Features
plusnet-broadband-alphr
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 7, 2019

Plusnet Broadband review: Straightforward, simple and safe
dell-xps-13-2018-3
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 11, 2018

Dell XPS 13 (2018) review: Dell’s gorgeous ultraportable just got a little bit gorgeouser
raspberry_pi_3_b_review_-_design
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on March 13, 2018

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ review: Still dirt cheap and now faster than ever
google_pixelbook_10
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 4, 2017

Google Pixelbook review: Who’s the most glamorous Chromebook of them all?
Asus ZenBook 3: In use
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 9, 2016

Asus ZenBook 3 review: Finally, a MacBook alternative for Windows 10 fans
lenovo_yoga_book_main_2_copy
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 7, 2016

Lenovo Yoga Book review: The weirdest laptop
could_your_business_benefit_from_crm
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 22, 2015

Could your business benefit from CRM?
XYZprinting da Vinci Junior review: Main shot
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on June 25, 2015

XYZprinting da Vinci Jr review: A 3D printer for everyone
Lightroom 6 review - main UI
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 27, 2015

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 review: A long-awaited update
iRig 2 review
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on March 24, 2015

iRig 2 – the £30 guitar effects pedal for your iPhone 6 (or Android device)
CEL Robox - side
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 20, 2014

CEL Robox review – a 3D printer for the masses?
Apple Mac mini (2014) review
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 17, 2014

Apple Mac mini (2014) review
What's the difference between an Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on July 4, 2014

What’s the difference between an Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 Haswell processor?
Avast Free Antivirus 2014
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 14, 2014

Avast Free Antivirus 2014 review
XP may be defunct, but you don't have to get your wallet out to move to a safer operating system
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 9, 2014

How to upgrade from Windows XP to Ubuntu: the cheapest way to upgrade from XP
Samsung Gear
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 29, 2014

Samsung Gear 2 vs Gear 2 Neo vs Gear Fit review
How much RAM do you really need?
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 7, 2014

How much RAM do you really need?
Make the most of your mobile data
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on March 7, 2014

Make the most of your mobile data
Copy Merged
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 23, 2014

Adobe Photoshop: top 20 secret features
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Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 21, 2014

Free alternatives to LogMeIn (updated)
OS X versus Windows
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 31, 2013

Windows vs OS X: which is faster?
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Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on June 18, 2013

Adobe Illustrator CC review: first look
You'll receive regular reports showing your device's location and other useful information. By default, an email is sent out
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 31, 2013

Tracking a stolen Android phone with Prey
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Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 17, 2013

Hands on with the new Google Maps
The Unified EFI Forum is an industry body whose members include AMD, Apple, Dell, Intel, Lenovo and Microsoft
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 3, 2013

UEFI BIOS explained
Kaspersky Internet Security 2013
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on February 18, 2013

Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 review
AVG AntiVirus Free 2013
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on February 15, 2013

AVG AntiVirus Free 2013 review
Avira Free Antivirus 13
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on February 15, 2013

Avira Free Antivirus 13 review
Intel Next Unit of Computing (NUC)
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on February 12, 2013

Intel NUC review
Avast Free Antivirus
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on February 8, 2013

Avast Free Antivirus review
AMD Phenom II X4 965
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 22, 2012

AMD Phenom II X4 965 (Black Edition) review
NoDriver-462x343
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on August 6, 2012

Getting older drivers to work in
Mountain Lion introduces a new notifications system, and a whole new sidebar showing recent events.
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on July 25, 2012

Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion review
Chip
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on June 2, 2012

Build your own supercomputer
F-Secure Internet Security 2012 - main interface
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 27, 2012

F-Secure Internet Security 2012 review
AVG Anti-Virus Free 2012
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 23, 2012

AVG Anti-Virus Free 2012 review
Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2012
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on April 23, 2012

Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2012 review
Nikon Coolpix S9100
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on January 12, 2012

Nikon Coolpix S9100 review
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on August 19, 2011

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 review
Apple OS X 10.7 Lion
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on August 2, 2011

Apple OS X 10.7 Lion review
Intel BIOS: main menu
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on June 14, 2011

BIOS guide: how to overclock your CPU
The Home Media Network Hard Drive's single-disk design keeps it compact enough for any living room
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on June 7, 2011

Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive Cloud Edition 2TB review
The ScreenPlay DX comes with a Qwerty remote control that makes it easy to surf the web from the comfort of your sofa
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on May 17, 2011

Iomega ScreenPlay DX review
TuneUp Utilities 2011
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on December 17, 2010

TuneUp Utilities 2011 review
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on November 3, 2010

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB review
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 25, 2010

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 review
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra-Portable 500GB
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 22, 2010

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra-Portable 500GB review
Parallels Desktop 6
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on October 19, 2010

Parallels Desktop 6 review