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Darien Graham-Smith
A lifelong technology enthusiast, Darien is a regular contributor to both Expert Reviews and PC Pro magazine, specialising in wireless networking, internet security and other technical topics. He also contributes to and produces the weekly PC Pro podcast, and has made occasional appearances on BBC News and Open University programming. In his spare time he dabbles in audio production, and plays guitar, bass and drums with the enthusiasm of a committed amateur.
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TalkTalk Wi-Fi Hub: Superfast speeds for not much money One of the speediest routers we’ve tested but also one of the most basic, which may frustrate techie typesDarien Graham-Smith -
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DJI Mavic Air: The best drone money can buy The DJI Mavic Air is an incredible drone: packed with features, easy to fly all wrapped up in a fantastically compact package£769Darien Graham-Smith -
Is Nokia's 7 Plus their most appealing phone yet? The most desirable mid-range handset of 2018, the Nokia 7 Plus is one class act - and half the price of the S9£349Rob Leane -
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Windows 10 April 2018 Update: Making the OS a bit slicker The new features aren’t all as great as they might be, but overall an entirely positive upgradeNathan Spendelow -
Devolo GigaGate: A cheap way to extend your network It’s cheap and could be useful in certain situations, but you’ll get much faster speeds from other systems£189Darien Graham-Smith -
F-Secure Safe 2018 review: Let down by false postives A clean interface, but the maddening number of false positives mean we can’t recommend this suite£34Darien Graham-Smith -
Trend Micro Internet Security 2018 review Two things count against this effective suite: first, its impact on system speed; second, that price£42Darien Graham-Smith -
Microsoft Windows Defender Antivirus: Not the best free tool Windows Defender will slow your system down and falls behind others for protection – not a great freebieDarien Graham-Smith -
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+: Pi 3 gets speed boost CPU bump and faster networking make the Pi more versatile than ever£36Darien Graham-Smith -
Avira Antivirus Pro 2018 review: A strong and fast performer With its stripped-down feature set, there’s little reason to choose Avira over rival offerings£30Darien Graham-Smith -
Eset Internet Security 2018 review: A breath of fresh air If you can get it cheaper, this effective but system-friendly security suite has much to recommend it£50Darien Graham-Smith -
Avast Free Antivirus 2018 review: The best free suite The best free antivirus product available, but you will need to live with the annoying nagsDarien Graham-Smith -
Panda Free Antivirus 2018 review: Hassle-free protection If you’re looking for a lightweight alternative to Windows Defender, this is a fine choiceDarien Graham-Smith -
BullGuard Internet Security 2018 review Without the 5GB of free cloud backup of previous years, there’s nothing to lift BullGuard from the crowd£18Darien Graham-Smith -
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Zyxel Multy X review: Superfast Wi-Fi over a wide area The Multy X delivers both lightning-fast Wi-Fi and impressively wide coverage for a reasonable price£269Darien Graham-Smith