
Darragh Murphy
Darragh is Tom’s Guide’s Computing Editor and is fascinated by all things bizarre in tech. This usually leads to assorted coverage varying from washing machines designed for earbuds to the wild world of laptops. Whether it's connecting Scar from The Lion King to two-factor authentication or turning his love for laptops into a fabricated rap battle from 8 Mile, he believes there’s always a quirky spin to be made.Darragh has previously been an Editor for Laptop Mag and a News Editor for Time Out Dubai, where he also headed the gaming and tech section. His work can be seen in Mashable, Android Police, Shortlist Dubai, Proton, theBit.nz, ReviewsFire and more. While laptops are his bread and butter, he’s also reviewed smartphones, monitors, speakers, docking stations and VPNs. He’s covered IFA, MWC Barcelona, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and more.When he's not checking out the latest devices and all things computing, he can be found going for dreaded long runs, watching terrible shark movies, and trying to find time to game.
Latest articles by Darragh Murphy

HDMI 2.2 is here — 4K at 480Hz and up to 12K resolution with 120Hz refresh rates coming in 2025
By Darragh Murphy published
HDMI 2.2 has been shown off at CES 2025,. It comes with a whopping 96Gbps bandwidth to bring higher resolutions and refresh rates. at up to 12K resolution.

Snapdragon X chip unveiled at CES 2025 for more affordable Copilot+ laptops and even mini PCs — what we know so far
By Darragh Murphy published
Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon X platform, an AI PC chip that aims to bring more AI experiences to budget laptops, mini PCs and more.

This insane 240W power bank can charge a MacBook Pro from 0% to 100% or your iPhone 16 three times over
By Darragh Murphy published
AOHi's Starship 240W Power Bank packs a crazy 27,600mAh battery capacity that's enough to fully charge a MacBook Pro 16 and an iPhone 16 over three times without losing juice.

CES 2025: The biggest innovations we're looking forward to
By Alex Wawro published
CES 2025 is just around the corner, and we're about to hop on planes to head to Vegas and check it out. Here's what to look forward to!

I review laptops for a living — here's my honest thoughts on Windows Recall
By Darragh Murphy published
Windows Recall should have been a game-changing feature for Copilot+ PCs, but a lack of security and privacy precautions from Microsoft has seen it fall from grace.

Meta Quest VR has seen its best year yet — and it's only getting better in 2025
By Darragh Murphy published
If you haven't given Meta Quest VR headsets a chance yet, you've just missed out on one of its best ever years. Don't worry, there's still plenty more to come.

Forget a new laptop — this $2,100 keyboard is made out of a solid block of aluminum
By Darragh Murphy published
Serene Industries' Icebreaker Keyboard is made with 800 micro-perforations and fullmetal keycaps, but don't expect any numpad.

I use these 5 Copilot+ PC features all the time — don't miss these AI tricks
By Darragh Murphy published
From Live Captions allowing you to translate what's onscreen to getting creative in Paint — here's how you can use Copilot features on your Windows 11 PC.

Game on! Asus ROG Ally X just crashed to record-low price for Christmas
By Darragh Murphy published
Now's your chance to grab huge savings on a premium PC gaming handheld, as the Asus ROG Ally X is $100 off.

Asus to unveil 'world's lightest' Copilot+ PC at CES 2025 — and it boasts 32 hours of battery life
By Darragh Murphy published
Prepare for a new Asus Zenbook that's set to be the lightest Copilot+ PC yet, and it claims to boast a 32-hour battery life.

All I want for Christmas is a Razer Blade 14 — but this gaming laptop is a way better value
By Darragh Murphy published
The Razer Blade 14 and Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 are among the best gaming laptops to get — and it's a rivalry that has me conflicted.

Hurry! The MacBook Air M3 is $200 off at Amazon in last-minute deal
By Darragh Murphy last updated
Apple's MacBook Air M3 is the best laptop for the money, and you can save $200 thanks to this last-minute holiday deal at Best Buy.

Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU reportedly set for January 2025 launch — RTX 5090 coming a 'few weeks' later
By Darragh Murphy published
Nvidia is gearing up to launch its first RTX 50-series graphics cards in January 2025, according to a new leak — with the RTX 5080 set to arrive first.

Huge Asus ROG gaming laptop leak just revealed Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs and Intel 'Arrow Lake-HX' CPUs
By Darragh Murphy published
Huge Asus ROG gaming laptops leak confirms RTX 5090, 5080, 5070, 5060 and 5050 GPUs — here's what we know

Nvidia DLSS 4 leak details huge upgrades coming to RTX 50-series GPUs — higher frame rates, enhanced ray tracing and more
By Darragh Murphy published
Prepare for higher frame rates, enhanced ray tracing and 'Neural Rendering' in RTX 50-seres GPUs, as a new Nvidia DLSS 4 leak details new upgrades set to arrive.

Nvidia's new app is making PC games run up to 15% slower — here's how to fix it
By Darragh Murphy published
Nvidia's new app is reportedly causing games to suffer performance issues, with AI features such as Game Filters and Photo Mode dropping frame rates in many PC games.

Windows 11 is finally launching a feature that'll make your webcam way more useful
By Darragh Murphy published
Microsoft is giving webcams on your Windows 11 PCs an upgrade, allowing for streaming from multiple apps simultaneously and an easy way to fix your webcam.

Nvidia RTX 5060 leak has me both worried and excited — where's the future-proofing?
By Darragh Murphy published
Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs are looking to make their big debut at CES 2025, but a new leak gives us a taste of what the RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti deliver.

Apple may introduce a 19-inch foldable iPad and MacBook hybrid — and I'm all for it
By Darragh Murphy published
New reports point to Apple developing a foldable iPad and MacBook with near 19-inch displays — could they be one in the same?

This Acer budget gaming laptop is behind the times — but its price is just right
By Darragh Murphy published
At this price, this Acer Nitro V 15 shows there's still room for an RTX 3050 gaming laptop.

Android XR — everything you need to know about Google's answer to Apple's visionOS
By Darragh Murphy published
Android XR is a new operating system from Google built for headset and glasses — here's everything you need to know.

How to enable Windows Recall — it's now possible to try the controversial Copilot feature
By Darragh Murphy published
Microsoft's controversial Windows Recall feature isn't enabled automatically — here's how to turn it on.

Samsung introduces Galaxy Book 5 Pro — a new Copilot+ PC with Intel Lunar Lake and a '25-hour' battery life
By Darragh Murphy published
Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy Book 5 Pro, equipped with Intel Lunar Lake, an AMOLED touchscreen, and a claimed 25-hour battery life.
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