Articles by Desire Athow, Managing Editor, TechRadar Pro | TechRadar

Désiré has been musing and writing about technology during a career spanning four decades. He dabbled in website builders and web hosting when DHTML and frames were in vogue and started narrating about the impact of technology on society just before the start of the Y2K hysteria at the turn of the last millennium.

Then followed a weekly tech column in a local business magazine in Mauritius, a late night tech radio programme called Clicplus and a freelancing gig at the now-defunct, Theinquirer, with Mike Magee as mentor. After an eight-year stint at ITProPortal.com, where he discovered the joys of global techfests and transformed the publication into one of the biggest tech B2B independent publishers, Désiré moved to TechRadar Pro where he has been the editor for nine years.

He has an affinity for anything hardware and staunchly refuses to stop writing reviews of obscure products or cover niche B2B software-as-a-service providers. He is an avid deal hunter and can be found lurking around on various deals forums.

Articles by: Desire Athow

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What is cloud storage? A comprehensive evaluation of data-as-a-service

By Desire Athow published 5 October 22

Cloud storage has been around for decades and there’s still a lot of confusion as to what it is.

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Best free web hosting (2023): Get Hostinger Premium for free

By Desire Athow last updated 19 May 23

Updated We've rounded up the best free web hosting providers around.

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Best cloud storage (2023)

By Desire Athow last updated 30 May 23

We review all of the major services, to make it simple and easy for you to choose the best cloud storage provider for you.

Ryzen Threadripper CPU Sitting On Top Of Product Box

64-core Ryzen 7000 Threadripper monster caught in the wild

By Desire Athow published 30 September 22

Has the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX been used in the wild? We think so.

Viewsonic foldable LCD display

The world’s largest foldable screen could give Samsung some hints on its next Fold

By Desire Athow published 29 September 22

Viewsonic revealed 135-inch foldable display, the world’s largest to date.

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SSD could hasten demise of HDD as price parity looms in 2023

By Desire Athow published 27 September 22

Hard drives sales could evaporate as SSD prices set to drop even further in 2023.

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Google Photos users report 'depressing' corruption issue on older images

By Axel Metz last updated 27 September 22

Several Google Photos users have reported seeing unwanted discoloration on older image uploads.

Angled Disc

100TB cartridges set to rival tapes, hard drives, DNA for data archiving domination

By Desire Athow published 24 September 22

Exclusive: An interview with Steve Santamaria, CEO of Folio Photonics

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Innocn 15A1F 15.6” Portable Monitor

By Desire Athow published 20 September 22

A small and colourful portable display with USB-C, mini-HDMI inputs

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Best large format displays of 2023: top large screens for your business

By Desire Athow published 17 September 22

The best large format displays can be ideal for training, presentations, and conferencing where you need to involve groups of people.

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Best Usenet providers for June 2023

By Christian Cawley last updated 6 June 23

Updated We list the best Usenet providers, to make it simple and easy to get the most out of accessing, using, and downloading from Usenet, whether you're a new or experienced user.

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Best router VPNs of 2023

By Desire Athow last updated 12 April 23

Updated These are the best router VPNs for a preconfigured VPN router, or to set up your hardware manually.

Best Business Tablet

Best business tablet 2023: top picks for productivity slates

By Collin Probst last updated 6 June 23

Updated If a laptop isn't your style, you'll want to check out the best business tablets on the market.

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Honor MagicBook 14 2022 laptop

By Desire Athow last updated 21 September 22

The Honor MagicBook 14 2022 lands amidst the resurgence of Intel and a plethora of rivals

CATALOG head of molecular biology Tracy Kambara prepares Shannon, the first commercially viable automated DNA storage and computation platform for enterprise use

Exabytes ahoy! Seagate dips toes in DNA storage with CATALOG collaboration

By Desire Athow published 8 September 22

Seagate’s 'lab on a chip' technology pivotal to developing next-generation DNA-based storage.

OWC Mercury Pro LTO

Petabyte tapes are on the horizon - but don’t hold your breath

By Desire Athow published 7 September 22

Group behind LTO announces update to roadmap but doesn’t give any timeline.

Best Rugged Smartphones

Best rugged smartphones of 2023: waterproof, shockproof and IP68 mobiles

By Collin Probst last updated 13 January 23

Buying Guide The best rugged smartphones out there combine extreme durability, immense battery life and a rich feature set.

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World’s lightest laptop weighs less than Apple’s iPad Pro sans keyboard

By Desire Athow last updated 3 August 22

Japan’s best-kept tech secret is finally out but there’s a big letdown.

The Micron 5400 SATA SSD

200TB SSDs could come soon thanks to Micron's new chip

By Desire Athow last updated 28 July 22

100TB SSDs to become more affordable as new Micron chip piles more on HDD.

Best Small Business Server

Best small business servers (June 2023)

By Collin Probst last updated 20 January 23

Updated We have compiled a list of the best small business servers for small and medium businesses.

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LG Gram 16 (2022) laptop

By Desire Athow last updated 6 October 22

The new iteration of the LG Gram 16 improves on the 2021 version beyond just hardware

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Best digital copiers of 2023

By Desire Athow, Jim Hill published 14 July 22

Updated The best digital copiers allow businesses, small or large, to communicate more effectively with their audiences.

Best Secure Router

Best secure router 2023: keep your router and devices safe at home or work

By Collin Probst last updated 2 June 23

Looking for the best secure router? These are our top picks.

Hostinger's exclusive free web hosting deal gets 50GB SSD storage

By Desire Athow last updated 10 March 23

The world’s best free web hosting deal is exclusive to TechRadar

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The world’s fastest PC costs less than you think, but you'll have to be patient

By Desire Athow published 2 July 22

You may have to wait up to 90 days to get your hands on the most powerful single-socket workstation ever.

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