Desire Athow

Desire Athow

Managing Editor, TechRadar Pro

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 the late 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

Solidigm P5430

This SSD vendor wants to use software to boost storage performance for free - here’s how

By Desire Athow published

Interview: Solidigm tells us why it looks to software to optimize SSD performance

AMD EPYC SIENA

AMD unleashes intriguing new EPYC server CPUs — and its main feature could be key for Ryzen’s future

By Desire Athow last updated

EPYC 8004-Series 'Siena' processors bring 64 cores and 128 threads to the table

"Thunderbolt 5, for creators and gamers"

Apple could be the big winner of Intel’s Thunderbolt 5 announcement - here’s why

By Desire Athow published

External GPU I hear you say? There’s a solution that could work.

Netac Z Slim portable SSD outside during our test and review process

Netac Z Slim review: Too slow and too expensive for what it offers

By Desire Athow published

The SSD vendor needs to go back to the drawing board to deliver something more convincing.

The Sandisk Professional G-RAID Mirror External HDD

Western Digital launches new 22TB and 44TB Sandisk Professional external hard drives

By Desire Athow published

Thunderbolt 3-based storage devices emerge in Amsterdam during IBC2023

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

New 96-core AMD Threadripper Pro 7995WX tested on unannounced Dell Precision 7875 workstation

By Desire Athow published

Core boost and higher clock frequency should ensure continuing AMD domination.

IBM TS1170

Remember the venerable tape from the VHS era? It’s back with a vengeance and a 50TB capacity

By Desire Athow published

New technology is more expensive than archrival LTO but offers more capacity per tape.

cerabyte

Obscure startup plans 10,000 TB cartridges with 'cheap' material used in restrooms

By Desire Athow last updated

Updated Updated: Ceramic may displace holographic, DNA and silica as the next big thing in exotic storage

Ryzen Threadripper CPU Sitting On Top Of Product Box

AMD’s unannounced 96-core monster just crushed Intel’s best CPU to claim world record

By Desire Athow published

The Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX is here, well almost

Samsung PM9C1a SSD

Exclusive: Samsung wants to kill off hard drives with this 256TB SSD

By Desire Athow published

Snippets of information have emerged in a press release but Samsung remains coy on further details.

321-layer NAND chip from Hynix

Here’s the chip that could make 100TB SSDs mainstream in 2024 but you won’t be able to use them

By Desire Athow published

SK Hynix demos 321-layer 4D NAND at Flash Memory Summit just weeks after 238-layer parts went in mass production.

An Nvidia workstation

Quad Nvidia RTX 6000-based workstations finally go mainstream

By Desire Athow last updated

Updated New RTX workstations can deliver up to 192GB of GPU memory and much more

Online Store

How to sell online: 14 ways to sell your products in 2026

By Desire Athow last updated

Updated Whether you want to start selling on your own website or via an online marketplace, our guide has you covered.

oukitel rt7 titan 5g

This obscure 5G Android tablet promises to last 113 days in standby thanks to the biggest battery ever built in such a device

By Desire Athow published

Chinese challenger brand Oukitel delivers an outlandish Android tablet that will turn heads.

Solidigm SSD

Bargain 61TB SSD is faster than expected in real-life tests, likely to cost under $3,500

By Desire Athow published

Solidigm SSD going for the HDD jugular with a surprisingly nippy performance and relatively affordable price tag.

UR Browser in use

UR Browser review

By Desire Athow published

Read our UR browser review to find out whether this dynamic and secure Mac & Windows browser is for you.

Samsung Internet Browser website

Samsung Internet Browser

By Desire Athow published

Our detailed Samsung browser review has everything you need to decide if this fast, intuitive, and feature-packed browser is the one for you.

Firefox Focus

Firefox Focus review

By Desire Athow published

Read our guide to learn more about Firefox’s power-packed mobile version, Firefox Focus, and see how it can transform your browsing experience.

Opera Mini in use

Opera Mini review

By Desire Athow last updated

Updated Our detailed review of Opera Mini will help you decide if it's worth investing in this data-saving, fast, and intuitive browser.

A lifestyle image of the Framework laptop surrounded by replaceable components

Framework wants to lure businesses, enterprises with wholesome laptop offers

By Desire Athow published

Exclusive: Framework wants a slice of the global B2B laptop market by striving to be different.

Aloha browser in use

Aloha browser review

By Desire Athow published

The Aloha browser is certainly worth a shot. It's fast, customizable, and secure — everything you can possibly ask for in a browser.

The Solidigm D5-P5336.

World’s highest capacity PCIe SSD hits 61TB, and you could fit two in your PC

By Desire Athow published

It's a sign of things to come, but Solidigm’s mammoth SSD will be useless for end users.

Avast Secure Browser Review Listing

Avast Secure Browser review

By Desire Athow last updated

Avast is a speedy, Chromium-built browser with slim features but advanced protection for users.

A person in a wheelchair working at a computer.

Top 5 Formstack alternatives

By Desire Athow published

We tested dozens of online form builders across multiple criteria to bring you some thoughtful choices if Formstack doesn’t seem to do the job for you.

Kolab Now in use 1.

Kolab Now secure email review

By Desire Athow published

Kolab Now is a good secure email tool with an intuitive interface and broad features.

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