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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This quad-GPU Arm gaming server can run 16 Crysis instances at once

By Desire Athow last updated 2 February 23

Four quad-GPU graphic cards in one computer can be fun...but also rather expensive.

Micron MicroSD Card 1.5TB

Exclusive: Micron’s 1.5TB MicroSD card costs more than diamond

By Desire Athow published 25 January 23

World’s largest microSD card goes on sale at tech wholesalers but it's expensive

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SanDisk Professional PRO-G40 SSD review

By Desire Athow published 19 January 23

With Thunderbolt and USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectivity, the PRO-G40 is quick and will work across a wide range of hardware and operating systems.

10-Disk HDD Design

Exclusive: Western Digital could be looking to mix tape and HDD tech to create 100TB+ media

By Desire Athow last updated 18 January 23

Integrating the head into the media cartridge sounds like a no-brainer, so why has it taken so long?

Best shared hosting plans and services of 2023

By Desire Athow last updated 21 March 23

Updated We’ve picked out the best and most cost-effective shared hosting providers on the market.

Angled Disc

Exclusive: Blu-ray successor will cost $3 per 1TB disc... but you'll need a $3,000 drive as well

By Desire Athow published 16 January 23

Obscure startup aiming to replace tape and hard drives with 1TB DVD successor.

Best Security Keys

Best security keys (June 2023): hardware keys for top online protection

By Collin Probst last updated 23 January 23

Secure your online accounts with our picks for the best security keys.

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Best workstations of 2023: Powerful PCs for professionals

By Desire Athow published 12 January 23

Buying Guide We break down the best workstations for your organisation.

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Best unlimited cloud storage deals (June 2023)

By Desire Athow last updated 7 June 23

Updated We have brought together all the best unlimited cloud storage deals on one page

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VPN vs Cloudflare DNS: Which is best for privacy?

By Desire Athow published 6 January 23

We explore Cloudflare’s evolving DNS service, which makes big claims on the privacy front – but how does it differ from a VPN?

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VPN Tunnels explained: what are they and how can they keep your internet data secure

By Desire Athow last updated 10 January 23

Find out what VPN tunneling is and which type of tunneling protocol is best for your security.

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An interview with Vonage on the future of work

By Desire Athow published 28 December 22

We caught up with Savinay Berry, Vonage's EVP of Product and Engineering to discuss the future of work.

DNA

Petabyte for the masses: DNA storage could come as cartridges by 2030

By Desire Athow published 17 December 22

Biomemory, eureKARE, and the future of DNA-as-storage

Best Mobile Workstations

Best mobile workstations (June 2023)

By Collin Probst last updated 23 March 23

Buying Guide The best mobile workstations will upgrade your mobile workstation fleet and boost your productivity.

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Best lead generation tools of 2023

By Desire Athow last updated 5 January 23

Updated We feature the best lead generation tools to increase your customer base and maximize sales, whilst integrating existing marketing or CRM software for better analytics and KPIs.

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Best bare metal hosting of 2023

By Desire Athow last updated 20 April 23

Updated We feature the best bare metal hosting services, to make it simple and easy to manage cloud services directly through your own servers for extra performance.

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Best lifetime Cloud Storage deals (June 2023)

By Desire Athow last updated 7 June 23

Updated Great if you don’t want to pay a subscription every month for cloud storage.

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Best business cloud storage of 2023

By Desire Athow last updated 15 May 23

We list the best business cloud storage, to make it simple and easy to store, share, and backup your business data online from any device.

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Best ways to share big files of 2023

By Desire Athow last updated 15 May 23

Updated We list the best ways to share big files, to make it simple and easy to move files and folders around, without having to rely on email.

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Best ways to backup photos of 2023

By Desire Athow last updated 16 May 23

Updated We list the best ways to backup photos, to make it simple and easy to safely and securely manage and store your important images.

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Best malware removal for 2023: paid and free services

By Desire Athow last updated 8 March 23

We feature the best malware removal software, to make it simple and easy to remove viruses, trojans, and ransomware, as well as protect your computer from further infections.

If you don't encrypt your data, you won't have privacy online

By Desire Athow published 6 December 22

From educating people about privacy to eliminating the barriers to VPN adoption.

Best free cloud storage apps on three phones showing Mega, Internxt, and Degoo

Best free cloud storage (2023)

By Desire Athow last updated 23 May 23

We test the best free cloud storage services for easily backing up and sharing your files and folders without paying anything.

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Best website builders for small business in 2023

By Desire Athow last updated 5 May 23

Updated If you're on the lookout for the best small business website builders, we've got you covered.

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Cloud storage sorted for a lifetime: pCloud Black Friday deals from $139

By Desire Athow published 28 November 22

2TB of storage for the rest of your days. pCloud is offering you 79% off to get your cloud storage needs sorted...forever!

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