Articles by 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

Integral Memory SlimXpress SSD during our tests

Integral Memory SlimXpress 1TB portable SSD review: a solid performer with a great price tag

By Desire Athow published 8 December 23

Great Value

An external solid state drive from a UK-based vendor that’s average in looks and average in performance

AMD’s most exciting mobile Ryzen launch in 2023 was about how powerful its XDNA 2 NPU will be — a 300% improvement in AI performance is a game changer

By Desire Athow published 7 December 23

As fantastic as Hawk Point is, all eyes will be on Strix Point as XDNA 2 looms on the AI Horizon

"1KB now, 100PB for $150,000 in 2026, 1000PB+ in 2030": Biomemory CEO sheds more light on mind boggling expectations for its DNA Storage platform

By Desire Athow published 6 December 23

But expect to pay a huge early adopter premium as DNA storage matures at lightning speed.

Samsung T5 Evo portable SSD during our tests

Samsung Portable SSD T5 Evo (8TB) review

By Desire Athow published 5 December 23

The first true 8TB external SSD finally lands but fails to impress on pricing and performance.

DNA storage finally reaches mainstream (well, sort of) — but it will cost you a whopping $1,000 per KB (yes, kilobyte)

By Desire Athow published 4 December 23

French startup you've never heard of unveils tiny DNA storage device that costs more than the first hard drive.

This tiny, cute pocket laptop that transforms into a tablet is a digital nomad’s dream — and we have just reviewed it

By Desire Athow last updated 26 November 23

Updated This is one of the smallest laptops on the market and it can transform into a tablet

I just received the world’s first 2TB USB flash drive available for review — I just wish it was available for sale on Black Friday

By Desire Athow published 23 November 23

Silicon Power calls its a portable SSD but for all intents and purposes, it is a good ol’ thumb drive

This incredibly minuscule all-in-one Windows PC is the ideal touchscreen device for remote workers — shame it doesn’t have a built-in battery

By Desire Athow published 23 November 23

The ability to run three monitors simultaneously in a tiny footprint is something that won’t go unnoticed

Samsung breaks own embargo by unveiling T5 Evo 8TB external SSD on its site for $650 — just be prepared for the sticker shock and the slow speed

By Desire Athow published 14 November 23

Samsung broke its own rule by launching the T5 Evo just hours before the official embargo lifts

Game over! No Windows laptop can come close to what Apple has done to the 14-inch MacBook Pro — and I’m a hardcore Microsoft fan

By Desire Athow published 8 November 23

If you have the means, then Apple offers the absolute best in terms of all-day performance

Mysterious Pro 695 chipset appears on AMD website — is the Threadripper Pro CPU about to go dual?

By Desire Athow last updated 6 November 23

Updated The five new workstation-class processors all support an unknown chipset on top of the two existing ones

Apple could become a $100 billion software-and-services business in 2024 — more than Salesforce, SAP and Adobe combined

By Desire Athow published 3 November 23

SaaS is now the second biggest revenue generator for Apple, behind $200 billion iPhone business.

The world’s largest ePaper color display is gorgeous and a boon for businesses —but it won’t come cheap

By Desire Athow published 2 November 23

You will have to wait till 2024 to see the first 32-inch ePaper color display in the flesh

Western Digital is preparing 40TB Ultra SMR hard drive as race to first 50TB HDD heats up

By Desire Athow published 2 November 23

CEO confirms that company has a clear roadmap into the 40TB range but didn’t provide with a timeline

Seagate confirms that 30TB hard drives are coming in early 2024 — but you probably won’t be able to use it in your PC

By Desire Athow published 30 October 23

CEO confirms that the company will begin “aggressively ramping” HAMR-based drives of 30TB and more

This GPU server packs up to eight Nvidia RTX GPUs, 192 AMD EPYC cores — but it's not meant to play Cyberpunk 2077

By Desire Athow published 27 October 23

In the race for the world’s fastest computer, this 384-thread server has a place of its own.

Superfast and unbreakable — I hope Xiaomi’s new HyperOS operating system brings to life two extraordinary technologies that the original UK-based HyperOS pioneered

By Desire Athow published 24 October 23

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the new platform somehow integrated those revolutionary features?

Teamgroup Pro MicroSD card on a counter top

Teamgroup Pro+ 1TB microSD card review: A newcomer in a crowded market

By Desire Athow published 23 October 23

The latest microSD card from Teamgroup looks like a winner on paper but not on closeup

Exclusive! Get award-winning NordPass password manager free for two years

By Desire Athow published 19 October 23

The world’s best free password manager deal is exclusive to TechRadar

Oh, hello Threadripper Pro 7995WX — AMD launches world’s fastest desktop CPU ever but things are about to get very, very confusing for power users

By Desire Athow published 19 October 23

Professionals and creatives can now choose between Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper, Ryzen Threadripper Pro and Epyc.

Ultimea Thor T60 triple laser 4K projector review

By Desire Athow published 11 October 23

Recommended

New kid on the proverbial block bides time to shine in the UST limelight

Finally! Toshiba launches its first 22TB hard drive — while Seagate and WD race towards 30TB

By Desire Athow last updated 27 September 23

Japanese company unveils 10-platter monster as rivals contemplate next step.

Three phones on an orange background showing Google apps

7 unsung Google apps and tools that we love (and you should use too)

By Mark Wilson published 24 September 23

Do you use Google Keep, Family Link, Flights and more? If not, we're here to explain why these unsung apps could be for you.

LG to launch new smart monitors that can open documents without a PC —but shame they’re not 4K

By Desire Athow published 23 September 23

Cheaper smart monitors are on the way but with a lower resolution.

The world’s most powerful laptop is now on sale — here is where you can buy or preorder the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D

By Desire Athow published 22 September 23

The only laptop with a Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor and an Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU is here.

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