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

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Don't miss these Cyber Monday printer deals - the sales end soon

By Steve Clark last updated 2 December 25

Hurry! The Cyber Monday deals on printers from Brother, Canon, HP, and Epson end at midnight tonight.

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Last chance to save big on the Cyber Monday mini PC deals still available right now

By Steve Clark last updated 1 December 25

Black Friday 2025 Hurry! I've found best deals on mini PCs for Cyber Monday that you can still buy - for now.

These are the best portable monitors on sale for Cyber Monday

Final call for Cyber Monday portable monitor deals from Lenovo, Asus, Arzopa and more - the sales end at midnight

By Steve Clark last updated 1 December 25

Cyber Monday 2025 I test portable monitors for a living and these are the best-value displays I'd buy for Cyber Monday but you'll need to be quick.

Best text editor for coding of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 1 December 25

Updated We list the best text editors, to make it simple and easy for programmers to speed up their coding projects on secure software.

Forget Ninja, I just bought a giant 9L Asda air fryer for £38 to try a secret hack

By Desire Athow published 29 November 25

Black Friday This air fryer is the cheapest one I found that can combine two baskets into one, and it's amazing value for Black Friday.

Forget about Microsoft Surface - Dell unleashes incredible XPS 13 Snapdragon Elite deal for less than £1,000

By Desire Athow published 25 November 25

This Dell XPS 13 deal for just £999 should tempt even the most hardcore of Surface laptop fans

18 great USB flash drives I'd buy this Black Friday

By Desire Athow published 23 November 25

Black Friday 2025 Shopping for USB Flash Drive deals this Black Friday? Find your perfect removable storage in my guide

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Best freelance website of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 21 November 25

Updated We list the best freelance website, to make it simple and easy for businesses to hire employees for projects or for individuals to showcase themselves for hiring.

Best data migration tool of 2026

By Desire Athow last updated 20 November 25

Updated We list the best data migration tools, to make it simple and easy to transfer your data from one computer to another.

Windows 10 End of Life live: everything you need to know

By Matt Hanson last updated 14 October 25

Today's the day when Windows 10 enters its End of Life phase, where Microsoft will no longer issue updates or security patches. Here's everything you need to know.

Best Prime Day HDD deals 2025 - hard drives from Seagate, Toshiba, WD from as low as $10/TB

By Desire Athow published 7 October 25

Amazon Big Deal Days is here with a flurry of deals on internal, portable and external hard drives.

One of the top 8TB SSDs smashes $500 barrier, drops to its cheapest price at $62.5/TB - save 32% on the Lexar NM790 8TB SSD and never have to buy another SSD again

By Desire Athow published 7 October 25

Amazon's October Prime Day sale is here - here's a fantastic deal on an 8TB SSD.

I tested Google Forms and found it perfect for basic surveys, but limited for complex, large-scale surveys

By Desire Athow last updated 2 October 25

Google Forms is perfect for creating and managing basic surveys, but it faces limitations for complex, large-scale surveys.

Best proxy for YouTube of 2025

By Benedict Collins last updated 1 October 25

We list the best proxies for YouTube, to make it simple and easy to sidestep censorship, regional bans and ads.

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Best residential proxy service providers of 2025: ranked & rated

By Benedict Collins last updated 1 October 25

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the need for secure, reliable, and efficient internet operations is paramount.

Best datacenter proxies of 2025 - tried, tested, reviewed, and compared

By Desire Athow last updated 1 October 25

If you’re looking for efficient proxies to conduct market research, protect your business emails, and prevent phishing attacks or scraping, you should consider datacenter proxies.

Vernal Standing Desk review

By Desire Athow published 26 September 25

Can Vernal’s Standing Desk set itself apart from the stiff competition of other desk brands?

Best alternative to Google Forms of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 22 September 25

Updated We list the best alternative to Google Forms, to make it simple and easy to produce customizable, multipurpose forms for customer and employee engagement.

Huawei throws massive 1-million NPU gauntlet at Nvidia and AMD as it positions itself an alternative to US AI giants

By Desire Athow published 18 September 25

Who needs Instinct or Blackwell when we’ve got the Ascend family from Huawei.

Researchers warn that skill erosion caused by AI could have a devastating and lasting impact on businesses - but it may already be too late

By Desire Athow published 16 September 25

Esko Penttinen, Associate Professor, and Joona Ruissalo, Post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University, tell us about the risks of skill erosion, and why AI makes the problem more urgent.

Samsung and AMD made a revolutionary SSD together - then it was left to wither in the shadows and nobody knows exactly why

By Desire Athow published 16 September 25

Computational storage drives looked attractive on paper so what happened next?

Best cheap VPS hosting 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 8 September 25

We list the best cheap VPS hosting, to make it simple and easy to affordably configure the speed and server software of your hosted website.

Best CDN provider of 2025

By Mike Williams last updated 8 September 25

We list the best CDN provider, to make it simple and easy for individuals and businesses to better share their blogs or websites with users online.

Solidigm confirms 245+ TB SSDs set to launch before end of 2026

By Desire Athow published 8 September 25

Roger Corell, senior director of AI and leadership marketing at Solidigm, tells us about soaring SSD capacities, the future of QLC, and why AI workloads are driving the shift from HDDs.

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Best Employee Background Check Services of 2025: Expert Ratings and Reviews for SMBs

By Benedict Collins last updated 27 August 25

Updated We've tested and reviewed the best employee background check services, and ranked them here to help you find the best service.

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