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

Please disable this mobile broadband feature ASAP or risk losing hundreds of pounds like I almost did for Christmas

By Desire Athow Published 26 December 24

Putting a block on premium numbers could save your sanity ahead of Christmas

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Best small business router of 2024

By Collin Probst Last updated 18 December 24

Updated We list the best small business routers, to make it simple and easy for small and medium businesses to improve wireless connectivity.

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Best mobile hotspot of 2024

By Desire Athow Last updated 18 December 24

Updated We list the best mobile hotspots, to make it simple and easy to set up a reliable and secure internet connection without using less secure public WiFi.

Best surge protector of 2024

By Desire Athow Last updated 18 December 24

Updated We list the best surge protectors and power strips, to make it simple and easy to protect your PC and IT equipment from power surges.

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Best website design service of 2024

By Desire Athow Last updated 17 December 24

We list the best website design services, to make it simple and easy to make your online presence look more professional.

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Best Cyber Monday SSD and hard drive deals 2024: with rising prices, these deals and discounts definitely won't last

By Steve Clark Last updated 3 December 24

Cyber Monday 2024 The Cyber Monday HDD and SSD deals continue - but I'm already seeing price rises

Cyber Monday MicroSD memory card deals from just $3.50

By Desire Athow Last updated 3 December 24

Black Friday 2024 Memory cards are becoming bigger and cheaper every year, which is perfect for content creators.

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Best Cyber Monday mesh router deals 2024: I test and review routers for a living and these are my top pick offers

By Desire Athow Last updated 3 December 24

Cyber Monday 2024 Looking for the best Cyber Monday mesh router deals? As a tech tester, I've selected my favorite deals and discounts on a range of routers.

I tracked the best Cyber Monday USB flash drives from less than $0.40/GB but my favorite is this $100 one performs like an SSD

By Desire Athow Last updated 3 December 24

Cyber Monday 2024 Small but mighty, check out these Cyber Monday special deals on USB Flash drives for your storage needs

What are the most common web hosting cybersecurity concerns?

By Desire Athow Last updated 2 December 24

Phishing, malware and DDoS attacks are just a few of the ways hackers can try and take over your website.

Shared hosting vs dedicated hosting: Which plan should I choose?

By Desire Athow Last updated 1 December 24

Updated Confused about the differences between these types of web hosting? We’ll make everything crystal-clear.

I am a Microsoft 365 expert and these are the Office deals I’d buy with my money for Cyber Monday

By Desire Athow Last updated 1 December 24

VPN, Password manager, Identity monitoring, Antivirus and more than a dozen Microsoft applications

How shared hosting can kill your online business

By Desire Athow Last updated 30 November 24

Sharing server resources with other users can lead to performance issues which may drive away customers.

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Best customer feedback tool of 2026

By Desire Athow Last updated 29 November 24

Updated We list the best customer feedback tools, to make it simple and easy to find out what your customers want and need from your business.

Best event management solution of 2026

By Desire Athow Last updated 27 November 24

Updated We feature the best events management solutions, to make it simple and easy to manage all aspects of an event, from programs to speakers to attendees.

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5 reasons why all businesses need a mini PC

By Desire Athow Published 26 November 24

Small in size but mighty in versatility, all hail the mini PC.

Hurry up! I just found the cheapest 24-inch monitor in the market and it even has a 3-year warranty

By Desire Athow Published 25 November 24

Dell’s SE2425H is a good allrounder monitor for productivity and casual usage

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Top benefits of managed VPS hosting

By Desire Athow Last updated 21 November 24

VPS hosting offers the flexibility of a dedicated server without the high costs.

Microsoft convinced AMD and Nvidia to build a CPU with extraordinary features but it will never go on sale: 4th gen 9V64H has 96 cores and uses InfiniBand technology

By Desire Athow Last updated 20 November 24

Build exclusively for Microsoft Azure, this processor is set to deliver jaw-dropping performance

Solidigm launches yet another 123TB SSD after Phison, WD and Samsung with a likely price tag of $14,000

By Desire Athow Published 13 November 24

Enterprise SSDs are rapidly becoming the go-to solution to prop up a moribund storage market

The new 2024 Mac Mini is Apple’s IBM PC moment and this tiny computer is the final nail in the desktop PC’s coffin: here’s why

By Desire Athow Last updated 12 November 24

The M4 Mac Mini with 16GB of RAM and a sub-$500 price tag is unbelievable value for money

Best document shredder of 2024

By Steve Clark Last updated 7 November 24

Buying Guide We compare the best document shredders for the home and office - protect your data with these recommended paper shredders.

Don’t wait for Black Friday: Amazon has halved the price of this Intel Core i3 laptop to less than £220

By Desire Athow Published 4 November 24

I have never seen a laptop with such a configuration at such a low price.

Vodafone has one of the best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 business deals on the market right now

By Desire Athow Published 1 November 24

Samsung’s best flip foldable ever meets Vodafone’s lifetime service promise

Best customer experience (CX) tool of 2026

By Desire Athow Published 28 October 24

Updated We list the best customer experience (CX) tools, to make it simple and easy to collect customer feedback to help provide business insights to improve sales, support, and branding.

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