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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Early Black Friday portable monitor deals 2025: Major savings from big brands including Lenovo, Geekom, and Asus

By Steve Clark last updated 14 November 25

Black Friday 2025 Why wait for Black Friday? These standout portable monitor deals are live right now.

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Early Black Friday mini PC deals 2025: Save big on tiny desktops before the main sales start

By Steve Clark last updated 12 November 25

Black Friday 2025 I’ve already spotted some amazing early Black Friday mini PC deals available right now.

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Best People Search Finder Service of 2025: Top Services Reviewed & Ranked

By Benedict Collins last updated 11 November 25

Updated The best people search finder service can help you scour public databases to find friends and family.

Best way to backup photos of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 11 November 25

Updated We list the best ways to backup photos, to make it simple and easy to keep your images safe and secure.

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Early Black Friday printer deals 2025: Big savings from Epson, Canon, Brother, and HP

By Steve Clark last updated 10 November 25

Black Friday 2025 Early Black Friday printer discounts are here, with major brands like Epson, Canon, Brother, and HP cutting prices.

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Best Malware Removal in 2025: Expert Reviews and Recommendations

By Benedict Collins last updated 7 November 25

Updated We've tested all the best malware removal software to help you remove viruses, trojans, and ransomware, as well as protect your computer from further infections.

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Best business cloud storage of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 6 November 25

We list the best business cloud storage, to help your business safely and securely backup all of your data online.

Best cloud document storage of 2025

By Benedict Collins last updated 6 November 25

Updated We test the best cloud document storage providers for managing secure file access and sharing across teams.

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Best cloud backup of 2025: ranked and rated by the experts

By Desire Athow last updated 6 November 25

Updated We've tested and rated the best cloud backup services, to help you backup your files and folders directly to the cloud.

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This $649 RTX 4060 laptop is the cheapest way to get into gaming and content creation — save $250 off this jaw-droppingly capable laptop

By Desire Athow published 5 November 25

Asus is clearing out this powerful laptop that can do gaming, content creation and much, much more.

Best unlimited cloud storage deals in 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 4 November 25

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

I tested the Bluetti Pioneer Na and found it to be an exceptional and innovative sodium-powered portable power station

By Desire Athow published 4 November 25

The Cold-Weather Power Station That Breaks the Lithium Mold

I tested the Jackery Explorer 500 v2 Portable Power Station + SolarSaga 100W Portable Solar Panels and found it to be one of the most practical portable power stations you can buy today

By Desire Athow published 4 November 25

Small power in Jackery’s new line of power stations for ultra-portability

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Best free cloud storage of 2025: ranked, rated, and reviewed

By Desire Athow last updated 29 October 25

We've tested the best free cloud storage services, to help you to back up your files, folders and other data safely and securely offsite.

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Best software product key finder of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 17 October 25

Updated We list the best product key finder software, to make it simple and easy to find serial codes for software already installed on your PC.

Best Dropbox alternative of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 17 October 25

We list the best Dropbox alternatives, to make it simple and easy for you to work both online or offline by safely securing your data with a cloud storage service.

Best way to share big files of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 15 October 25

Updated We list the best ways to share big files, to make it simple and easy to share your files for work or personal use, particularly larger ones such as images.

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.

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Best file syncing software of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 13 October 25

Updated We list the best file syncing solutions, to make it simple and easy for you to access and recover your documents and other files from multiple devices.

Best data migration tool of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 10 October 25

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

This Minisforum mini PC is under $1,000 for Amazon October Prime Day, and I think it destroys absolutely everything for the price

By Desire Athow published 8 October 25

I've rounded up the most powerful mini PCs on sale right now in the Amazon Prime Day deals.

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I'm obsessed with cheap laptops and this $200 Asus Vivobook may be my favorite Prime Day deal ever - with a 13th gen Intel Core i3, 8GB DDR5, full HD and Wi-Fi 6, all at a super-low price

By Desire Athow published 8 October 25

This is a super affordable laptop that would be a superb choice for a student.

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.

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The 7 best blogging sites of 2025

By Owain Williams last updated 7 October 25

Updated We list the best blogging sites, to make it simple and easy to set up a blog, so you can publishing regular thoughts and opinions publicly on the internet.

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.

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