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

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.

Best image hosting website of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 25 August 25

We feature the image hosting websites, to make it simple and easy for photographers, artists and graphic designers to store and exhibit your work online.

Best bare metal hosting of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 21 August 25

We feature the best bare metal hosting services, to make it simple and easy to directly control your storage and reduce performance issues.

Best online form builder of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 18 August 25

Updated We list the best online form builders, to make it simple and easy to collect, organize and analyze website data such as customer feedback and marketing analytics.

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‘The market for AI products will keep expanding’ - Freepik CEO tells us why creative AI is just getting started

By Desire Athow published 14 August 25

We talk falling costs, rising regulation, and the business pressure behind AI growth with Joaquín Cuenca Abela, CEO of Freepik.

Best landing page builder of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 14 August 25

Updated We list the best landing page creators, to make it simple and easy to create and customize an online sales page to better advertise your business.

How to create a website in 2025: A step-by-step guide

By Owain Williams last updated 5 August 25

Updated Want to start a website, but not sure how? This step-by-step guide will walk you through everything you need to do.