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Katharine Byrne

@Byrneinator

When Katharine's not glued to her Wii U and 3DS, she's usually found darting between tiny smartphones and huge pieces of home cinema equipment.She’s tested everything from laptops and monitors to motherboards and projectors, but she currently specialises in smartphones, games and AV.

Recent articles by Katharine Byrne

How to get Pokemon Go on Android in the UK today

Gaming Mobile phones

Itching to play Pokemon Go on your Android phone in the UK? Read our step by step guide to get it right now

Published : 12 Jul 2016

New Moto G review (3rd Gen, 2015)

Mobile phones

Not as good value as its predecessor, but the new Moto G is still a fantastic phone with its great camera, long battery life and useful apps

Published : 12 Jul 2016

£159 inc VAT SIM-free

Huawei Matebook review - a super slim Surface Pro 4 rival

Tablets Ultraportable laptops

The Huawei Matebook is a gorgeous Windows 10 tablet, but it's hampered by poor battery life and a fussy, underwhelming keyboard case

Published : 8 Jul 2016

Sony Xperia X review - the Z6 in all but name

Mobile phones

Super fast and a beautiful screen, but the Xperia X's over-processed camera and high price holds it back

Published : 7 Jul 2016

£460 inc VAT (SIM-free, as of 23rd May)

Wileyfox Spark review - it doesn't light my fire

Mobile phones

Beautifully made, but its sluggish performance and terrible battery life fail to make sparks fly

Published : 5 Jul 2016

£90 inc VAT (SIM-free, as of 5th July)

Nokia Lumia 630 review

Mobile phones

A great-value Windows Phone device that has superb battery life and excellent performance

Published : 5 Jul 2016

£129 inc VAT

Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 review - return of the Moto G killer?

Mobile phones

It's very fast for its price, but its flawed screen, battery life and camera fail to build on the success of last year's Smart Ultra 6

Published : 1 Jul 2016

£135 inc VAT (PAYG, as of 27th June)

Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness review

Gaming

With its fussy camera and poor signposting, Star Ocean 5 does little to tempt in new players to the franchise

Published : 1 Jul 2016

£34 inc VAT (as of 1st July)

Mirror's Edge Catalyst review - born to run

Gaming

Combat is still rather woolly, but Catalyst's huge open world really brings the city of Glass to life

Published : 23 Jun 2016

£42 inc VAT (as of 16th May)

Amazon slims down new Kindle, UK release date confirmed

eReaders

Amazon updates its entry-level Kindle with a new lighter, slimmer chassis and new reading features

Published : 22 Jun 2016

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