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Katharine Byrne

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

Sony SmartBand 2
Sony SmartBand 2 will track your stress levels and fitness
Fitness trackers

Sony's latest activity tracker can measure heart rate variability so you can log your stress levels throughout the day

Nokia N1 hero shot
Nokia N1 review - too good for the UK?
Tablets

It's not easy to buy in the UK, but the Nokia N1 is a great tablet and its brilliant Z Launcher UI is our favourite Android skin yet

£210 inc VAT (Grey import via eBay)
Wacom Intuos Creative Stylus 2
Wacom Intuos Creative Stylus 2 review
Technology

Expensive, temperamental and very sporadic palm rejection support, the Intuos Creative Stylus 2 is a disappointing digital pen

£65 inc VAT
LG Leon
LG Leon review
Mobile phones

The LG Leon has decent battery life and is very cheap on contract, but the lacklustre display falls short of the competition

£120 inc VAT SIM-free
EE Harrier Tab
EE Harrier Tab review
Tablets

The Harrier Tab is a decent 4G tablet with good battery life and generous data plans, but PAYG customers don't get a very good deal

£215 inc VAT (PAYG)
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs HTC One M9 - which is best?
Mobile phones

We put the Android heavyweights of 2015 head-to-head: the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge vs the HTC One M9

Acer Iconia One 8
Acer Iconia One 8 review
Tablets

Acer's new Precision Plus touch tech feels limited on the Iconia One 8, but this is still a fast and well-made tablet for under £150

£147 inc VAT
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6 - which is best?
Mobile phones

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 are two of this year's best handsets, but which one should you buy? We put both head to head to find out

Acer Liquid Jade Z
Acer Liquid Jade Z review
Mobile phones

The Liquid Jade Z is a very fast budget phone, but its poor battery life and mediocre camera means it isn't as good value as the competition

£130 inc VAT SIM-free
ROK Mobile music streaming service
ROK Mobile launch UK's first phone & music streaming package
Mobile phones

ROK Mobile offers built in music streaming along with 4GB of data on the UK's first phone and music streaming package