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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

LG OLED TV
Why your next TV should be OLED
TVs

LG explains its new OLED production technology and how it could be in your living room faster than you think

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ZTE Open C review
Mobile phones

It's super-cheap, but the Open C's terrible battery life, poor screen and sluggish OS make it a highly compromised handset

£39 inc VAT
Vaio tablet prototype with keyboard
Vaio shows off latest prototype tablet after split from Sony
Tablets

Vaio uses Adobe's MAX conference to showcase its first tablet prototype, but will still only be available in Japan

Sony VPL-HW40ES
Projectors

The VPL-HW40ES is expensive, but its picture quality and frame and detail creation software is superb for the price

£1846 inc VAT
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LG 47LB730V review
TVs

A superior screen and smart TV interface make the LG 47LB730V one of the best TVs of 2014

£749 inc VAT for 47in model
LG NB3540 review
Soundbars

Excellent sound quality, but the good-looking NB3540 has limited ports and poor dynamic range compression

£215 inc VAT
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Toshiba 47L7453DB review
TVs

The Toshiba 47L7453DB is a decent TV but you'll need to spend lots of time tweaking its picture and its smart content is very underwhelming

£750 inc VAT for 47in model
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Super Smash Bros (3DS) review
Gaming

A celebration of Nintendo's handhelds, Smash Bros 3DS is the ultimate portable fighting game, but its pre-Wii U release looks calculated

£33 inc VAT
Kindle First
Amazon launches Kindle First book service
eReaders

Read selected books a month in advance for £1 a month, or free on Prime

Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock HD
Belkin announces new Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock HD
Technology

Belkin's new docking solution for PC and Mac will support up to eight devices through a single Thunderbolt cable