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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

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

Published : 8 Oct 2014

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

Published : 7 Oct 2014

£39 inc VAT

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

Published : 7 Oct 2014

Sony VPL-HW40ES

Projectors

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

Published : 6 Oct 2014

£1846 inc VAT

LG 47LB730V review

TVs

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

Published : 5 Oct 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

Published : 4 Oct 2014

£215 inc VAT

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

Published : 4 Oct 2014

£750 inc VAT for 47in model

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

Published : 3 Oct 2014

£33 inc VAT

Amazon launches Kindle First book service

eReaders

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

Published : 2 Oct 2014

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

Published : 30 Sept 2014

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