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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

Vodafone Smart 4 Mini
Vodafone Smart 4 Mini review
Mobile phones

The Smart 4 Mini is a cheap phone with good web browsing performance, but it falls short everywhere else

£50 inc VAT SIM-free
Huawei Ascend G6 intro
Huawei Ascend G6
Mobile phones

A cheap 4G phone with a good camera, but its rough screen and unresponsive buttons make it a chore to use

£210 inc VAT SIM-free
Office for iPad
Microsoft updates Office for iPad apps to 1.1
Software Tablets

Office for iPad now supports third-party fonts, PDF exporting and external keyboards

EE Kite
EE adds Kite Wi-Fi dongle to its 4G aviary
Mobile phones

The pocket-sized Kite is now available to buy in store and online at EE

Windows Phone 8.1
Windows Phone 8.1 review
Mobile phones Operating systems

A huge improvement on Windows Phone 8, this OS finally gives Windows Phone handsets the flexibility and user-friendly interface they deserve

Samsung BD-H6500
Blu-ray players

The BD-H6500 is great-value, with great picture quality and unparalleled online content

£114 inc VAT
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition review
Gaming

With excellent platforming and hours more content than the original game, this is the best version of Guacamelee yet

£12 inc VAT
Meet Stella, the world's first solar-powered family car
Car accessories & equipment

We go hands on with Stella and NXP's brand new Car-2-Car communication technology

Nokia Lumia 530
Nokia Lumia 530 spotted in new photos
Mobile phones

Is this the new Nokia Lumia 530?

Dell XPS 11
Dell XPS 11
Ultraportable laptops

Disappointing touch keyboard and average screen ruin what could be a good laptop

£859 inc VAT