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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

Lenovo leaks its own ThinkPad 10 Windows tablet

Tablets

Product listing on Lenovo's Australian website gives the game away

Published : 28 Apr 2014

Huawei Ascend Y530

Mobile phones

A decent Android handset for £120, but its poor battery life and sub-par camera hold it back

Published : 26 Apr 2014

£119 inc VAT

Alcatel One Touch Idol S

Mobile phones

A great-value 4G smartphone with fantastic battery life

Published : 25 Apr 2014

£130 inc VAT

Nokia Lumia 1320

Mobile phones

The camera isn't great, but this is a superb Windows phablet with excellent battery life

Published : 24 Apr 2014

£281 inc VAT

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 15D review

Laptops

This AMD-powered version of Lenovo's budget hybrid may be cheaper than the Intel model, but it's not as good value

Published : 18 Apr 2014

£500 inc VAT

Secrets of Raetikon review

Gaming

The game's structure feels a little flat at times, but this gorgeously realised world is well worth exploring

Published : 17 Apr 2014

£7 inc VAT

HP Envy X2 review

Laptops Tablets

Too slow to be a laptop and too mediocre as a tablet, the only thing going for the Envy X2 is its long battery life

Published : 9 Apr 2014

£699 inc VAT

Samsung Series 9 900X3D review

Ultraportable laptops

The price has been cut, but so has the quality - this laptop is a little underpowered and battery life isn't as good as we'd expect

Published : 7 Apr 2014

£830 inc VAT

Acer Aspire S3-392G review

Ultraportable laptops

A beautifully designed Ultrabook with powerful hardware and a discrete graphics chip

Published : 6 Apr 2014

£900 inc VAT

Lenovo G580 review

Laptops

A competent budget laptop with a decent specification, but its touchpad can make navigating Windows a bind

Published : 4 Apr 2014

£380 inc VAT

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