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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

Toshiba Excite Pure
Toshiba Excite Pure review
Tablets

We go hands on with Toshiba's latest budget tablet, the Excite Pure

Huawei Ascend W1
Huawei Ascend W1
Mobile phones

An excellent Windows phone with a good camera and stunning battery life, all for a great price

£130 inc VAT
Samsung Series 7 Chronos
Samsung Series 7 Chronos review
Laptops

Powerful hardware, massive battery life and a good graphics processor make this the Ultimate laptop

£1300 inc VAT
Samsung S27C750P
Samsung S27C750P review
PC monitors

It’s a little expensive and doesn’t have the best colour accuracy, but this stylish monitor has excellent contrast and a fantastic design

£300 inc VAT
Gigabyte Slate S1082-CF2
Gigabyte Slate S1082-CF2 review
Laptops Tablets

Poor battery life and lacklustre hardware make this a tablet to avoid

£500 inc VAT
Viewsonic TD2340
Viewsonic TD2340 review
PC monitors

It’s expensive and only has average image quality, but this versatile touchscreen has a great range of inputs and a highly flexible stand

£440 inc VAT
JVC DLA-RS46
JVC DLA-RS46 review
Projectors

Poor 3D and a distracting grain effect hold it back from being a truly first class home cinema projector

£2424 inc VAT
BenQ XL2720T
BenQ XL2720T review
PC monitors

This 27in 120Hz monitor is great for games, but it has average image quality

£379 inc VAT
Epson EH-TW8100
Epson EH-TW8100 review
Projectors

Excellent image quality and a great price if you don't mind not having any 3D glasses bundled

£2249 inc VAT
Epson EH-TW6100W
Epson EH-TW6100W review
Projectors

Excellent image quality and 3D support, but its wireless HD transmitter still isn’t quite good enough

£1349 inc VAT