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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

Wacom Intuos Art review
Technology

The Wacom Intuos Art is a great entry-level drawing tablet, but the bundled software isn't as good as its free rivals

£69 inc VAT
Best iOS Games
Best iPhone and iPad games 2015 / 2016
Gaming Tablets

We round up the best free and paid iOS games to play on your phone and tablet in 2015

Windows 10 Mobile press shot
Windows 10 Mobile review - the future's bright but be wary
Mobile phones Operating systems

Continuum is fantastic, and the overall interface is now much cleaner to use, but performance is a problem for now

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL review
Mobile phones

It's the best Windows 10 phone around, but it's still dogged by major performance issues

£470 inc VAT (SIM-free)
Wacom Bamboo Spark
Wacom Bamboo Spark review
Technology

An accurate and intuitive digital note-taker that uses ordinary paper, but it only takes A5 and doesn't turn your notes into typed text

£120 inc VAT
SteamWorld Heist
SteamWorld Heist review
Gaming

A beautifully made turn-based strategy shooter, SteamWorld Heist steals in as this year's best 3DS game

£15 inc VAT
ZTE Axon Elite
ZTE Axon Elite review
Mobile phones

It's not the most attractive smartphone ever created, but the ZTE Axon Elite is very quick for its price

£280 inc VAT
Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Bros
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros review
Gaming

Paper Jam Bros is rather lacking in imagination, but its turn-based battles are still good fun

£35 inc VAT
Microsoft Lumia 950
Microsoft Lumia 950 review - Windows 10 comes to mobiles
Mobile phones

The Lumia 950 has a superb camera and Windows 10 Continuum is a revelation, but it's crippled by sluggish performance and a mediocre battery

£420 inc VAT (SIM-free)
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Xenoblade Chronicles X review
Gaming

With its incredible world and thrilling combat system, Xenoblade Chronicles X shows other open world RPGs how it's done

£40 inc VAT