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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

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Honor 4X review
Mobile phones

The Honor 4X could be better made, but this is a fast budget phone with a great camera and excellent battery life

£145 inc VAT SIM-free
EE Harrier
EE Harrier review
Mobile phones

A great phone on PAYG with its Full HD display, fast internals and decent camera, but the EE Harrier isn't such good value on contract

£200 inc VAT on PAYG
Sony RX100 IV
Sony's RX100 IV camera can capture 1,000fps slow-mo video
Cameras

Using the world's first stacked sensor and DRAM chip, Sony's latest RX100 IV and RX10 II cameras are perfect for slow-motion video capture

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The Next Penelope review
Gaming

In this futuristic action indie racer, Homer's Odyssey meets F-Zero with spectacular results. An adrenaline-fuelled triumph

£10 inc VAT
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Honor 6 Plus review
Mobile phones

The Honor 6 Plus has a great screen, decent battery life and a flexible camera, but Huawei's Emotion UI prevents it from being truly great

£300 inc VAT on PAYG
Three breaks mid-contract price rise promise
Mobile phones

Three changes its pay monthly terms and conditions to allow price increases every May in accordance with inflation

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Asus Zenfone Selfie's two 13MP cameras rival HTC Desire Eye
Mobile phones

Asus announces new ultimate selfie smartphone with dual LED flash at Computex 2015

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Vodafone Smart Tab Prime 6 review
Tablets

The Vodafone Smart Tab Prime 6 is a well-made tablet, but its poor screen and sluggish performance make it one to avoid

£150 inc VAT (Pay As You Go)
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Asus MeMO Pad 7 ME572C review
Tablets

With its fast internals, excellent screen and long-lasting battery, Asus strikes gold with the latest MeMO Pad 7

£150 inc VAT
Splatoon Turf War
Splatoon (Wii U) review - Nintendo's inkredible new shooter
Gaming

Fun, stylish and hugely entertaining, but Splatoon's meagre number of battle modes prevents it from being a must-have hit (for now)

£29 inc VAT