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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

Yoshi's New island
Yoshi's New Island review
Gaming

A simple platformer whose quirky looks will go down well with kids, but its bland level design and cheap deaths will frustrate older players

£30 inc VAT
Scooba 450
iRobot Scooba 450 review
Vacuum cleaners

We go hands-on with iRobot's future of wet floor care - the Scooba 450

Roomba 800
iRobot Roomba 800 series review
Vacuum cleaners

We go hands-on with iRobot's future of home vacuuming

MSI 760GMA-P34
MSI 760GMA-P34 review
Motherboards

This compact micro-ATX AM3+ board has great performance and a good layout, but its limited expansion slots and SATA3 ports won't be for everyone

£39 inc VAT
Acer Iconia B1
Acer Iconia B1 review
Tablets

This budget tablet was always part of Acer's B-team, and it's now outgunned by far superior rivals

£150 inc VAT
MSI GE70 2PE Apache Pro
MSI GE70 2PE Apache Pro review
Laptops

An extremely powerful gaming laptop in a stylish chassis

£1299 inc VAT
Dell UP2414Q
Dell UP2414Q review
PC monitors

Stunning monitor with superb colour accuracy but Ultra HD is an issue at 24 inches

£870 inc VAT
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P review
Motherboards

It doesn't have many ports, but this ATX AM3+ board is a good foundation for an AMD FX processor

£50 inc VAT
Asus A88XM-PLUS
Asus A88XM-PLUS review
Motherboards

With excellent performance and a great price, this is a great budget FM2+ board with a user-friendly UEFI BIOS

£56 inc VAT
Asus A88X-PRO
Asus A88X-PRO review
Motherboards

A fantastic FM2+ motherboard that's highly adaptable and easy to use, but it's very expensive

£136 inc VAT