- Home
- Archives for Katharine Byrne

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.
- Microsoft Lumia 950 XL review It's the best Windows 10 phone around, but it's still dogged by major performance issues£470
- Wacom Bamboo Spark review 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
- best buySteamWorld Heist review A beautifully made turn-based strategy shooter, SteamWorld Heist steals in as this year's best 3DS game£15
- ZTE Axon Elite review It's not the most attractive smartphone ever created, but the ZTE Axon Elite is very quick for its price£280
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros review Paper Jam Bros is rather lacking in imagination, but its turn-based battles are still good fun£35
- Microsoft Lumia 950 review - Windows 10 comes to mobiles 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
- best buyXenoblade Chronicles X review With its incredible world and thrilling combat system, Xenoblade Chronicles X shows other open world RPGs how it's done£40
- best buyMotorola Moto X Force review With its top-end specs, beautiful build quality and outstanding shatterproof display, the Moto X Force is officially king of all smartphones£480
- Huawei Mate S review A beautifully made but ultimately average handset, the Mate S is once again dragged down by Huawei's fussy interface£420
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate review An enjoyable if repetitive romp through Victorian London, but Assassin's Creed Syndicate fails to move the series forward£45
- BlackBerry Priv review It's expensive and could be faster, but the Priv is a return to form for BlackBerry that elegantly combines a keyboard with a modern phone£560
- Sony SmartBand 2 review A comfortable fitness band with built-in heart rate monitor for under £100, but the SmartBand 2's tracking accuracy could be improved£92
- recommendedVodafone Smart Speed 6 review The Smart Speed 6 isn't without its drawbacks, but for £50, there's simply nothing better£50
- Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water review The GamePad is a perfect match for the Camera Obscura, but Maiden of Black Water's half-baked horror struggles to get the blood racing£50
- Virgin Media's free public Wi-Fi initiative delayed to 2016 Virgin Media cites customer experience concerns as main reason behind the delay of its free public Wi-Fi scheme