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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.
- HTC Desire 610 review Great performance, but oversized bezels, mediocre screen and noise-riddled camera make it an average handset£235
- Sunless Sea review Sunless Sea keeps its treasure under tight lock and key, but this slow-burning rogue-like text adventure is still strangely compelling£15
- Huawei Honor Holly review The Honor Holly doesn't have the best battery life, but this is a good value budget smartphone with lots of storage£90
- Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 review - hands on Alcatel's latest One Touch Idol 3 has dual microphones and dual speakers so you can use it upside down
- recommendedOnkyo TX-NR636 review The TX-NR636 is a fantastic AV receiver with lots of 4K-ready ports, and Atmos support gives it a great (if expensive) edge over its rivals£449
- Huawei TalkBand B2 review - hands on Huawei's second wearable from MWC is part fitness band, part Bluetooth headset. Here are our first impressions
- Motorola launches all new Moto E 2015 with 4G & Lollipop 5.0 New Moto E now supports 4G, has a larger 4.5in screen, Android 5.0, a front facing camera and a quad-core processor
- recommendedMotorola Moto E review (2014) - Successor launched The Moto E's camera could be better, but this £90 phone has great performance and superb battery life£90
- Sony's budget Xperia E4 smartphone gets 4G upgrade The Sony Xperia E4G will launch in April for just 129 Euros
- LG to launch new mid-range phones at MWC LG's new curved Magna and Spirit handsets and flat Leon and Joy will join the G Flex 2 at MWC next month
- Vodafone Smart Tab 4G review The Smart Tab 4G is a well-made tablet with a bright screen, but colour accuracy and performance could be better£125
- Prestigio Multiphone 5550 Duo review A promising first effort from Prestigio, but the Multiphone 5550 Duo's poor camera and battery life prevent it from being a real bargain£126
- iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus - which model is right for you? The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are very different handsets, so which phone should you go for? We compare Apple's latest handsets
- best buyMonster Hunter 4 Ultimate review The best and most accessible Monster Hunter yet, MH4U is a hugely fun action RPG for both newcomers and old-hands alike£35