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.
Asus VivoBook X550CA review The screen could be better, but this is a well-priced laptop that gets the best out of its old hardware
Asus X552CL review This laptop may only have an Ivy Bridge processor, but its dedicated graphics and superb screen make this £500 system an award winner
Gigabyte H81M-S2PV review This micro-ATX's H81 chipset is fairly limited, but its budget price makes it a good choice for a very simple, entry level PC
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Yoshi's New Island review A simple platformer whose quirky looks will go down well with kids, but its bland level design and cheap deaths will frustrate older players
Asus VivoBook X550CA review The screen could be better, but this is a well-priced laptop that gets the best out of its old hardware£430
Asus X552CL review This laptop may only have an Ivy Bridge processor, but its dedicated graphics and superb screen make this £500 system an award winner£450
Chillblast Prestige i5-4200SH review This 15.6in laptop doesn't have the greatest screen, but its processing power rivals that of a high-end Ultrabook£599
Tax change could make music and e-book downloads more expensive New budget measures will mean VAT is levied in the country where item is consumed, not where company is based
Gigabyte Z87-HD3 review This budget ATX LGA1150 board is a little lacking in performance, but it has a good range of ports£77
Asus Transformer Book Trio TX201LA review Great value hybrid with powerful hardware, excellent screen, but average battery life£899
Huawei drops plans for dual-OS Windows/Android phone The world's third largest mobile phone company says it will concentrate mainly on Android, but Microsoft is still a key partner
Gigabyte G1 Sniper A88X review A decent FM2+ ATX board with good performance, but you can get pretty much all of the same features on cheaper boards£80
Professor Layton Vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney review The smartest game currently on 3DS, this is a treat for both Layton and Phoenix Wright fans alike£32
MSI A78M-E35 review A cheap FM2+ board with good performance, but it doesn't leave much room for expansion£40
Gigabyte H81M-S2PV review This micro-ATX's H81 chipset is fairly limited, but its budget price makes it a good choice for a very simple, entry level PC£39
Yoshi's New Island review 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
