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Britta O'Boyle
Features editor
Britta has been part of the Pocket-lint team for five years, starting as a contributing editor before working her way up into the features editor chair. You’ll often see her name on some of our biggest features, including many of the versus articles and the rumour round ups, but she is also responsible for ensuring all the other great features from other members of the team cover off everything you might want to know about. Previous to joining the tech industry, Britta worked within interior magazines, covering the smart home and smart appliances before many knew what they were or what they entailed. Throughout her journalist career, Britta has travelled the world in search of a good story, while her dedication to delivering thorough reviews has seen her climb three mountains in 24 hours to test the accuracy of the 10 fitness trackers she was wearing. Britta has a first class honours degree in Fashion Journalism from London College of Fashion, during which she gained experience from both GQ and the Daily Telegraph, while also learning the importance of good design whether that be clothing or a smartwatch. Her free time is mostly taken up by her baby daughter these days, but she absolutely adores travelling, food and great shoes. You’ll never find her without her rose gold Fitbit on, desperately seeking 12,000 steps a day so she can justify the extra bar of chocolate.
Twitter: @brittaoboyle
Latest articles from Britta
Apple announced a collection of new iPhones at the beginning of September, with two new models that advance the iPhone X launched in 2017. They are the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max.How do the iPhone XS and the XS Max compare to last year's iPhone X... Read more
Apple CarPlay has been around for a few years now but things have moved on significantly in those years, with more and more manufacturers offering compatibility and not just in premium models either.We used it in the 2017 Kia Sportage for the sake... Read more
Amazon Echo is one of a range of hands-free speakers and devices that can be controlled with your voice. The voice-controlled Amazon "personal assistant" on these devices is called Alexa, who will perform various tasks for you and control various systems.In... Read more
Withings has announced the Steel HR Sport activity tracker featuring heart rate monitoring, connected GPS, a 25-day battery life and VO2 Max measurements.The Steel HR Sport is the first product to launch following the company reacquiring itself from Nokia... Read more
For Android fans there's little as exciting as the launch of a new Pixel with pure, unadulterated, Android software.The leaks surrounding the Pixel 3 have been prolific, with little now left to the imagination about these phones. Google has send out... Read more
Apple announced the iPhone XS and XS Max during an event in September, alongside the iPhone XR and Apple Watch Series 4. The XS and XS Max are the top-of-the-range iPhones, bringing with them a beautiful premium design with an almost all-screen front,... Read more
Chinese manufacturer OnePlus has built its reputation on delivering smartphones that are nearly half the price of their competitors, but comparable in terms of design, features and specifications.Tradition suggests the company is due to launch the upgraded... Read more
LG traditionally announces two flagship smartphone ranges in a year. The first comes in the form of the G Series, with the latest model being the LG G7 ThinQ, while the second comes in the form of the V Series, the latest of which is currently the LG... Read more
There is plenty of choice when it comes to smartphones, almost too much in fact. Chances are if you are reading this feature, however, you have at least narrowed your options down to the Apple iPhone.So as you have discarded Android, as well as the other... Read more
Apple revealed three new iPhones revealed at its September event, comprising a refreshed iPhone X, called the iPhone XS, a larger iPhone X called the iPhone XS Max and a replacement for the iPhone 8 called the iPhone XR. Yes you read that right, the iPhone... Read more
Apple announced three new iPhones during its September event, including a new iPhone X, a larger iPhone X and a cheaper model that offers the iPhone X design.The new iPhones go by the names iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, respectively. Here is... Read more
Apple's 2018 iPhone launch has seen three iPhone X replacements announced - the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and the iPhone XR. The iPhone XS is an upgraded model of the iPhone X, the iPhone XS Max is a larger version and the iPhone XR is a cheaper aluminium-based... Read more
A Google-branded smartwatch has been rumoured for some time - no pun intended - but it has yet to materialise despite the WearOS platform running numerous third-party smartwatches.Speculation suggests that a Pixel Watch is finally coming though, it's... Read more
To hear watch without the word smart in front of it will soon be indicative of a heirloom description. Even luxury watch brands have embraced smartwatches. In 2018, we've already seen Tag Heuer announce its Modular Connected 41, Samsung launch its... Read more
Huawei may have already won several hearts over this year with its beautiful P20 Pro but the Chinese manufacturer isn't done yet. Like rivals LG with its V series and Samsung with its Note series, Huawei also releases two flagship smartphone ranges a... Read more
Ultimate Ears makes some of the best Bluetooth speakers around. If you're in the market for a portable, waterproof speaker that will deliver when it comes to bass and volume, the UE line-up is an excellent place to look.The original UE Megaboom was fantastic,... Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Note series is one of the best smartphone ranges out there. It's the series that made so-called 'phablets' fashionable (indeed, no one even bothers to call them phablets any more) and brought with it integrated stylus control.There... Read more
Just because you want a cheap smartphone doesn't mean you have to compromise on features.There are plenty of bargain budget phones under £200 - often so good that it seems bizarre that a flagship phone costs at least three times as much. Compare... Read more
Choosing a new smartphone isn't as simple as it used to be. They may not come in more than one shape, but they do come in lots of different sizes, with plenty of different features and most importantly, at plenty of different price points.For some the... Read more
Ultimate Ears is well known for its excellent Bluetooth speakers. They all deliver a great sound quality from distinctive designs made up of giant volume buttons, rubber and fabric materials and bright and vibrant colour options.Which UE speaker is the... Read more
The Samsung Galaxy X has long been rumoured as Samsung's foldable smartphone. Until very recently, at least, when rumours suggested the Galaxy X would in fact be a gaming phone, while the Galaxy F will be the foldable phone.So will it be the Galaxy X... Read more
Fashion brand Michael Kors has returned for a third time, adding to its Access range of smartwatches with the Runway.The new device goes back to the chunkier design we saw on the initial Bradshaw watch but it keeps the fully round display, whilst adding... Read more
Sony's MDR-1000X headphones are an exceptional set of noise-cancelling cans. We adored them when they launched in 2016 and we love their successors - the Sony WH-1000XM2 - even more.It was to our great delight therefore, that Sony announced a third generation... Read more
LG announced two new smartphones at IFA 2018 in the form of the G7 One and the G7 Fit. The G7 One is the more exciting of the two, offering good hardware, a decent design and a great display, even if the G7 Fit is the device with the more premium finish. The... Read more
Sony-owned Fashion Entertainment presented a crowd-funded e-paper watch called the FES Watch in 2015. It then succeeded this device the year after with the FES Watch U, which was made available to buy in Japan in 2017.Two years on from its initial debut... Read more
Sony Mobile isn't the smartphone manufacturer you go to for a device that pushed boundaries. The company has been a stickler when it comes to design especially, but also things like display resolution, display panel and even software experience.Something... Read more
Sony has announced its third flagship smartphone of the year at IFA 2018 in the Xperia XZ3. The device succeeds the Xperia XZ2 but sits under the Xperia XZ2 Premium and it brings with it a refreshed design with a curved OLED display.The Xperia XZ3 has... Read more
Sony has announced its latest flagship smartphone at IFA 2018 in the form of the Xperia XZ3. The new device brings a lovely design, coupled with a curved OLED display, but how does it compare to its competition?This is the Sony Xperia XZ3 up against the... Read more
Sony Mobile made a big design shift in 2018, giving the Xperia XZ2 a new "Loop Design" and washing away the square design language it utilised over the last few years.The Xperia XZ2 Premium was then announced a month later, casting something of a shadow... Read more
Sony typically announces a new flagship smartphone every six months, so it will come as no surprise to fans that the Xperia XZ2 has now been succeeded by the Xperia XZ3.The Xperia XZ2 was revealed at MWC 2018 in February, followed by the XZ2 Premium a... Read more
Ultimate Ears speakers are a distinguishable bunch. They not only offer similar design properties such as prominent volume controls, but they also offer excellent sound quality too.The UE Boom is one of the smaller options in the Ultimate Ears portfolio... Read more
Ultimate Ears has introduced two new speakers at IFA 2018 in the form of the UE Megaboom 3 and the smaller UE Boom 3. The two speakers come with the same internals as their predecessors for 360-degree sound, but they offer a refreshed design and cheaper... Read more
Fitbit has been around for years, sitting at the top of its activity tracking class smugly watching as its competitors hope to raise the same sort of brand awareness. For many, a fitness band is simply called "a fitbit", such has the impact been of this... Read more
Fitbit has introduced the successor to its popular Charge 2 fitness tracker in the Charge 3. The new device refines the design of the 2016 model, whilst also adding water-resistance up to 50-metres, a touchscreen display and a longer-lasting battery life... Read more
Fitbit has no fewer than nine activity trackers in its portfolio. The latest in the line up is the Charge 3, which succeeds the excellent Charge 2 fitness tracker from 2016. The Alta HR meanwhile, was introduced in 2017 and as its name suggests, it... Read more
Fitbit offers numerous devices in the activity tracking market, from the plain and simple Flex 2 to its GPS sportswatch, known to friends as Ionic.The latest device to join the Fitbit family is the Charge 3. We've compared it to the Fitbit Charge 2,... Read more
Fitbit's last two product launches focused on fitness smartwatches rather than fitness trackers, with the Fitbit Ionic announced in late August 2017 and Fitbit Versa following in March 2018, but it's back to trackers for the second launch of 2018.The... Read more
Fitbit is a company anyone in the market for a fitness tracker will have heard of. It's been around for over a decade and it is said to be accountable for over 80 percent of the UK's fitness tracker market. That's a pretty big market share.The latest... Read more
Nest Hello is the video doorbell from Nest. The company already offers various smart home devices including its popular Learning Thermostat and various cameras for both indoor and outdoor, but a video doorbell has been a long time coming.Ring meanwhile... Read more
Sonos has one of the strongest multi-room offerings out there. Its speaker line-up is not only plentiful, with several combinations possible, but the platform that controls everything is one of the best out there, if not the best.If you've opted for Sonos... Read more
Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 9 smartphone at an event on 9 August. The new device joins the Galaxy S9 and S9+ in the company's 2018 line-up of flagship smartphones, adding an S Pen to the party.It's a fabulous looking device that refines the Note... Read more
Samsung has been in the smartwatch game a long time. Things started in a very different place to where they are now but based on the latest addition, the journey appears to have been worth it. The company's newest smartwatch member comes in the form... Read more
Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 following months of leaks of rumours, many of which were on the money.The new device sits alongside the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in the company's smartphone range, differentiating itself with the new and... Read more
Samsung announced its latest Note device on 9 August at an event in New York, completing its line-up of 2018 flagship handsets.The Galaxy Note 9 sits alongside the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, primarily distinguishing itself from the other two handsets... Read more
Samsung has announced its third flagship smartphone in the form of the Galaxy Note 9. There was plenty of speculation surrounding the device but now the details are official so how does it compare to the current competition?Here we are running the Galaxy... Read more
So you're looking for the best new tablet to buy? Or you rather like the thought of a 2-in-1 tablet-PC convertible? You've come to the right place.We'll guide you through the top tablets and 2-in-1 devices available today, in order to help you reach a... Read more
If you've considered buying a smart speaker in the last two years, you'll undoubtedly be aware of Amazon's Echo and its Alexa assistant and if you've ever considered multiroom audio, you're almost certain to have come across Sonos. Until very recently,... Read more
Honor has confirmed it will be announcing a new device at IFA 2018 and while we don't yet know what this device will be, many are expecting the Honor Play.The Honor Play recently launched in China so we already know a little bit about the new big-screened... Read more
Sonos offers a software feature called Trueplay that aims to make your existing Sonos speakers sound better. The software is designed to allow users to place their Sonos speakers wherever they like, even a cupboard, and still achieve good sound quality.Trueplay... Read more
Apple has revealed several new features that will be coming to Apple Watch with the WatchOS 5 software update.Here's what's coming up later this year - the watch OS 5 release date is probably late September. Apple Watch Series 4 rumours, specs, release... Read more