Nikita is a Senior Writer on the Reviews team at Tom's Guide. She is a lifelong gaming and photography enthusiast, especially interested in wildlife photography. Having worked as a Sub Editor and Writer for Canon EMEA, she’s a bit of a grammar nerd (and a supporter of the Oxford comma), and has also interviewed photographers from all over the world and working in different genres.
A holder of two master’s degrees, the most recent one being in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University, Nikita’s work has appeared in several publications such as Motor Sport Magazine, NME, Marriott Bonvoy, The Independent, and Metro. Her favorite tech includes the PS5, the DJI Air 3S, and the Fujifilm X-T50. She's also a licensed drone pilot and cameras expert so you'll find her testing those nearly every week.
In her downtime, Nikita can usually be found sinking hours into RPGs on her PS5, flying a drone, out on a walk with a camera in hand, at a concert, watching F1, or planning her next tattoo. You can follow her photography account on Instagram here.
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Editor's ChoiceNorton 360 offers comprehensive protection against malware, and features an array of powerful tools, including Dark Web Monitoring and a VPN.

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RecommendedAvast One sports a user-friendly interface and offers robust protection against scams and viruses, but it has a couple of drawbacks which its competitors don't.

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RecommendedMalwarebytes is extremely intuitive, and it provides robust protection against modern cyberthreats thanks to Scam Guard and Digital Footprint Scanner.

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Spotify has celebrated its 20th anniversary with a brand new feature that may just be better than Spotify Wrapped.

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Over-ear headphones are my go-to but they make my ears too hot in the summer. The solution? A pair of fantastic in-ear buds that sound like Bose but for less!

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I've been wearing the Columbia Tellurix Titanium hiking shoes for a week, and these are my first impressions of the design and performance.

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Editor's ChoiceBitdefender offers excellent protection with Full Scanning, Anti-Theft, Scam Protection Pro, and many other goodies which make it fantastic value for money.

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The Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2nd Gen are undoubtedly the king of ANC headphones, but do the cheaper Marshall Milton ANC come close for less money?

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For the last three weeks, I've been testing the new Marshall Milton ANC on-ears, and I pitted them against the Marshall Monitor III. Here's the winner.

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Marshall has changed the game with its latest on-ear headphones. The Milton ANC boast exceptional sound and great features at a not-so-premium price.

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Editor's ChoiceThe Marshall Milton ANC are the brand's best on-ear headphones yet, and they boast phenomenal comfort, powerful bass response, and great spatial audio.

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The Cherry XTRFY M64 Wireless boasts great gaming performance and 26,000 DPI, but it has glaring flaws that don't make it worth the asking price.

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The Canon EOS R6 V and the Sony A7R VI are here, and both cameras sound powerful and offer best-in-class features. But there's one camera I'm more excited for.

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Wired earbuds can make music sound glorious by offering a balanced sound profile and hi-res streaming. These are my top three choices for most budgets.

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After having used the Asus ROG Raikiri II for over a week, I wonder why anyone would spend more on the Xbox Elite Series 2 when Asus' offering is much better.

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RecommendedThe Alogic Edge 40-inch 5K Ultrawide boasts excellent color coverage and accuracy, and features plenty of ports for Mac users. But it has some flaws.

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The Cherry KW 300 MX offers a lovely typing experience, thocky sound profile, and comes with macOS keycaps. But its drawbacks leave a lot to be desired.

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Editor's ChoiceThe Asus ROG Raikiri II features great TMR sticks and triggers as well as 1,000Hz polling to give you a competitive edge, and there aren't many flaws either.

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Just because a new camera is on the block doesn't mean you need to buy it because old cameras still take beautiful photos. Here are my top picks.

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From mechanical productivity beasts to Hall Effect gaming powerhouses, there are plenty of keyboards out there, especially if you're on a tight sub-$120 budget.

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Personally, I don’t believe any keyboard should cost more than $150, so when I tested the Corsair Vanguard Air 99 Wireless, I was left feeling shortchanged.

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Few monitors have streamlined my workflow as much as the BenQ PD2730S has, and it has me wondering, "Why would anyone spend $400 on the Apple Studio Display?"

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Editor's ChoiceThe Keychron V1 8K is a beautiful budget mechanical keyboard, offering a lovely typing experience and extensively customizable RGB lighting.

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The Corsair Vanguard Air 99 Wireless is a powerful low-profile mechanical keyboard for gaming and typing, but its drawbacks are too problematic to overlook.
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