Christian de Looper

Personal news! Many of you know from my time as a freelancer, and starting next week I’ll be moving back to freelancing!

I have a Find Your Phone feature. This is where you can basically bypass my subjective score weightings and build your own. There's a basic mode, which lets you choose weightings of parent scores. And there's an Advanced Mode that includes sub-scores! bandicootlab.com/find-your-phone

I have a few favorite features. For starters, I have a chart builder that uses my data and can be embedded on your website. bandicootlab.com/chart-builder

It's not uncommon for projects of mine to spiral out of control, but this one could be the biggest yet. I started building a database of phone testing data that I was collecting for reviews. After months of building, this is what that's turned in to. bandicootlab.com

Had a lot of fun trying out different vibe-coding skills and giving making stuff without much coding experience a shot. Definitely see it as the future for 99% of software development. mashable.com/article/how-to… #coding #vibecoding #AI

Pretty hopeful we'll get some real competition to Apple's M-series chips with the new Snapdragon chips! #qualcomm #snapdragonx2 #snapdragonx2elite #arm bgr.com/1982282/snapdr…

@dlchandler123 @Cision I’ve resorted to asking PR what pieces they saw of mine that made them think it was a good fit. Sorry, but entirely going off a database is not good enough, a quick google search of a contact goes a long way.

@CdeLooper @Cision I'm getting pitches for things I've never once covered, not even in passing.

I don’t know how to combat this except to get off @Cision database which I’m working on. I’m a tech reporter. I don’t know who changed my Cision profile to say that I cover general “retailing,” but I don’t. Tech pitches only please.

Hey folks! Looking to pick up some extra #freelance work over the next few months. I’m an expert in all areas of consumer tech. Let me know if you’re looking for a writer, or have any leads!

@andrewmartonik @Captain2Phones He was probably headed to NY to do Fallon where he talked about this very machine haha. youtube.com/watch?v=TeZ9-U…

He stared at me blankly, sheepishly said "ok," and stopped. He passed out before we took off; one of the crew members buckled his seatbelt for him. Best part is, I didn't even realize it was him. I turned to @Captain2Phones, he goes, "dude you just went dad mode on Jonah Hill!"

Jonah Hill was sitting behind me in Delta One LAX-JFK, high as a kite with ~6 friends. He was playing fart noises on his phone. The crew loved it. I turned around briskly, "I know you think this is hilarious, but we have a long flight ahead of us and it's time to knock it off."

@rachel_murphy Congrats Rachel!

@tnkgrl @yvrairport Accidental nap.

Nap or workplace accident? You decide :) @yvrairport #YVR 📷 #PixelFold #telephoto

@wyoteemusic @canoo I hope not, that thing is uuuuuugllyyy!

@cdelooper This @canoo will beat out the lightning and r1t.

Leaks and rumors from @oneplus and @madebygoogle, cool new phones, hot earbuds from @Sony, and crazy #EVs... Listen to @CdeLooper and me on episode 334 of my #MobTechCast to hear about these topics and more! And don't forget to share and subscribe :) worldpodcasts.com/oneplus-open-r…

I’m in Threads and while it’s not perfect I’ll likely be posting more there than here. Follow me, if you dare. @christiandelooper" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">threads.net/@christiandelo…

A reminder to companies to please not send unsolicited stuff to my house. Or, to my old house, where I no longer live.

@wildlime Yeah the price is a bit killer for sure. I hope these trend more towards this shape — the super thing front screen just isn’t my jam!

Initial Google Pixel Fold reactions: - I love the passport-style foldable from-factor - There are some software tweaks that I don’t love. I wish the Home Screen just spread out the app icons instead of using two screens worth. - Build feels MOSTLY strong.

Generally, it’s one of my favorite foldable so far. Only a few hours into using it though!

Very curious to see how and if #InstagramThreads ends up becoming the defacto Twitter replacement. No mention of #ActivityPub in the listing, who knows if that rumor will turn out to be true. apps.apple.com/us/app/threads…