2015

March Of The Droids 2015

Last weekend was March Of The Droids 2015. I attended the event representing Skyscanner, had a great time and met many awesome similarly minded Android enthusiasts.
James Bricknell introducing me to the stage. Photo credit: Julie Wills
Thanks to everyone who attended, including Huawei with Honor, HTC and ASUS.

Another March Of The Droids is over, may the suspense and trepidation before the announcement of the 2016 event be great!

All About Android 203: Wow What a Huawei Watch

This week, while in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, I was a guest on All About Android to talk about what is happening in the world of Android.

Thanks to Jason and Ron for having me on the show and to my colleagues who facilitated my participation from the apartment in Barcelona.

Did you find our Huawei Watch meltdown funny? You weren't alone: the good people at TWiT.tv made a TWiT Bit out of it.

You can vote for my app in the Arena (Cat Simulator) until Tuesday March 10th here too.

Mobile World Congress 2015: Mockodile Heaven!

As many of the readers of this blog know, I am a fan of fake crocodile on my devices. Whether it is a red mockodile with white finish on my Samsung S5 or an external case on my Nexus devices, the plastic hide is a favourite of mine.

Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona I came across a thing of beauty. Something that transcends the soul of a spirit mockodile: a device with uncanny resemblance to Vertu devices made out of brown mockodile.
The device in question is the Doogee Titans2 DG700. If you aren't sold on looks and feel alone, you should be. What are the specs? Irrelevant question in my opinion, but here they are anyway:

  • 4.5" qHD 540x960 IPS display
  • MT6582 quad core processor
  • Dual Standby microSIM
  • Android 5.0 (where 5.0 is handwritten in crayon)
  • 8GB storage / 1GB RAM (expandable with MicroSD)
  • 8.0 MP back / 5.0 MP front cameras
  • Mahoosive 4000 mAh battery
Sadly the lovely rep for Doogee, Vivian, could not sell me the demo device which didn't turn on and I'll have to order one online. 

The mockodile jamboree didn't stop there. I came across the stand of Italian accessory makers Celly, who had a mockodile pyramid display.
The future is bright, the future is mockodile.