Christian de Looper

Freelance tech reporter. Bylines at CNN, TechRadar, Tom’s Guide, Forbes, BGR, and more

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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! https://t.co/fgl6QnuxOF

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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. https://t.co/hh1rxEUNJv

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

I have a few favorite features. For starters, I have a chart builder that uses my data and can be embedded on your website. https://t.co/KTruATT1HS

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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.

https://t.co/H7LzjPJg0Y

#coding #vibecoding #AI

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

Pretty hopeful we'll get some real competition to Apple's M-series chips with the new Snapdragon chips!

#qualcomm #snapdragonx2 #snapdragonx2elite #arm

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[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

@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.

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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.

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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!

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

@andrewmartonik @Captain2Phones He was probably headed to NY to do Fallon where he talked about this very machine haha. https://t.co/ereKCspq5z

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@rachel_murphy Congrats Rachel!

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

@tnkgrl @yvrairport Accidental nap.

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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

[Myriam Joire @tnkgrl]

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 :) https://t.co/OZ2hLGm42V

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

I’m in Threads and while it’s not perfect I’ll likely be posting more there than here. Follow me, if you dare.

https://t.co/8vQuMfbJit

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

@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!

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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.

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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

[Christian de Looper @CdeLooper]

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.

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