Behind the Bytes

Discussion topics:

Google I/O info dump

MS Surface Pro continuity reboot

HTC U 11 is shiny and squeezable

Bhavishya gives an e-commerce masterclass

LG’s Wallpaper TV is ridonculous

Topics include:

Du and Dubai Tourism get Handy

People need to chill about the Du cinema commercial

Abbas has a rude name for Google's mysterious new OS

Would you buy an Amazon Echo you can poke at?

Topics:

Jado Pado sold and shut down :(

We live-podcast the MS Surface Laptop launch

Dubai Font is classy

Samsung Pay is here and we likey

Bites: Milka is the anti Death Chips

Talking points:

Abbas gets a sneak peek at the Dubai Mall Apple Store

Apple Maps gets traffic info but still no turn by turn navigation, so what's even the point?

HTC is set to announce a new phone next month and rumours are they want you to squeeze it

Etisalat offering Samsung Galaxy S8 and Huawei P10 phones on surprisingly affordable monthly instalment plans

topics include:

A veritable cornucopia of UAE smartphone launches

Apple Mac Pro fiasco vs. Apple iPhone leaks

There will be blood: Uber and Careem announce cheaper service

DID WE MENTION DEATH CHIPS?

Other topic include: Uber's app in the UAE is bad / Abbas' first hand experience with #laptopbanM

Other topics include: Bhavishaya's bout with man-flu / Du mobile data outage / Linksys VELOP mesh Wi-Fi / the poor quality of the Withings Steel HR band

Other topics include: Abbas' Android Stockholm Syndrome, if Mike's man-flu legit?

Abbas and Mike record live from a hotel room in Barcelona within the relative vicinity of this year's Mobile World Congress. After 3 days of diligently covering all the latest and greatest announcements in the world of mobile communications they discuss the following topics: Huawei P10, Sony Xperia XZ Premium, LG G6, Nokia 3310, Blackberry KeyOne, Samsung Galaxy tablets

Other topics include: Apple dates a few announcements. Tag Heuer are making another smartwatch because...? The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 returns (kinda)! Mike looks like a rubbish Jony Ive. Japanese cheesecakes are the best cheesecakes.