MWC 2013 day one: as it happened Motorola ought to be really struggling to attract attention: UK boss Andrew Crowley says they're going in to most media briefings freely admitting that, aside from the UK launch of the HD Razr, "there is no news from us." But the firm is gearing up for what it calls something "seriously exciting": The first fruits of their new relationship with owners Google? The deal completed in May and Crowley says it takes one to two years to build a phone from scratch. That means time to get excited is approaching. For now, however, Motorola must maintain what momentum it has, and Crowley says things like "smart actions," which automate certain aspects of the existing Razr, were those that were "most heavily breathed upon by Google." 15.28 Something that does look a bit different is the Asus PadFone 2: It features a "fully featured 4.7" Android smartphone with industry-leading specifications that docks with the unique PadFone 2 Station to become a lightweight, but fully featured, 10.1" tablet." 15.10 Joe Jenkins again: What is striking from walking the floors at MWC is just how similar all the products look like whatever their apparent USP. That isn't news to anyone but when smartphones and larger-screened devices are before you in their thousands it is apparent that the industry is in dire need of the design skills of another Sir Jonathan Ive. As if to make Joe's point for him, HP have just sent us this picture of the Slate7: It is "an affordable Android Jelly Bean consumer tablet that provides easy access to Google Mobile services." It also features features a 7-inch diagonal screen, weighs 368 grams and is an "ideal trusted personal companion, featuring a stainless-steel frame and soft black paint in gray or red on the back," apparently. And as Matt Warman says: The HP Slate 7 is perhaps the most perplexing product at MWC: while Mozilla thinks there's mileage in a new operating system, HP is ditching Web OS, now sold to LG and originally acquired for more than a billion dollars, in favour of Android. Nothing wrong with that if you've got money to burn, but the Slate 7 is a bog standard android tablet. Why HP thinks the world needs another one of those is anybody's guess. 14.53 LG has released its new "phablet" - a cross between a smartphone and a tablet. The LG Optimus G Pro has a 5.5-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera on the back and a 2.1 megapixel camera on the front and can record video on both cameras. Watch the video here: 14.36 Another update from the Telegraph's Joe Jenkins: From the look of these monster-sized goggles rivals hoping to beat the Google Glass project to a product launch have a little work to do yet: "I am painting a Japanese picture," said this colleague trying out Brilliantservice's prototype Viking specs. His finger was transformed into a virtual paintbrush and there emerged on a nearby screen a picture any three year old would be proud of. 14.21 As if the scantily clad women were not providing enough entertainment, the Android robot has been doing the rounds: 14.06 Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note 8. 13.29 Booth Babe-watch continues. Benedict Evans points out that the ZTE stand is staffed by a team of underdressed young women. TechCrunch's Natasha Lomas notes that things are much the same over at Acer. 13.20 Are you wondering about the strangest gadget at MWC? This wireless pet feeder will take some beating: It works via an app or email, according to our man at MWC, Matt Warman. He adds: "Nothing more needs to be said." 12.41 The Chinese manufacturer Huawei has announced what it says is the fastest smartphone ever, the Ascend P2. It has a 1.5GHz quad-core processor but the real speed boost comes from the "ultrafast" LTE Cat 4 connectivity, which Huawei says will deliver up to 150Mbps download speeds. However, as Matt Warman points out, the speed boost for LTE is not that simple in the real world: It's the world's fastest phone because it can use Huawei's networking expertise to connect to 4G networks better than its rivals. But networks are already throttling back bandwidth, so it's a fast in theory rather than actually a product that will make a difference in practice.