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Android 2.1 Available In Alaska Next Week

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 24, 2010November 3, 2016

After many months of waiting patiently, Alaskans who has ACS as their carrier will finally get to experience Android 2.1 for their HTC Hero’s on 6/29. ACS announced the availability of the update today through their Facebook page, just a day after announcing that their customers will soon be able to buy the HTC Desire […]

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New Android Device Announcements From Alaska Wireless Carrier

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 24, 2010November 3, 2016

Hot on the heels of the Twitter announcement by local Alaska wireless carrier GCI a few days ago, Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) announced yesterday on their Facebook page that they will also be getting the HTC Desire and the Motorola Milestone very soon: ACS is excited to announce our next Android devices, the Motorola Milestone […]

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Cats Like Tea Too

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 20, 2010November 3, 2016

It should come as no surprise to cat owners that their precious companions are up to no good at times. YouTube overflows with evidence of this so it’s only right that I add my own entry. On a recent summer day, one of my cats, Spitty, seemed abnormally thirsty. Not satisfied with his bowl of […]

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Twitter Overload?

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 15, 2010November 3, 2016

When I find a site, service or a person I’d like to keep track of, Twitter is a very handy tool. If your favorite tech site has a Twitter account and keeps up to date with their tweets, you can learn a lot from what they tell you. So, I quite often use Twitter’s site […]

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Dell XPS1530 and Ubuntu 10.04

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 5, 2010November 3, 2016

With the recent release of Ubuntu 10.04, I knew it would just be a matter of time before I upgraded my current installation from 9.10 to 10.4. The question was just always when. Yesterday I finally went ahead and upgraded. For some reason, the whole process took forever but it did finish and I’m now […]

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The Future of Android is Frozen Yoghurt (Froyo)?

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 22, 2010November 3, 2016

This week Google took another step towards world dominance. Well, ok, maybe not but they put Apple on notice that their one man show can’t expect to just do whatever they want anymore. With the revelation of version 2.2 of the Android OS (AKA Froyo), Google is stepping up to the plate in more than […]

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HTC Hero 2.1 Update Delayed In Alaska

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 9, 2010November 3, 2016

The last week, the news have leaked out around the country that the Android 2.1 upgrade for the HTC Hero for various carriers has been delayed. Sprint seems to have taken the most public step back by announcing that the update will now be available in Q2 2010 as opposed to this month. How does […]

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iPhone Moving to Verizon?

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 30, 2010November 3, 2016

It has long been rumored that the iPhone is finding its way to Verizon Wireless. The iPad announcement was for a long time thought to also be the time when this would be announced. As we all know, this didn’t happen and we were all left scratching our heads wondering what the industry spies got […]

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Empathy 2.30 Released

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 30, 2010November 3, 2016

Version 2.30 of the GNOME IM client Empathy has been released today. Love it or hate it (and I certainly had my moments when it first replaced Pidgin as the default Ubuntu IM client), Empathy has come a long way and is constantly improving. How these latest changes stack up we’ll see but here’s a […]

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Blackberry Beta Zone

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 25, 2010November 3, 2016

RIM has announced the launch of the Blackberry Beta Zone this week. Here’s what they say on the beta site: BlackBerry® Beta Zone is the place where Research In Motion (RIM) communicates with and receives feedback from beta participants. As a member of BlackBerry Beta Zone, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up for beta […]