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Alan Moore Interview at The Quietus

July 15, 2010 Doug Groves Alan Moore, Lex Records, Magic, Quietus, Stool Pigeon, Unearthing, V for Vendetta, watchmen1 Comment

Alan Moore certainly doesn’t need an introduction to readers of RGB Filter. The prolific and literary comics writer who altered the superhero landscape with Watchmen almost 25 years ago, and continues to push the boundaries to this day. The Quietus has put online an interview with Alan Moore that originally ran in their sister publication The Stool Pigeon. The interview is a great read, that goes wide afield from the typical comic interview, and I highly recommend it. Everybody is becoming [a superhero]. In the past I’ve tried to say,…

Rogers says that the Revolution is here – at least until June 19th

June 10, 2009July 25, 2009 drsquid Android, dream, G1, g2, HTC, Magic, Rogers15 Comments

In a press release dated May 7th, Rogers asked cellphone users to “Join the Mobile Revolution on June 2”. Right up until a few days before, when pricing details ($149 on a 3-year term) leaked out, the only thing many users knew about this “revolution” was that Rogers was going to be selling the HTC Dream (a.k.a. “old” Google G1) and HTC Magic (a.k.a. “new” Google G2) Android OS smartphones. While being one of a select few carriers worldwide (along with T-mobile and Vodaphone) to sell Android handsets was a…

Rogers brings Android to Canada with HTC Magic and G1

May 7, 2009 Doug Groves Android, G1, HTC, Magic5 Comments

Rogers is teasing the Canadian smart phone public (you’ll have to pick your province when you click the link because Rogers is SO down with web design) with a live countdown to announce the arrival of Google Android phones to the Great White North. Not only are they getting the HTC G1 with the sliding keyboard, but they’re also getting the slightly slimmer keyboard free HTC Magic. This comes just a day after Bell announced the Palm Pre coming to Canada later this year, which leaves only Telus to bring…