Mar 6Doing our part in the fight — eliminating our energy dependency from RussiaIn the wake of the Russian attack in Ukraine the world has changed. We here in Europe are still in relative safety protected by the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian military. While the Ukrainian heroes are fighting, it is time for us to do our part. Our dependency on fossil…Fossil Fuels6 min read
Mar 1My Message to the Ordinary RussiansDear Russians, Putin has destroyed your future and your children’s future with his actions. You will not be able to build a successful business, work for an international business nor will you have access to relocate to abroad to work for one. Your current wealth and living standards is the…Anti War2 min read
Feb 18Why I will never buy another Samsung deviceI’ve been on Nexuses and Pixels since Nexus one. Stock-or-nothing was me. However, the mobile phone market has become a bit stale and innovation has slowed down. That is until the foldables started to appear and slowly becoming reliable. …Samsung5 min read
Dec 10, 2021Why I’m putting Stadia on noticeI’m one of the people who bought the Stadia Founder’s Edition. I’ve also been pro subscriber pretty much uninterrupted since the launch. But I don’t play a lot of games. If I get 30 mins game time in a month, that’s a lot. There’s been many months I’ve not played…Stadia5 min read
Nov 9, 2021Charging your first EVA beginner’s guide to keeping the battery charged. Your next car should be an EV. But what then? Charging, right? Keeping your EV’s battery not running empty still required a bit more planning and some knowledge compared to the pervasive legacy ICE refueling infrastructure. …Electric Vehicles7 min read
Oct 3, 2021Polestar 2 connected app — a reviewand how it could be improved Companion apps seem to be the Achilles’ heel of many companies. I wrote about this before, take a look here. It’s one thing to buy a toothbrush and have the companion app be a bit not-so-good but when you get a multi-thousand Euro car…Andoid7 min read
Published in Snapp Automotive·Updated Sep 21, 2021Bringing flexible, rapid development to automotive infotainment systemsHow prooven development processes from mobile development can be utilised in the new automotive domain. We believe that good software can only be created by iterating quickly, freely testing new ideas, and validating guesses. …Android Automotive6 min read
Aug 29, 2021Long distance travel in Germany, with an EV — not an issue!This is an opinion piece by Juhani, CEO of Snapp Automotive a company building Android Automotive OS software and founder of Snapp Mobile. Some portions of the post might not reflect the opinions of the companies. We recently took our trusty Polestar 2 and drove through Germany from Munich to…Electric Car7 min read
Aug 6, 2021Polestar 2 Android Automotive OS infotainment system — a review(ish)Android is versatile and has a very mature ecosystem of tools and developers. It’s no surprise that many car manufacturers are jumping on board bringing Android to their cars. I’ve been driving a Polestar 2 now for 6+ months experiencing a version of the new Android Automotive OS with Google…Android Automotive16 min read
Jun 28, 2021The Next Car You Buy Should Be Electric— a full Battery Electric Vehicle, not a hybrid This is an opinion piece by Juhani, CEO of Snapp Automotive and founder of Snapp Mobile. Some portions of the post might not reflect the opinions of the companies. I used to be a petrolhead. The first car I bought (after…Electric Vehicles11 min read
