diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js
index dc829d1983..74aacea538 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
     basePath: './app',
 
     files: [
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-animate.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-resource.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-route.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-mocks.js',
+      'https://unpkg.com/angular@1.5.8/angular.js',
+      'https://unpkg.com/angular-resource@1.5.8/angular-resource.js',
+      'https://unpkg.com/angular-route@1.5.8/angular-route.js',
+      'https://unpkg.com/angular-mocks@1.5.8/angular-mocks.js',
       '**/*.module.js',
       '*!(.module|.spec).js',
       '!(bower_components)/**/*!(.module|.spec).js',
@@ -20,11 +19,10 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 
     frameworks: ['jasmine'],
 
-    browsers: ['Chrome', 'Firefox'],
+    browsers: ['Chrome'],
 
     plugins: [
       'karma-chrome-launcher',
-      'karma-firefox-launcher',
       'karma-jasmine'
     ]
 
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/example-config.json b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/example-config.json
index 6af3884d8d..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/example-config.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/example-config.json
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "unittesting": true
-}
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/karma-test-shim.1.js b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/karma-test-shim.1.js
index 19fcc89fe9..081a1ddcd9 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/karma-test-shim.1.js
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/karma-test-shim.1.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ function isSpecFile(path) {
   return /\.spec\.(.*\.)?js$/.test(path);
 }
 
+function isModuleFile(path) {
+  return /\.module\.js$/.test(path);
+}
+
 function isBuiltFile(path) {
   return isJsFile(path) && (path.substr(0, builtPath.length) == builtPath);
 }
@@ -27,8 +31,11 @@ var allSpecFiles = Object.keys(window.__karma__.files)
   .filter(isSpecFile)
   .filter(isBuiltFile);
 
+var allModuleFiles = Object.keys(window.__karma__.files)
+  .filter(isModuleFile);
+
 System.config({
-  baseURL: '/base',
+  baseURL: 'base',
   // Extend usual application package list with test folder
   packages: { 'testing': { main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js' } },
 
@@ -80,10 +87,12 @@ function initTestBed(){
 
 // Import all spec files and start karma
 function initTesting () {
-  return Promise.all(
-    allSpecFiles.map(function (moduleName) {
+  var promises = allModuleFiles.map(function (moduleName) {
       return System.import(moduleName);
     })
-  )
+    .concat(allSpecFiles.map(function (moduleName) {
+      return System.import(moduleName);
+    }));
+  return Promise.all(promises)
   .then(__karma__.start, __karma__.error);
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js
index 3decfbdd3e..1db2f2039d 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js
@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
-//jshint strict: false
+// #docregion
 module.exports = function(config) {
-  config.set({
 
-    // #docregion basepath
-    basePath: './',
-    // #enddocregion basepath
+  var appBase    = 'app/';       // transpiled app JS and map files
+  var appSrcBase = 'app/';       // app source TS files
+  var appAssets  = 'base/app/'; // component assets fetched by Angular's compiler
 
-    files: [
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-animate.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-resource.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-route.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-mocks.js',
+  var testBase    = 'testing/';       // transpiled test JS and map files
+  var testSrcBase = 'testing/';       // test source TS files
+
+  config.set({
+    basePath: '',
+    frameworks: ['jasmine'],
+    plugins: [
+      require('karma-jasmine'),
+      require('karma-chrome-launcher'),
+      require('karma-jasmine-html-reporter'), // click "Debug" in browser to see it
+      require('karma-htmlfile-reporter') // crashing w/ strange socket error
+    ],
 
-      // #docregion files
+    customLaunchers: {
+      // From the CLI. Not used here but interesting
+      // chrome setup for travis CI using chromium
+      Chrome_travis_ci: {
+        base: 'Chrome',
+        flags: ['--no-sandbox']
+      }
+    },
+    files: [
       // System.js for module loading
       'node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js',
 
@@ -30,45 +43,66 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/async-test.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/fake-async-test.js',
 
-      // RxJs.
+      // Angular 1 needed for hybrid apps
+      'https://unpkg.com/angular@1.5.9/angular.js',
+      'https://unpkg.com/angular-route@1.5.9/angular-route.js',
+
+      // RxJs
       { pattern: 'node_modules/rxjs/**/*.js', included: false, watched: false },
       { pattern: 'node_modules/rxjs/**/*.js.map', included: false, watched: false },
 
-      // Angular 2 itself and the testing library
+      // Paths loaded via module imports:
+      // Angular itself
       {pattern: 'node_modules/@angular/**/*.js', included: false, watched: false},
       {pattern: 'node_modules/@angular/**/*.js.map', included: false, watched: false},
 
       {pattern: 'systemjs.config.js', included: false, watched: false},
-      'karma-test-shim.js',
+      {pattern: 'systemjs.config.extras.js', included: false, watched: false},
+      'karma-test-shim.1.js',
 
-      {pattern: 'app/**/*.module.js', included: false, watched: true},
-      {pattern: 'app/*!(.module|.spec).js', included: false, watched: true},
-      {pattern: 'app/!(bower_components)/**/*!(.module|.spec).js', included: false, watched: true},
-      {pattern: 'app/**/*.spec.js', included: false, watched: true},
+      // transpiled application & spec code paths loaded via module imports
+      {pattern: appBase + '**/*.js', included: false, watched: true},
+      {pattern: testBase + '**/*.js', included: false, watched: true},
 
-      {pattern: '**/*.html', included: false, watched: true},
-      // #enddocregion files
+
+      // Asset (HTML & CSS) paths loaded via Angular's component compiler
+      // (these paths need to be rewritten, see proxies section)
+      {pattern: appBase + '**/*.html', included: false, watched: true},
+      {pattern: appBase + '**/*.css', included: false, watched: true},
+
+      // Paths for debugging with source maps in dev tools
+      {pattern: appSrcBase + '**/*.ts', included: false, watched: false},
+      {pattern: appBase + '**/*.js.map', included: false, watched: false},
+      {pattern: testSrcBase + '**/*.ts', included: false, watched: false},
+      {pattern: testBase + '**/*.js.map', included: false, watched: false}
     ],
 
-    // #docregion html
-    // proxied base paths for loading assets
+    // Proxied base paths for loading assets
     proxies: {
       // required for component assets fetched by Angular's compiler
-      "/phone-detail": '/base/app/phone-detail',
-      "/phone-list": '/base/app/phone-list'
+      "/app/": appAssets
     },
-    // #enddocregion html
 
-    autoWatch: true,
-
-    frameworks: ['jasmine'],
+    exclude: [],
+    preprocessors: {},
+    // disabled HtmlReporter; suddenly crashing w/ strange socket error
+    reporters: ['progress', 'kjhtml'],//'html'],
 
-    browsers: ['Chrome'],
+    // HtmlReporter configuration
+    htmlReporter: {
+      // Open this file to see results in browser
+      outputFile: '_test-output/tests.html',
 
-    plugins: [
-      'karma-chrome-launcher',
-      'karma-jasmine'
-    ]
+      // Optional
+      pageTitle: 'Unit Tests',
+      subPageTitle: __dirname
+    },
 
-  });
-};
+    port: 9876,
+    colors: true,
+    logLevel: config.LOG_INFO,
+    autoWatch: true,
+    browsers: ['Chrome'],
+    singleRun: false
+  })
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-3-final/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-3-final/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3decfbdd3e..0000000000
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-3-final/ts/karma.conf.ng1.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-//jshint strict: false
-module.exports = function(config) {
-  config.set({
-
-    // #docregion basepath
-    basePath: './',
-    // #enddocregion basepath
-
-    files: [
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-animate.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-resource.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-route.js',
-      'https://code.angularjs.org/1.5.5/angular-mocks.js',
-
-      // #docregion files
-      // System.js for module loading
-      'node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js',
-
-      // Polyfills
-      'node_modules/core-js/client/shim.js',
-      'node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js',
-
-      // zone.js
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/proxy.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/sync-test.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/async-test.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/fake-async-test.js',
-
-      // RxJs.
-      { pattern: 'node_modules/rxjs/**/*.js', included: false, watched: false },
-      { pattern: 'node_modules/rxjs/**/*.js.map', included: false, watched: false },
-
-      // Angular 2 itself and the testing library
-      {pattern: 'node_modules/@angular/**/*.js', included: false, watched: false},
-      {pattern: 'node_modules/@angular/**/*.js.map', included: false, watched: false},
-
-      {pattern: 'systemjs.config.js', included: false, watched: false},
-      'karma-test-shim.js',
-
-      {pattern: 'app/**/*.module.js', included: false, watched: true},
-      {pattern: 'app/*!(.module|.spec).js', included: false, watched: true},
-      {pattern: 'app/!(bower_components)/**/*!(.module|.spec).js', included: false, watched: true},
-      {pattern: 'app/**/*.spec.js', included: false, watched: true},
-
-      {pattern: '**/*.html', included: false, watched: true},
-      // #enddocregion files
-    ],
-
-    // #docregion html
-    // proxied base paths for loading assets
-    proxies: {
-      // required for component assets fetched by Angular's compiler
-      "/phone-detail": '/base/app/phone-detail',
-      "/phone-list": '/base/app/phone-list'
-    },
-    // #enddocregion html
-
-    autoWatch: true,
-
-    frameworks: ['jasmine'],
-
-    browsers: ['Chrome'],
-
-    plugins: [
-      'karma-chrome-launcher',
-      'karma-jasmine'
-    ]
-
-  });
-};