JC Computers » Wi-Fi and Networking http://www.jc-computers.net/blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:56:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 BlackBerry World hits 10K apps http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/09/blackberry-world-hits-10k-apps/ http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/09/blackberry-world-hits-10k-apps/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:39:47 +0000 Jamie http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/09/blackberry-world-hits-10k-apps/ How do you like them , Apple? BlackBerry World now has more than 10,000 applications on its shelves. This would be more impressive if Android didn’t have ten times that number, and iOS more than twice what Android’s got.…

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BlackBerry World hits 10K apps

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MoD awards BT £810m contract extension

]]> http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/09/mod-awards-bt-810m-contract-extension/feed/ 0 Brits don’t want in-flight calling http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/brits-dont-want-in-flight-calling/ http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/brits-dont-want-in-flight-calling/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:12:26 +0000 Jamie http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/brits-dont-want-in-flight-calling/ Er, too late, probably. Sorry A new survey reveals that the majority of Brits don’t want regulations on in-flight calling relaxed… a shame since those regulations were relaxed more than two years ago.…

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Brits don’t want in-flight calling

]]> http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/brits-dont-want-in-flight-calling/feed/ 0 Ofcom gives 3G upgrade thumbs-up http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/ofcom-gives-3g-upgrade-thumbs-up/ http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/ofcom-gives-3g-upgrade-thumbs-up/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:50:48 +0000 Jamie http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/ofcom-gives-3g-upgrade-thumbs-up/ But it’ll kill all the bees and then we’ll all die! Ofcom has decided to let 3G networks up their broadcast power, but only by half of what it had proposed: for the sake of 3 rather than the bees.…

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Ofcom gives 3G upgrade thumbs-up

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Three picks up the Tab

]]> http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/three-picks-up-the-tab/feed/ 0 Bullish analysts: N8 will save Nokia http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/bullish-analysts-n8-will-save-nokia/ http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/bullish-analysts-n8-will-save-nokia/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:28:20 +0000 Jamie http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/bullish-analysts-n8-will-save-nokia/ What’s Finnish for Jesus? Strong operator demand for new kit from Nokia means the company may be emerging from its darkest period in modern history, according to a report from Morgan Stanley.…

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Bullish analysts: N8 will save Nokia

]]> http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/bullish-analysts-n8-will-save-nokia/feed/ 0 RIM goes for Documents To Go http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/rim-goes-for-documents-to-go/ http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/rim-goes-for-documents-to-go/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:02:41 +0000 Jamie http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/rim-goes-for-documents-to-go/ BlackBerry chalks up another acquisition BlackBerry maker RIM has apparently bought out DataViz, publisher of the popular Documents To Go, in a deal worth $50m in cash.…

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RIM goes for Documents To Go

]]> http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/rim-goes-for-documents-to-go/feed/ 0 Vodafone gets out of China http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/vodafone-gets-out-of-china/ http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/vodafone-gets-out-of-china/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:54:14 +0000 Jamie http://www.jc-computers.net/blog/2010/09/08/vodafone-gets-out-of-china/ Turning a tidy profit on the deal Vodafone is planning to raise $4.3bn selling its stake in China Mobile, and will be handing most of the cash to its shareholders.…

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Vodafone gets out of China

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Nokia names N8 release date, pricing

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Uncovering the hidden costs of fragmented data

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