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Category Archives: telecommunications
The Nokia N900 To HTC Desire X
Well The end of my Nokia N900 did not come with a bang, but a bonus, a Christmas bonus gift card from my current employer. And and even though the N900 was still pulling it’s weight, it wasn’t current technology. … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Apple, Google, HTC, iPhone, Maemo, N900, Nokia, telecommunications
Tagged Desire X, Htc, Mobile Phone, N900, Nokia
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The end is near, for my Nokia N900
No, the USB connector is not loose, in fact everything is working fine. Well maybe the battery runs down and the tiny magnet on the prop went missing (fixed), It was the dissapearance of the Nokia catalog from the apt … Continue reading
Nokia’s direction down
If anyone has any doubts about the sanity of Nokia’s, rather eFlops selection of windows to hang Nokia’s future upon, this should settle them as Nokia Lumia 800 sales forecast gets chopped that puts first batch sales almost half of … Continue reading
The Mobile Convergence
Over the past few years there has been a subject called Technological convergence not to be confused with Technological singularity In one aspect that event has happened to me this year. Because no one noticed, I have been pretty sporadic … Continue reading
Posted in General IT issues, Health, Internet, iPad, iPhone, Maemo, N900, Nokia, telecommunications
Tagged Technological convergence, Technological singularity
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Android WEP/WPA useless login features
I have come to the conclusion that if Android encounters a WiFi point that does not have WEP/WPA security, but instead, uses some corney web based HTML login code or password, Android goes bonkers. Because Android is a very connected … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Broadband, General IT issues, Information, Internet, N900, telecommunications
Tagged Android, authentication, Internet, N900, WEP, WPA, WPA2
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If you Love/Hate Nokia read this
Will the Real Stephen Elop, Please Stand Up? I couldn’t on my best day, speak to this better than this article. If anything it should speak to any CEO/CFO/CTO that arrogantly enters a new company environment with preconceived notions of … Continue reading
The CnM Touchpad II – as a practical Pad
In my previous posting, I mentioned all the things this pad can’t or rather doesn’t do. To make this all balanced, I will put what it can do, into perspective. For Instance, at a cost approximately the same as a … Continue reading
Posted in Android, General IT issues, Google, Information, Internet, iPad, Linux, Social Networks, telecommunications, Twitter
Tagged Android, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Foursquare, Fring, Kindle, Linkedin, Meebo, Seesmic, TweetDeck, Twitter, Yahoo Messenger
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Sync Me Up
How do you keep your connected devices connected? How many different services do you depend on to keep your ‘stuff’ safe and available from anywhere? Could you imagine a better way? I can, and I almost have it working with … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Apple, Broadband, Internet, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Microsoft, Nokia, Projects, Social Networks, telecommunications, Windows
Tagged connected devices, Internet, Sync me up, sync-me-up.com
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Maemo vs Meego – round two
I have been spending way too much time in Quora but it has proved interesting. I have learned from some of the discussions that Meego is a bit of a ruse. It seems that there are actually two Meego’s one … Continue reading
MeeGo is now Dead, as a Mobile OS.
This article MeeGo will not displace Symbian as enterprise OS has now demonstrated that Meego is no longer supported by Nokia, and it will be left to die with Maemo as a ‘Non-Runner’ in the Mobile-OS arena. It also indicates … Continue reading
Eircom Speedup
We received a letter in the mail recently informing us that our DSL connection was scheduled to be upgraded to 8Mbits from the current 3Mbs, and without charge. Last weekend it happened, however they are doing it in stages, or … Continue reading
Apple’s outrageous share of the mobile industry’s profits
That pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? Pie chart: Apple’s outrageous share of the mobile industry’s profits In any other businesses this would be called a RIP OFF! by Apple, but with the Apple-Fanboy base, They can do no … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Freedom, History, iPhone, Liberty, Linux, Mac, Maemo, Marketing, MeeGo, monopolies, N900, Nokia, Press, Statistics, telecommunications
Tagged Apple, iPhone, Nokia N900, Smartphone
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Vodafone ripoff in Wales
Moments after we arrived in Wales, we were interested in checking email and whatnot. So we stopped at a McDonald’s to use the non-existant WiFi. So realizing we were in a Vodafone cell site, I thought I’d use my JoikuSpot … Continue reading
The Nokia N900 plays in a different world
When the Nokia N900 does real-time face tracking it again demonstrates why it’s not playing in the same SmartPhone world as the iPhone and Android phones.
Posted in Android, Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Linux, Maemo, MeeGo, N900, Nokia, Projects, telecommunications
Tagged Software development, Virtual
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‘an chuid eile’ of the world
I have been having discussions all over the net about smartphones and feature phones and the vast marketplace for non smartphones in the third world. A market that Nokia is big in, but is not well supported with things like … Continue reading
Posted in Broadband, Facebook, Information, Internet, iPhone, lifestyle, Nokia, Social Networks, telecommunications, Twitter, World Events
Tagged GPRS, Nokia, Nokia Listings, SMS, Third world
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