Author Archives: Jo Silverthorn

Questions and answers about BlackBerry objections

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: August 15, 2010
By PETER SVENSSON – AP Last updated 08:08 14/08/2010 Some questions and answers about foreign countries planning to ban the use of BlackBerry’s messaging and Web services: Q: Which countries are involved? A: India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have threatened to shut down some BlackBerry services in their respective countries. Lebanon and Indonesia have said [...]
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New Touchscreen BlackBerry

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: August 4, 2010
AP Last updated 09:25 04/08/2010 The BlackBerry Torch. Research In Motion has unveiled a new BlackBerry aimed at wooing consumers away from Apple’s iPhone and other rivals, but analysts said the handset won’t blow away the competition. Even though the main features of the BlackBerry Torch, including a touchscreen and slideout keyboard, were well-known within the industry, investors registered [...]
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Mobile calls set to get cheaper

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: August 4, 2010
Mobile calls set to get cheaper By CLAIRE MCENTEE – BusinessDay.co.nz Last updated 09:53 04/08/2010 The cost of mobile calls looks set to drop after Communications Minister Steven Joyce accepted a Commerce Commission recommendation to regulate mobile termination rates. The rates are the fees mobile operators charge each other to route calls and texts to their networks. The Commerce [...]
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Commission recommends mobile regulation

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: June 16, 2010
Commission recommends mobile regulation By TIM HUNTER – BusinessDay.co.nz Last updated 10:15 16/06/2010 The long struggle of mobile phone newbie 2degrees was vindicated today with the Commerce Commission’s decision to recommend regulation of mobile termination rates. The move reverses the commission’s previous recommendation in February to accept commitments from Vodafone and Telecom to gradually reduce termination rates – fees [...]
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Is SIP technology a viable option for your telecommunications?

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: May 22, 2010
Is SIP technology a viable option for your telecommunications? What is SIP? The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a signaling protocol, widely used for controlling multimedia communication sessions such as voice and video calls over the internet. Traditionally, a businesses migration to SIP has been associated with an expensive PBX upgrade – buying new hardware cards, licenses or [...]
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Your cellphone probably isn’t killing you . . .

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: May 22, 2010
Your cellphone probably isn’t killing you By NICKY PHILLIPS – Sydney Morning Herald Last updated 12:29 22/05/2010 RELAX: Your cellphone isn’t hurting you – probably. Most children would remember being told that sitting too close to the television would give them square eyes. Despite this comical myth there have been genuine concerns from scientists and the public about the [...]
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Are you paying too much for your telecommunications?

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: May 6, 2010
Are you paying too much for your telecommunications? When was the last time you had an independent review of your telecommunications? How much money could your company be saving if you had an independent review done? With the start of a new financial year, this is the perfect time to get [...]
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Navigating Tech Etiquette

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: April 20, 2010
Tech etiquette: We interrupt this meeting for an email By RICHARD BAUM – Reuters Do you check your BlackBerry during work meetings? Do you do it furtively under the table, while your colleagues are distracted by a presentation? Do you leave it in front of you so [...]
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BlackBerry Storm 2

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: March 21, 2010
Review: BlackBerry Storm 2 By ASHER MOSES – SMH Last updated 05:00 20/03/2010 The BlackBerry Storm 2 is Research in Motion’s second attempt at devising an iPhone-killer, but in rushing to join the [...]
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Top 10 Mobiles for 2010 – Stuff.co.nz

By Jo Silverthorn | Published: March 1, 2010
Article courtesy of stuff.co.nz – http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3348912/Top-10-mobiles-for-2010 OPINION: Judging by the announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, 2010 is going to be the year of the Android. Google’s mobile platform was everywhere, with most major phone makers announcing new Android phones and a range of Android tablet devices and netbooks on diplay. Manufacturers clearly [...]
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