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Vodafone buys Cable & Wireless for enterprise boost

The mobile operator has agreed to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide for £1.04bn, so that it can offer enterprises converged communications and lower its mobile data costs Read more

23 April, 2012 by David Meyer

Quantum dots boost graphene's photodetector dreams

Researchers working at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Barcelona have built a super-sensitive photodetector... Read more

18 May, 2012

WISPr 2.0 boosts roaming between 3G and Wi-Fi

The Wireless Broadband Alliance has released specifications that should make it easier for mobile devices to switch between Wi-Fi hotspots and cellular networks Read more

23 June, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Virgin Media customers to get broadband boost

...Virgin Media announced a £110m upgrade programme on Wednesday to boost headline speeds across all packages it offers — with many set to double... Read more

11 January, 2012 by Natasha Lomas

Vodafone to use femtocells to boost rural 3G

...Vodafone plans to use femtocell technology to boost 3G mobile reception in rural areas and is looking for a dozen... Read more

3 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

Hitachi targets spintronics with R&D boost

Hitachi says it is to boost its overseas research and development, beginning by doubling its research staff outside... Read more

20 January, 2011

Apple, Nokia use 'fast dormancy' to boost battery life

...iPhone software supports a technology that makes smartphone signalling more efficient, to boost battery life and try to combat network congestion. According to a Nokia... Read more

1 December, 2010
System <endeca_term>Boost</endeca_term> Elite 2.7.9.8

System Boost Elite 2.7.9.8

System Boost Elite is a registry cleaning software raising your computer up to its... Read more

14 May, 2012
IBM buys Varicent for analytics <endeca_term>boost</endeca_term>

IBM buys Varicent for analytics boost

...explained in a statement that the addition of Varicent is intended to boost IBM's analytics portfolio. "The acquisition of Varicent advances IBM's efforts... Read more

16 April, 2012 by Rachel King

Adobe releases Photoshop CS6 beta with GPU use boost

...image to another. A new set of controls makes it possible to boost or reduce exposure specifically in an image's shadows or highlights. GPU... Read more

22 March, 2012
<endeca_term>Boost</endeca_term> Windows 2.3

Boost Windows 2.3

...privacy of a PC was previously the job of experienced IT specialists. Boost Windows combines a range of professional level tools that specifically target system... Read more

19 March, 2012
NASA's 2013 budget <endeca_term>boosts</endeca_term> manned flights

NASA's 2013 budget boosts manned flights

...to and from the International Space Station, and is giving a substantial boost to the delayed and over-budget successor to the Hubble Space Telescope... Read more

14 February, 2012 by William Harwood

Everything Everywhere pledges £1.5bn for 3G, 4G boost

...years upgrading its network. Photo credit: Karen Friar The company announced the boost to its 'network evolution programme' on Thursday and said that it would... Read more

8 December, 2011 by Ben Woods

Windows Server 8 to get hypervisor boost

...Virtual machines in Windows Server 8 are getting a processor power boost, to allow customers to run more demanding applications such as business intelligence... Read more

14 July, 2011 by Jack Clark

Host servers get disk performance boost

...VSI product is aiming to do: sequentialise (ugh) random writes and so boost performance. It costs $2,800 per host and around four to six... Read more

28 June, 2011

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@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

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