The Comunicano Daily for Thursday December 17, 2014

        The Comunicano Daily       Changes. Lots and lots of changes in mobile. T-Mobile rolls a stash of data. Doctors make video house calls. Sprint drops their sponsorship of Nascar. Those stories and more are all just below…So now onto the news..         T-Mobile Allows Subscribers to Hold … Read more

Vidtel Adds WebRTC Sharing

Vidtel, whom I am a shareholder in, continues to make moves in the WebRTC space with news today adding WebRTC-based screen sharing and content sharing. Now MeetMe participants can use their web browser to join and participate in videoconferences and with the news today, they can share content with other participants.  Because it's all software based and … Read more

Why Free Wi-Fi Doesn’t Work

Today, CIO Journal has a story on public Wi-Fi and how customers are clogging the networks at Panera, someting that's nothing new to me. And I'm taking a bite out of it. Back in the day when public hotspots were just starting out, only a few of us were even using public Wi-Fi, and locations were … Read more

Do You Play Cell Phone Roulette?

Image via Wikipedia Welcome back my friends to the game that never ends. It’s the game that chills your soul, curves your spine and bends your mind. It’s called “Cell Phone Roulette” and your odds of winning are never in your hands, despite what you are holding. It’s the game we play each and every … Read more

Best Airports for Tech Travelers

The PC World story on the Best Airports for Tech Travelers reveals a few things: 1. The hub airports are provided the best experince. This is logical as those airports have the most traffic which means they have the highest revenues from passenger facilities charges. That gives those airports the funding levels to provide for … Read more

BART Turns off The Mobile Networks

Was it legal for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to turn off mobile network coverage in stations to prevent civil disturbances? Today, a few days after all the turmoil the perspective in the news is mixed. Some say the backlash is growing, while others question BART's right to simply turn the power off to the … Read more

UK iPad Owners on o2 Get a Bonus

If you're in the UK with an iPad, or iPad2, mobile operator o2 has a gift for you that gives you more than the regular iPad data plan they offer. Now through April 14, if you top up your iPad they'll give you an extra GB of data use for your device starting on April … Read more

Skype Connect to Get Boost Next Week at Enterprise Connect

Image via Wikipedia Skype is rumored to be in trials of its business focused Skype Connect service with two Avaya customers and next week at Enterprise Connect there will likely be some noise made by the global telco minutes stealer of an expanded relationship with Avaya. Skype is also hot on the trail to get … Read more

Apple Is Not At Mobile World Congress-But They Are

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Apple doesn't need to be exhibiting at Mobile World Congress to be present. They are, by their show floor absence, there in droves. Apple in 2007 changed the entire mobile phone business with the iPhone and now, every manufacturer tries to out Apple Apple. Perhaps the most envious is … Read more

To Port or Not To Port To Google Voice

Image via Wikipedia Gizmodo has taken a look at the recent news from Google and the opportunity in the USA to port your mobile number to Google Voice and presented the pros and cons. In my view if you're using an Android phone, then the deeper integration of GV makes it less of a hurdle, … Read more