Andy Abramson On the surface the Republic Wireless deal looks pretty appealing. $19.00 a month. Unlimited calling. Well, not exactly as IntoMobile's Stefan Constantinescu has pointed out. If you spend most of your time inside, then all the talking and data over WiFi is for you. But the limits outside the WiFi cloud will work against you. Basically, Republic is … Read more
2010 Domaine La Tour Vieille Collioure Blanc “Canadells” I only wish this wine was still carried by the U.S. importer as it is my second favorite white from the Banyuls-Collioure region. Honeysuckle, pear, orange blossom and honey, in this screaming for fish soup white. 2010 Saint Martin de La GarrigueRose Perfect with peppers and cheese. … Read more
I remain more and more in awe what we can do today with wireless. My iPad, using a local SFR Sim card where for 9 Euros every two days I have access, keeps me sane. I feel so much like a local when I have the ability to stay connected. I’m not detached, I can … Read more
In North America, the dominant brand for in-flight WiFi is GoGo, the brand created by long time communications company, Aircell. Today, when I read the story about United Airlines adding in flight WiFi to some 300 planes and I read Panasonic as the brand involved I noted the omission of GoGo from it. While the … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Many of you know that in addition to running a technology focused communications agency (now with 23 exits in the last nine years) that I have a passion and deep, deep interest in wine that was nurtured some 26 years ago with my first trip to Santa Barbara's then just beginning wine … Read more
TechCrunch's Jason Kincaid shares his observations on GoogleVoice and what he things should happen or may happen. The VoIP angle he mentions actually used to exist when GV had the Gizmo option. It does today with GTALK but GTALK on mobiles isn't fully baked in Googles own apps yet either. There are some third paty … Read more
Skype SILK codec has some of the best sound around, especially in Super Wideband mode. CounterPath, a client, which has the best and most installed SIP based softphones on the planet, just added the SILK codec to their iOS client for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. SVP Todd Carothers tweeted about it. What this means … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Today's story in the New York Times by Joe Sharkey may be news to many, but to me, its not. The crushing of WiFi networks by the influx of iPads and smartphones being used by travelers, road warriors and meeting/conference attendees at hotels is nothing new. Back in the early days of … Read more
It never fails. Each time I head to Europe, or just get back, one of my credit cards is cloned. It doesn't matter as to the flavor (Visa, Amex, MasterCard) they've all been cloned or some payment processor somewhere has had their data compromised, with the end result being a new card being issued. But … Read more
