Andy Abramson

AT&T Bought Wayport To Be A Monopoly Again

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AT&T purchased Wayport about a year and a half or so ago. Wayport was the leading underlying provider of WiFi and Broadband services about a year or so ago. At that time Wayport’s biggest customer was McDonalds. AT&T quickly took over StarBucks via Yahoo’s ad engine as the cost savings driver, and now roughly has … Read more

Apple’s FaceTime Shows That Apple Outsmarts Carriers

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Your phone number is now no longer important. It’s your identity that matters. And Apple, has once again demonstrated forward thinking vision and leadership. In reality this is precisely what Yahoo started to do under the reign of Brad Garlinghouse (now at AOL) with the YAHOO ID. At Yahoo they envisioned a world where their … Read more

SinglePipe To Be Acquired Shortly

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I’ve had two very reliable sources come to me over the last 72 hours with news that cable MSO VoIP provider SinglePipe is going to be acquired, with the likely buyer being a company named IBBS. SinglePipe is one of the leading providers, along with Momentum Telecom, of VoIP services to cable companies after you … Read more

Fring and Skype Now Battling-War of Words over Video

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Fring is calling Skype “cowards.” Skype is saying that “Fring is breaching our API Terms of Use and End User Licence Agreement.” My sources tell me that Skype has neither “blocked fring” nor asked them to pull their support for Skype. This is slightly different than what Frings’ angle to the story is. As we … Read more

Hey Apple: What I Want In My Next iPod Touch

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Dear Uncle Steve, Here’s my wish list for my next iPod touch: 1) A really good camera-you know. 3.5 megapixels or more.. 2) Video chat with non-Apple users-I mean, most of my friends use Skype and h.264 SIP Video. Please. I really want to see them. 3) Retina display. – I’m so hooked on great … Read more

iPad 3G Data for the Cheap

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TUAW tells how to use an unlimited iPhone 4 3G data plan from AT&T on an iPad. Maybe I’m less frugal than most, but I have unlimited plans for both and don’t really think that the extra 30 dollars a month is wrong to pay. Why? Well for starters I understand how AT&T needs the … Read more

Observations on Technology After A Month In Europe

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I have to admit, being over here in Europe for a solid month has really changed my perspective on some things related to technology. Here are some observations: Apple, which was never so dominant in Europe five years ago is clearly the runaway leader. I have seen more iPhones now than anything else as the … Read more

Observations on Technology After A Month In Europe

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I have to admit, being over here in Europe for a solid month has really changed my perspective on some things related to technology. Here are some observations: Apple, which was never so dominant in Europe five years ago is clearly the runaway leader. I have seen more iPhones now than anything else as the … Read more