New Counterpath Bria Softphone Adds SMS

If you ever wondered why you can’t SMS easily from your laptop without going through hoops, it’s time to forget all about that. If you’re an SIP based softphone user, you’ll be rejoicing, as Counterpath just announced at the Broadsoft Conference SMS within Bria for Broadworks users. Good move as this adds a very useful … Read more

VoIP Over 3G in Canada on the iPhone?

Erik Lagerway thinks VoIP over 3G is a when, not an if on the iPhone up in Canada. This is of course not going to happen until Apple updates their developer’s Terms and Conditions. Right now Apple’s T’s & C’s that the iPhone developers are working under are not yet written to enable the applications … Read more

Will Mobile VoIP Impact Carrier Revenues?

Will Mobile VoIP Impact Carrier Revenues? In-Stat seems to think so. In what has become the flavor of the year, and with good reason, over at In-Stat, their coverage of the Mobile VoIP market continues to reflect what the market looks like. This time they have laid out what the impact will be to the … Read more

Om Malik on the Nokia N900

Om gives the N900 (something I have on order from Amazon) a 6 out of 10. That’s barely a passing grade. Granted he reviewed pre-release software, but what I like about it is the “optimized for the T-Mobile network” on which I currently run an Android based MyTouch3 from T-Mobile. Hopefully, by the time I … Read more

Sign of The Times-Layoffs at The Gray Lady

The New York Times is announcing staff reductions. This is a clear sign of the times that Print is Dead. Back in 2004 I made that prediction when I lectured at Temple University based on the decline the previous year in the print advertising lineage in the adult media market. It looks like that barometer … Read more