Wine On Tap
Wine by the tap is bulk wine so I’ll pass and go for a beer at the pub in East Dulwich.
Andy Abramson
In London for A Few Days
After another easy flight over on Virgin Atlantic, I cleared Immigration using the IRIS scanning system in all of 30 seconds. Then I walked to the Heathrow Express, used a digital ticket that was pre-paid for before I left the States (all I needed was the number) and then jumped on the Internet using T-Mobile’s … Read more
HD Voice Comes to Business
Just a few weeks after the HD Voice conference organized by pal Jeff Pulver, comes news from New York area cable operator Cablevision that they are rolling out an HD Voice platform for business on their Optimum Lightpath platform that is built for business. While other operators like client Junction Networks’ OnSip platform already offers … Read more
Are We Seeing The Start Of The Era of Pay For App Access?
It looks like we’re going to see the concept of paying for access to the Internet for some apps that cut into the revenue of the service providers. Today, MoCoNews is reporting in the Washington Post that T-Mobile Germany is going to charge 9.95 Euros to allow VoIP services to be accessed by their customers. … Read more
Twitter Conferences Are The Rage
Last week TwitrCon was in SF was viewed as a hit, more because of the people in the room, than what was necessarily said on stage. Upcoming in this month is Jeff Pulver’s 140 Conference is happening on June 16 & 17 in New York City and it’s lining up to be something special. The … Read more
AT&T Bundles Broaden Appeal and Market
Fierce Wireless brought to light a new AT&T bundle plan aimed at small business. In essence it’s a one bill play combining wireless, wired and high speed Internet services, all starting at less than $100 a month. This is a way to simplify billing, and to get more of each customers business across their different … Read more
Clearwire Gambles on Las Vegas
Mobile WiMax operator Clearwire has quietly begun offering service in Las Vegas.
Radio Shack Adds More Telephony Toys
Not content with just mobile phones and Netbooks (from Acer), the know it all technology and gadget guys at Radio Shack just added OOMA. Now the question is, how many per store will get sold and how thin has the distribution of the boxes? I ask that because even the very hot MIFI that Verizon … Read more
Time Warner’s New Cable Broadband Terms Explained
Stacy @ GIGAOM has been keeping a watchful eye on the meandering ways of Time Warner Cable and their new user agreement. Basically she points out the flaws in it, giving it a well deserved thumbs down. Here’s who should be upset: Vonage Skype Gizmo5 and just about all the VoIP operators. Add in: UStream … Read more
Me and My Verizon MiFi
I’ll admit, I’m a gadget guy, and the kind of person who just has to have the latest and greatest, then push the limits of it to the nth degree immediately upon purchase. I did that once with my Nissan 300zx back in 1995 when I bought my Z, getting to the 350 mile mark … Read more