Andy Abramson Rumors of a Skype client for the iPhone made the rounds at both MacWorld and CES last week and one has to figure where there’s smoke, there’s fire. With Skype Lite released for many mobile phones, and now a lightweight Android client that is mostly a clone of iSkoot, the iPhone remains the biggest market … Read more
Call it a seven year itch, or call it concession, but the company that tried to bring you VoiceWing is going to be all VoIP by 2016. At least that’s the promise from the current Chief Marketing Officer at Verizon, John Stratton. We all know they are rolling out FiOS with VoIP as fast as … Read more
I’m tired when people say things like “I’m not going to this conference or that trade show because it’s going to suck.” Another person said “well I only go to meet with CEO’s and they’re not going to be there…” when asked if he was going to CES or MacWorld. Get over it. I was … Read more
Row 44 will be the supplier of in in-flight Internet access for Southwest and Alaska Airways which means the short time that AirCell’s GoGo held the position as the only in-flight Internet provider’s days are over. I’m a regular passenger on SouthWest and given their understanding of the business market feel this will be a … Read more
At CES this year, two devices caught my eye. The first was the iRiver Wave Home while the second is the new BenQ N Screen. Why? Because these are phones and video communications devices which also do a few other things well. In my view we continue to see product divergence occurring, not convergence.
IT’S GREAT TO SEE AND READ that Jeff is back. Like him. Love him. Hate him (no one should as he’s never hurt a fly) but it’s great to see the Godfather of VoIP back in the saddle and tossing his insight and opinions around. Recently Lee Dryburgh offered an OPEN INVITATION to Jeff to … Read more
There it was and there it wasn’t. It seems a story about Skype Lite on CNet was there. Now it’s gone. Fortunately the folks at TechChuk found it. From the way it looks, it would seem Skype is going head to head with their “partner” in the UK, iSkoot.
Since Truphone is my agency’s client, I’ve waited while many of the other bloggers weighed in with their opinions regarding the recent Skype and IM integration, like this one by Jon Arnold. Most have been dead on with their analysis of what it means, and in turn the interest at the booth at MacWorld has … Read more
A source close to the action tells me that my recent suggested top pick in the VoIP/Telco 2.0 Scouting Report has been picked by BT. I’m referring to Martin Geddes. The report I heard has Martin taking a lead Strategy position at BT Design. This is super news as Martin has always been one of … Read more
