Andy Abramson TechCrunch reports that Aircell is launching WiFi in the Sky today. As a person who used to choose his flights by which airlines had Airfone and later which airlines offered the ill fated Boeing Connexion service for International travel, I’m happy to hear this service is now a reality. So, while there’s no VoIP allowed, … Read more
It looks like the 640 x 480 video barrier for HD video over a web cam has been shattered as Tandberg just announced a new 720p30 business grade video conferencing platform that works on Intel’s new Quad Core 2 processor based computers, code named Montevina. The new service will be named Movi and will be … Read more
Rob Evans, a highly respected exIBMer, who now is the UK Telecoms Sourcing Manager for the Orange FT Group in the UK. has been writing a series of posts describing how client Truphone has been saving the day for him, on his blog called Rob’s Digital Life. His most recent one talks about being somewhere … Read more
3, my favorite carrier when I’m in the UK, has launched the SkypePhone Version 2 and does it look mighty tasty. First their offering includes both post paid/contract as well as Pay as You Go. The fact that they make this available for Pay As You Go, and their data plans are are low as … Read more
3, my favorite carrier when I’m in the UK, has launched the SkypePhone Version 2 and does it look mighty tasty. First their offering includes both post paid/contract as well as Pay as You Go. The fact that they make this available for Pay As You Go, and their data plans are are low as … Read more
I think I have to worry about trying to update my Comunicano web site. It seems Skype Journal has been frozen by the lack of engineering support at Yahoo where I also host my business web page. Note-the page is about to change, but I wasn’t planning on changing my host. Jim Courtney of Skype … Read more
A few years back, about the time I first got into blogging, circa 2003, I had a chat with a good friend at Business Wire where I forecasted the demise of them due to the use of RSS feeds in the blogosphere. The recent SEC decision, in my mind, shows that my I wasn’t far … Read more
A quick read of a press release from Campbell, CA based research and analyst firm Infonetics shows that VoIP usage and uptake continues to grow the world over. It also points out who the big players are. Comcast in the USA leads the pick up here in the States. Orange in France is selling VoIP … Read more
Network World reports that HP has come out with a new ultralight in weight laptops that they call it ruggedized. That’s a fancy word for “built to take it” and is designed to compete with the line of laptops from Panasonic called “Toughbooks.” What’s neat though is the use of Qualcomm technology called GOBI, that … Read more
Uber Analyst, Jon Arnold, is back from vacation and he has his game face on. In a TMCNet post Jon drills down on the reasons why BT was so fast to pay what the did for Ribbit. He then goes on to highlight Mobivox’s moves with Jajah and the reasons why ifByPhone are both companies … Read more
