Jott For The Blackberry

With so many people who like to text and drive out there, who are also Crackberry (Blackberry) addicts, this new beta application from JOTT may be something that just about changes the game for smart phone users. Now remember, it’s beta. First you install the Blackberry plug-in that lets you reply to messages using your … Read more

Wake Me Up So We Can Talk

With more people using their laptops for Voice over IP via softphones this new Wake Up technology from Intel has a lot of GREEN benefits. Now we can turn off the laptop or desktop, but when a call comes in (Video or VoIP) the PC will wake up. Wake up cable technology has been around, … Read more

Popular Mechanic on Getting Connected

For those cheapskates out there who just can’t afford a WiFi/Hotspot account from AT&T, T-Mobile or Boingo (to be transparent my agency represents Boingo) you can take the advice of Popular Mechanics and find some airports offering WiFi for free. You can also learn about some cool apps that make it easy to find the … Read more

A Look At Voice over WiFi

This is the kind of story I like to see, not only because it has direct benefit to clients (Truphone and Boingo) but also because one of the company’s whose advisory board I sit on Agito, is smack in the middle of this whole Voice over WiFi game. Voice over WiFi works. And it works … Read more

The Los Angeles Times Looks at Videoconferencing

The Los Angeles Times takes a look at video conferencing, but is only telling part of the story. Over the past few days I’ve been holed up my friends hotel in Carmel Valley as the house remains under construction. The hotel, the Hilton branded Homewood Suites, and its neighboring Hilton Garden Inn, would never have … Read more

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Over on DSL Reports is a note that AT&T has stopped putting new customers on their VoIP platform called CallVanatge. While current customers are not affected, it looks like any new additions are a thing of the past for the foreseeable future. As a CallVantage customer, I have yet to have any major issues other … Read more