Andy Abramson

The Register has a story floating around about a possible PayPal scam that may be making the rounds.

I like the idea of CounterPath rolling out audio conferencing to drive more sales of their flagship softclient Bria and Eyebeam, but I question the timing of the implementation of CounterPath’s web conferencing given their product still has some bugs that never seem to get fixed on the Mac side of the house. For example … Read more

It seems all T-Mobile Hotspots are not created equally. This Information Week posting reveals some warts that I’ve only experienced once on their network at the Sofitel by Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. What I recall there was it was the way the integrator had configured the hotel’s WiFi system that caused the problem, not the bandwidth … Read more

Rebtel has partnered with EasyJet to make their version of mobile VoIP more widely accessible to the travel market.

I’m a Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and I can’t use a lot of programs on my Mac to connect to cloud based services like my Gmail account using MailPlane (but I can get to the mail via the browser or Apple Mail.) Eyebeam from Counterpath won’t get around the ports that are likely blocked, but … Read more

GigaOm’s Liz Gaines tonight unveiled something very radical and exciting. It’s called the NewTeeVee Station and is it ever hot…. Check it out…..

Reports out of Europe and the UK (where I’ve been last week) have the Mother of All European Equity Plays coming down the pike the second half of the year. KKR (the investment bank that knows all about LBO’s and takeovers) is the likely lead making a very substantial play likely rolling up a series … Read more

Doug Mohney, now at Fierce VoIP, provides a very cryptic and tight analysis about MagicJack. While it’s not free, the crowd the service is catering too is almost the same.

I read the New York Times article on UMPC’s and had to chuckle. This clearly tells me that all the companies entering the UMPC space, a sector really fueled by Intel to sell more lightweight, fast processors and to provide convenience to users is sorely needing a lesson in messaging. About the best source for … Read more

Skype keeps acting more and more like a real phone company (read telco) with the ability to now display Caller ID in North America. With this move Skype continues to pass the “duck test.” While you can also opt to display your mobile phone number, I think it’s far better to use your Skype number … Read more