The iPad Mini

If I was Apple and I wanted to stay ahead of the rest of the industry I'd make the reported iPad Mini more than a tablet. I'd make it a phone.  The reason I suggest this is after using my Google Nexus 7" over the weekend using CounterPath's Bria for Android Tablet, the form factor … Read more

What Causes Mobile Data Congestion

Did you ever wonder what causes data networks to be congested. The folks at Dialogic have compiled a neat infographic that shows what triggers all the slowdowns as part of their efforts to optimize networks.

Next Week IT EXPO and DEMO

The last few weeks have been a blur. Mobilize and a lot of clients there. Las week was RIM Jam Americas, client meetings, new client signings, and strategy sessions. More of all that is ahead, and of course there’s TMC’s IT Expo and IDG’s DEMO. I’m moderating two panels at IT Expo, one on Tuesday … Read more

T-Mobile UK To Offer VoIP Service

It looks like T-Mobile UK is going to offer a competitor to Skype and Rebtel in order to keep revenue from going elsewhere when it comes to international long distance. The new service called CleverConnect is different than what they offer in the USA using the Kineto UMA stack in select phones that allows for … Read more

How Not To Work With Bloggers

The Next Web story about Samsung and their reported treatment of bloggers at the IFA is horrible. When compared what I did with the Nokia Blogger Relations Program from 2005-2010, where we supplied bloggers with N and some E series devices as part of a seeding program and then expanding the program to invite bloggers to attend Nokia World and … Read more

Skype Turns 9

With the holiday weekend some things fell through the cracks. One was the 9th birthday of Skype. To help depict their story Skype has released an infographic that highlights their various milestones throughout the years. Skype may have been the single most disruptive service ever to hit the telecommunications world. For starters Skype really defined the … Read more

Net Talk Duo Wi-Fi Means Your Landline ANYWHERE

Net Talk, a direct competitor in many ways to MagicJack but with many more features, options and capabilties, have come out with the Net Talk Duo Wi-Fi. It's jam-packed with all kinds of capabilities and goes into the territory of the OBI and PhoneGnome as well as OOMA in many ways. Like MagicJack it offers … Read more

Disney Parks Adding Free Wi-Fi

The Disney theme parks are known for customer service, and usually are ahead of the curve when it comes to deploying things that make for a better guest experience. Today the Orlando Sentinel reports that they are adding free Wi-Fi to their guest experiences. Wi-Fi is really helpful to guests because the size of the … Read more