Alec Saunders, who most recently established Calliflower, the full featured collaboration and conferencing service, has joined RIM as VP of Developer Relations. Some may recall he also introduced IE at Microsoft. He brings a very strong pedigree to RIM. For starters he is focused on Playbook.
Without going too deep into the particulars, this past Friday was International Grenache Day. The global event attracted hundreds of events put on by wineries, restaurants, bloggers, friends and just about anyone who likes to explore wines. Started by Nicole Rolet, proprietress of Chene Blue in The Rhone Valley, I jumped head first into it, … Read more
Conflicting reports are out there about Google becoming a mobile operator, at least in Spain. Or maybe not. While creating a company branded SIM, buying minutes and data makes sense, and Spain, like France and the UK are MVNO hotbeds, it is an interesting move or experiment if true. That said, Google relies on carriers … Read more
While 2012 will be an Olympic year in sports, it's also shaping up to be an olympic like year in the courts with the FCC and the nation's wireless, wireline and cable operators all competing for medal. Between the recent FCC Net Neutrality decision, and the AT&T–T-Mobile battle that everyone from Sprint to at least … Read more
The FCC wants text messaging and video to be part of E911 as a way to aid dispatchers and provide emergency respoders like police, fire and paramedics with a better idea of what they are up against. For many companies developing those tools that make the information richer and provide the delivery this will be … Read more
I won't dwell on the negatives that some already have shared privately because for the most part I enjoyed the two days I spent at IT Expo in Austin this past week. But as someone who wants to see the event grow here are some suggestions: 1) Get more launches at the event. Comapnies there … Read more
Image via CrunchBase If you ever wondered what the iPhone would be like on Sprint's 3G network, the opportunity has been there all along and you don't have to try to hack one that was designed to work on Verizon Wireless' network either. About a year ago ZTE, the Chinese supplier of dongles, data cards … Read more
We are over conferenced. This week alone I will be at two, maybe three events and could be at more. TechCrunch Disrupt starts on Monday in San Francisco, CA Demo starts on Monday night in Santa Clara, CA-Attending IT Expo and a medley of co-conferences all start on Tuesday in Austin, TX-Attending/Moderating StartupCamp is Wednesday … Read more
Image via CrunchBase I'm more and more hooked on video calling. Why? Well as someone who works from home, hotels and pretty much, anywhere, I like to see people. Having been at the early stages of video calling back first with SightSpeed whom I served as an adviser to and as the agency of record … Read more
Pal Jason Maitland is the chef partner of Del Mar Plaza's hottest dining spot, Flavor. Well he and his partner in Flavor have opened up SIP just around the corner and it's great. Offering an amazing array of wines by the glass and bottle, plus with cheese and smoked meats available for nibbling, SIPS is rapidly … Read more
