Over in the UK, where iPad fever has not yet hit, the smart mobile operator, 3, has picked up on something I’ve been doing over the past week (when I’ve been home that is.) Using my iPad in my car with a MiFi running. But unlike those of us here in the USA who have … Read more
HD voice is a coming trend in voice communications. Those who have experienced a conference call using the services of client HiDef Conferencing, or an all Skype user conference call using an Everyman headset that has the SILK codec built in, or tried ZIP-DX with G.722 codec enabled on a customized version of client Counterpath’s … Read more
Stuart Henshall has NAILED the story and the importance of what Apple is doing with the upcoming 4.0 release of an OS for iPad, iPhone and iPods. Why now is multitasking going to be so big, and why will VoIP and VoIP apps be important? Because finally, with LTE and WiMax the importance of selling … Read more
AT&T is touting a new voicemail to text service very similar to what the previously ill fated SpinVox was offering or what you can buy now from PhoneTag. The $9.99 price tage immediately draws the comparison to GoogleVoice which now offers a similar speech to text translation service for free. In my view this begs … Read more
It seems of of late I’ve branched out from talking to reporters about what works in technology to how to work remotely. You may have seen the recent issue of Inc magazine, right smack dab at the start of the cover story about the virtual company. Then along came Fox Business and the need for … Read more
It seems of of late I’ve branched out from talking to reporters about what works in technology to how to work remotely. You may have seen the recent issue of Inc magazine, right smack dab at the start of the cover story about the virtual company. Then along came Fox Business and the need for … Read more
Michael Arrington of TechCrunch has had one of his spies inside Google feed him yet more inside insight about GoogleVoice, the service previously known as GrandCentral. To no one’s surprise Arrington postulates that GV is going to release a softclient for laptops and desktops. Any bets they don’t have an iPhone client anytime soon that … Read more
The New York Times today cleared up a question I’ve had about the AT&T Femtocell. It will (read-does not yet) carry data to the mobile phones and 3G ready devices, modems, dongles and more. In my mind AT&T should build a FemtoCell into every uVerse installation. Oh….that’s right, then they would have to carry the … Read more
So, like all good toy idiots, I have been tracking the arrival of my Apple iPad ever since the “shipping” notice from Apple showed up in my “inbox” early last week. While the accessories are all being delivered via FedEx, the iPad was being handled from China to me via usually more reliable, UPS. Given … Read more
The Apple Blog, one of the GigaOm network blogs, was wondering what people who receive their iPads will be installing. Well here’s my iPad plan. Boingo-between hotspots and my MiFi’s I’ll be connected all the time. Truphone-Voice over WiFi, 3G. I get to make the call. DropBox-sync those files Tweetdeck-tweet me, baby. AP, BBC, NPR, … Read more
