Give Peter Sisson credit for being first, and for TechCrunch breaking the story. Now Line2 offers 3G calling and receiving, with a second number on the iPhone. Reminds me of what Jeff Black and the crew at TalkPlus tried to do.
Don’t ever try to hide reality from those that know…and Todd Carothers knows. He spent time working with the folks at Openwave, then did some time with former client BridgePort Networks (since acquired by client CounterPath) and he’s fired off two very targeted posts aimed at the carriers and their network folks providing them options … Read more
Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal has come out with a glowing review of MagicJack in the Journal this week. In the story Walt reveals that MJ’s parent is coming out with a Skype like service as well.
Not a week goes by when we don’t hear of yet another company entering into the aggregation of information space. This week we see Jabbin release their 3.0 Beta. This is a space filled with competition from the likes of VoxOx, Meebo, Truphone, Gizmo (when it’s back out) that do various pieces of the IM … Read more
The Skype press conference with Verizon wasn’t more than an hour over when Brian Deagon of Investors Business Daily rang up to ask my take on the move by Verizon to work with Skype. Brian is one of my favorite IBD reporters because he asks the kind of questions that get to the heart of … Read more
The Skype deal with Verizon Wireless proves the old adage of “what’s old is new again.” Fearing that throngs of Skype users would do to their EVDO network what the iPhone has done to AT+T, Verizon went with a circuit switched solution that is similar to what Three in the UK has had since 2008 … Read more
I like home grown companies, and this company, TelCentris is really that. Started by one of my neighbors and his sons, the company, which markets under the VoXOx name is releasing what they are describing as a universal translator tied to instant and social messaging that is built into the VoxOx client according to XConomy. … Read more
One of the great things about being in Barcelona are the things you pick up. Here’s some more details on the upcoming Skype and Verizon Wireless announcement that’s due to come out tomorrow. Contrary to what everyone is thinking Verizon is using circuit switched voice not 3G, ala what Three in the UK does. So … Read more
Let’s face it, Apple changed the game with the App Store and the iPhone. Nokia followed with Ovi (which is improving), RIM with their version and of course Market for Android. You didn’t think that the GSMA and their members and some of their members, both carriers and handset manufacturers would stand around idly, while … Read more
Sagem-Orga, one of the three or four companies that makes the SIM cards that are placed inside the mobile phone just likely sent shockwaves through companies like San Diego’s Novatel Wireless, Cradlepoint, Option and Sierra Wireless all of whom make 3G dongles and some of whom are creating what I like to call the category … Read more
