If you subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, either hard copy or online, today’s edition has Walt Mossberg’s review of the new Apple iPhone and OS 3.0. Apple always provides Walt an advance version of the phone, and his review tends to help set the stage for many things. Of what he didn’t like on … Read more
Media 5, a Quebec based company, is planning on releasing a SIP based client for the Apple iPhone via the App store in July. I was tipped off to this via About.com’s Nadeem Unuth.
Two posts this week about Skype and mobile operators by Om Malik and Rich Tehrani underscores why playing with your competition makes sense. What’s interesting is neither has had any first hand experience (that I know of) using the 3 Skype service in the UK as I have. If they did, they would have been … Read more
A UK company, CellCrypt is now offering secure mobile VoIP calling. For years people have always worried if their cell phone calls can be monitored. Those inside the industry know it was always possible. This solution sounds like another step in the right direction to protect your communications, as long as the algorithm includes the … Read more
With the recent announcement by Skype to have an open SIP Gateway (well its in beta) the door is now wide open for a direct route of calls coming to your Google Voice number to be routed directly into the Skype SIP gateway and to ring your Skype ID. All Google Voice has to do … Read more
I have to say it. AOL Voice Team–I told you so. It was at eComm 2008 at the opening night reception when I said AOL and VoIP won’t be around long. Now I read that I was right. Next up on the to be shuttered predictions list is AT&T CallVantage and likely Earthlink’s TruVoice. Makes … Read more
I have to say, with all due respect to other conference organizers that Lee Dryburgh and his band of advisors, led by the likes of Jon Arnold, Dan York, Brough Turner, Phil Wolff, Alan Duric and others really worked hard to make this year’s eComm the best ever. When we ended after three days at … Read more
I got a note this morning from Lee Dryburgh reminding me that the early bird pricing for eComm ends today. eComm starts on March 3 and looks set to be hot. It’s a whole day affair for three days and in reality it’s the equal of at least five days. The schedule is packed and … Read more
I’m in London for one more day and then I’m off to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress. I’m going with mixed emotions as the reaction I’ve been getting and receiveing from Analysts, Bloggers and Press is that the turnout will be very light as they simply can’t travel that far from the USA. What does … Read more
It’s great to see ex Qualcomm strategy and marketing whip Jeff Belk leaving the womb of CDMA and exploring the WiFi world. In his pursuit for a way to cut down on his global roaming costs he’s discovered client Truphone and how to turn his iPod Touch into an everyday global roaming mobile solution. Jason … Read more
