Let's face it, we all want to "stay connected" when we travel, and contrary to some thoughts, we really don't need to talk on the phone these days to get a message to someone anymore. We've also learned over the years that modern day mobile phones don't interfere with the airplane's navigation. I should know, … Read more
If Yahoo's new CEO was ready to buy companies, ooVoo would be on that list. ooVoo has stellar management, proven technology and advertising opportunities all around it making it an ideal fit for Yahoo today. Add to it the fact that ooVoo clearly gets mobile and desktop, as well as video calling, add in Yahoo's … Read more
For those who want to lighten their load, Samsung's new Galaxy S Duo may be for you. The Galaxy S Duo is a twin SIM phone that lets you combine your business and personal lives on one phone. In many countries it's not surprising to see people carrying one phone for each part of their … Read more
You may not be old enough to remember the movie "The British Are Coming," but longtime client Truphone has established an office in Raleigh-Durham's Research Triangle Park, with mobile and technology sales champion Gary Cohen at the helm, reports the Raleigh-Durham NewsObserver's Gloria Lloyd, WRAL TechWire's Rick Smith with two posts in a week and the Triangle … Read more
The architecture of the iTunes app store was created for tracks of music, and was based on rights management issues tied to licensing of the mechanicals, the words and the recorded works, which is why the iTunes store and App Store architecture is country specific. To gain access to a specific country's app store or … Read more
Yesterday on my flight to Raleigh Durham, North Carolina on United from Dulles I picked up the in flight magazine during take off, because my iPad had to be in the OFF mode until we hit 10,000 feet. In it I saw an ad from Verizon Wireless touting their Global Wireless data plan offer for … Read more
Yesterday I wrote about Regus, Priority Pass and Boingo as essential lessons learned from being on the road. Here are a few more. 1. Staying Organized with your Travel-Nothing beats TripIt as a SaaS based personal travel manager. With all my reservations in one place, and on my calendar I know what I'm doing, without … Read more
After six weeks on the road, a lot of business traveler lessons continued to be learned or reaffirmed. Here are some that will help you. 1. Have an account with Regus- I've been using their "temporary" offices for the last half a dozen years or so and can't tell you how much having an account gives … Read more
Ten days ago when I landed in London my Blackberry wasn't getting any connection to the BB network, nor could I BBM my colleagues and friends, surf the web, Facebook, Tweet or anything. It took a few days, and divine intervention (i.e The PR agency route) to get someone who helped get me back online … Read more
Okay, so I get to work from some of the most interesting places in the world. As long as I can connect to the 'Net I'm usually good to go and last night over dinner in Perpignan France I just had to dial into a client conference call with Shango, a very cool company you'll … Read more
