AT&T is rolling out more benefits to Apple iPhone users all the time, as the war with T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless gets rolling with new devices (the Google Android G-1 and Blackberry Storm.) What they are doing is offering all iPhone users free AT&T Hotspot access in their WiFi locations. This means for the most … Read more
2009 may really be the year for video conferencing. I know, we’ve heard this all before, but due to a few factors that are all converging, video conferencing may be in for a very big year next year. Here’s why I feel that way. 1) The gas crisis isn’t going away. 2) The economy is … Read more
SF Bay Area based Devicescape have rolled out EasyWiFi, a simple to install, easy to use WiFi and Access Point login aggregation application that stores your usernames and passwords safely in the cloud, and logs you on automatically. DeviceScape works with both mobile handsets that have WiFi as well as Macs and PCs. For those … Read more
SF Bay Area based Devicescape have rolled out EasyWiFi, a simple to install, easy to use WiFi and Access Point login aggregation application that stores your usernames and passwords safely in the cloud, and logs you on automatically. DeviceScape works with both mobile handsets that have WiFi as well as Macs and PCs. For those … Read more
This new travel router has a difference. It works with a 3’s 3G data stick. In many ways this is like Cradlepoint, the device I use to share my Sprint or ATT mobile broadband USB devices. These make sharing your Internet connection very easy. Try one. You never know who you’ll meet sharing the Net … Read more
MaxRoam’s founder, Pat Phelan, picks up on my thread of how to be a better road warrior/Global Nomad with his recession busting travel tips. In many ways Pat picks up on some of my earlier tips, including client Boingo for hotel WiFi where he writes: Finally and most importantly get a Boingo account, Boingo were … Read more
A new service out of Dublin Ireland’s Active Online called BookMeetingRoom.com looks appealing to those who have to manage and organize meeting rooms and conference rooms. While it’s a tad pricey, the concept is very useful, and I can see the application of this with online web conferences, video conferences and audio conference booking. As … Read more
Dean Bubley has some insightful commentary about HSUPA and what it means to VoIP over 3G in his latest posting. I’ve used HSUPA on my Novatel Data Card via AT&T’s 3G network and clearly see the difference, especially with mobile video conferencing. There’s a major quality advantage with HSUPA over HSDPA as the upload seems … Read more
I’ve had the good fortune to use WiFi on the Heathrow Express when I’m in London. The experience, which is made possible by T-Mobile connects train mounted access points to 3G radios that are mounted in each car on the train. The experience has been good enough to hold video calls using SightSpeed and Skype … Read more
Pal Tom Keating tipped me off to the news that Electronista broke about the MSI Wind Netbook being sold soon at Best Buy. Joanna Stern at Laptop Magazine has been a very big fan of the MSI Wind for sometime, so it’s on my hit list of NetBooks to acquire. I’m already very pleased with … Read more
