It remains hilarious how Apple and Google are playing with one another over the GoogleVoice application. Rather than simply agree on how to make it work, the two are having a superpowers (I want to say super poser) standoff. So today, Google updates their web browser based version to offer a smoother and more elegant … Read more
As many of you know my entire team works virtually. But a few weeks back my good friend Tony Loiacono’s company, Heads & Tails TV, launched a truly virtual work place called United Nations Citizen, with some heavyweight partners. Cisco, Harris and Equifax plus some other big brands like Apple. Here are some key points … Read more
Last week one of the highlights at IT Expo was Startup Camp, organized by pal Larry Lisser (previously a client at Mobivox) who organized a conference within a conference. Sponsorship came via Twilio and PhoneTag but the real stars were the four new companies, including Fonolo (a client of mine and a company I hold … Read more
While the attention to Linux isn’t one of my areas of focus, I do appreciate the fact that Skype does. Just this past week they released a new Linux version. JK On The Run has the details.
UMPC has learned about a security hole on the MiFi. Thankfully, Novatel is reacting very quickly and is in the process of fixing things.
There have been apps on FaceBook for a while that let you do all kind of VoIP tricks, but most of them have been basic “call me” apps. Om Malik reported that 8×8 has launched one too, but took them to task for their impersonal understanding of social media writing: “I hate the random photo … Read more
The acquisition of Gizmo by GoogleVoice is starting to pay dividends. A report from TechCrunch’s fearless leader, Michael Arrington, has the GoogleVoice guys adding Click to Call to the newly minted Chrome Browser (at least on the official Windows version) and a report that GoogleVoice will have a softphone. I’m already using Google Voice with … Read more
An analyst report says AT&T needs to spend five billion dollars MORE to improve their wireless network to support all the data usage that they are starting to see. And people wonder why I’m, as well as Om, are saying Voice over 3G doesn’t really work? Almost two years a go, a retired former AT&T … Read more
Telegeography is an analyst firm that great at one thing and one thing only. The numbers. While many firms try to be all things to all companies, I don’t know a firm that can be as consistent or as concise with their factual reporting. So when today’s news about the decline in International calling hit … Read more
Longtime UK ex-pat journalist Jeremy Wagstaff, who for years was the Wall Street Journal’s man in Jakarta and all points SE Asia has a very interesting take on Skype and how it will be transforming. I see Skype in 2010 being the following: 1) The 10,000 pound gorilla in video communications 2) Dramatically expanding their … Read more
