According to a report from the Recycling Factory, in the UK, 52% of unused mobile phones are being hoarded at home in case the current in use handset is stolen, lost or broken. They go on to point out that 68% of claim to having more than one mobile phone needlessly collecting dust at home. … Read more
After a long run, and a successful exit to Logitech, SightSpeed for consumers has been quietly retired by the folks at Logitech. If you visit the web page, you’ll see that SightSpeed for Business, an app my agency helped launch, remains front and center, but Logitech has taken SightSpeed and turned it into Vid, a … Read more
Alec Saunders and Jim Courtney will now be happy as yesterday Skype let us all know that their iPhone app now works in Canada and is available in the Apple App Store. The delay was caused by a licensing dispute, but that seems to have been cleared up now.
I've decided to start to create a short podcast about VoIP. As we move away from text and into talk, this will be a quick way to get the news out. Please let me know what you think. Topics discussed include: An IT Expo Recap Upcoming Conferences-Mobilize, HD Summit, Demo and VON The MiFi and … Read more
If true, this rumor out of the UK could be a sign of more pan national mergers in the mobile industry. Here’s why: 1) DT, aka as T-Mobile and France Telecom, aka as Orange are in multiple countries competing head to head. This means duplicate staff, towers, etc. 2) T-Mobile is already exiting the UK … Read more
Over in Singapore, Vodafone’s affiliate, Mobile One (M1) has signed on to be the local partner to bring the Novatel PocketSpot, the MiFi to market. Given the huge hold that SingTel has in the entire SE Asian mobile market the #3 operator in Singapore needs to differentiate and sell something more than what # 1 … Read more
Over in Singapore, Vodafone’s affiliate, Mobile One (M1) has signed on to be the local partner to bring the Novatel PocketSpot, the MiFi to market. Given the huge hold that SingTel has in the entire SE Asian mobile market the # 3 operator in Singapore needs to differentiate and sell something more than what # … Read more
Toshiba’s eBook reader will also handle VoIP. This makes your book reader also your phone. This, like the Amazon Kindle, is really another example of evidence of the rise of the purpose built devices, something I highlighted here almost two years ago after attending a Telco 2.0 event during the Martin Geddes era there. Martin … Read more
Sorry, Verizon, your Wireless subsidiary is making a lot of the right moves, but Verizon, with this absolutely insulting statement that DSL Reports highlights regarding what is broadband speed is an affront to everyone with a real brain. But I’m not sure what’s more insulting, that statement from them, or the fact that their PR … Read more
The New York Times has some more insight on the Skype buyout. My view is simply this. Skype is a brand, and the technology behind it only matters to those who care about technology. As long as the service works, it won’t matter if it’s JoltID or CokeID or SIP.
