For those who deal with the mobile industry on a daily basis the idea of “the carrier is the one who makes the rules” would not be a surprise. But when it comes to Apple, one has to really wonder if Steve Jobs and his crew figured out how to take control, when no other … Read more
TechCrunch, GigaOm, Paid Content and ZDNET, it may be time to look over your shoulder and worry who may be catching up to you. Pal John Furrier has just launched SiliconAngle.com, a new multi-author blog with a focus on the Social Web and Technology Innovation. The site is very visual and combines solid writing, perspective … Read more
While I love the lightweight and smaller form factor of the Asus, Acer and Samsung netbooks, I’ve grown to fall back in love with the MacBook Air and my Verizon 3G card. Lightweight, powerful and it’s a Mac. I just wish Apple would make a 10″ model 🙂
David Beckemeyer is one of the brightest minds in Telecom. For those that don’t know David he’s the guy who brought PhoneGnome to market (Note I am an advisor to PhoneGnome.) More importantly, David was the co-founder of EarthLink and clearly is a technology visionary, as well as a world class technologist in his own … Read more
Here’s one for the USA carriers to consider. Over in Spain, mobile operator Telefonica is providing the unemployed a break on their mobile phone bills. This is a great way to keep people on the network, versus losing them. It also helps keep their revenue constant, the carrier doesn’t lose a telephone number, or the … Read more
Here’s one for the USA carriers to consider. Over in Spain, mobile operator Telefonica is providing the unemployed a break on their mobile phone bills. This is a great way to keep people on the network, versus losing them. It also helps keep their revenue constant, the carrier doesn’t lose a telephone number, or the … Read more
The good folks at Telco 2.0 (sans Martin Geddes who is now at BT Design as Head of Strategy) have a great way for those that can’t travel to the event in Nice on May 6-7 to take part. It’s called their Distance Package and is a great idea. Basically you can buy a “virtual … Read more
On the surface one has to say, “so, what does this matter” when the news emerged on Friday that UK mobile retailing giant Carphone Warehouse may buy UK broadband operator Tiscali. First you have to recognize that Carphone Warehouse (and sister stores across Europe named “The Phone House”) may be the best retail operation in … Read more
Alec has written a killer post about the problem that both Microsoft and Apple are running into. The Netbook craze, and he’s very right on. Here’s some history, from a very early adopter. I’ve been buying Netbooks since the were called UMPCs. I’ve purchsed OQOs, Medions (both underpowered using the older VIA chips which have … Read more
My first thoughts about T-Mobile’s 3G card for USA are … this. 1) No Mac support yet. But it is coming they promise. 2) Coverage area-very spotty so far, at least in San Diego County 3) Easy to install software for PCs. Installed quickly and fired up without issue on my Asus 1000HE Netbook. The … Read more
