Sad News, Sorry News About VON

I’m saddened by this report. If anyone thinks this is good news they’re wrong. It’s not. While I’ve made an attempt to reach Pulver Media representatives for comment so far at 1115 PM EDT, no response after more than two hours. I know Jeff well enough that he has more on his mind than to … Read more

Easy As VoIP Blog

I just found a new blog on VoIP that seems to be very heavy on product and service reviews. Called EasyAsVoIP, it is part of the B5 Media network of blogs. I like what I’m seeing…so it’s worth a read.

Von-Thoughts, Reflections and More

Jon Arnold sent me a note wondering why I hadn’t posted much about VON. Well for starters it was because I was very busy there inside and around the event. On site I did what meetings I needed to. I wandered into booths that interested me and had the briefings with companies that seem to … Read more

VoIP Over WiFi Getting Hot

A lot, I mean A LOT of attention has finally kicked in behind the idea of Voice over WiFi with the release of the newest Blackberry, the 8820 with WiFi. While users of the “Curve” have already had this feature, and made use of it with the T-Mobile Hot Spot @ Home service, but this … Read more

Purpose Built Devices Coming of Age

The Buffalo News picked up a Washington Post News service story that really is about the concept of purpose built devices. In this case the two are the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet and the Sony Mylo Com-2 Second Edition. For comparative purposes I own both. I get lots of use out of my Nokia N810, … Read more

Is It Time To Play Taps For Muni WiFi?

Glenn has a recap of a post of the New York Times story that ran yesterday. He’s right. Most of it is along the lines of his Economist piece some months back. Basically a couple of foolish companies (they know who they are) didn’t follow sage advice from broadband passengers who think and know what … Read more

Like Father, Like Son

Jon Arnold son Max came to eComm with some goals in mind. Like his dad, he got to present. Now he’s blogging about his experiences. When you realize Max is all of 15 he’s making some very good points about things. You know what they say, “out of the mouths of babes…..”

Qik Is Hot

Check out David Sarno’s LA Times story on what many a blogger has already known. Qik is it in one way video streaming. Personally I love the phone Jason’s using..it’s a Nokia N95 (you insiders will know why)…

Being Virtual and Being In Person

Irwin Lazar has a post about the recent “virtual” conference that took place at VoiceCon. As someone who uses the collaboration and conferencing tools more than most, I’m realizing the more I go on the road, the more I am not that far from others. My staff and I are making heavy use of client … Read more