Today’s New York Times has an online “pullout” about Business Travel. One of the key points throughout stories included is WiFi. It seems hotels have all caught on to WiFi. Now only if they would understand bandwidth.
The new Windows Mobile 6.0 Smartphones and PDAs have the capability to be wonderful VoIP devices with apps like Skype, Fring and more coming. The key is to make sure the device is SIP enabled. Sometime they will work right out of the box, other times users will have to reload some CAB files.
Devicescape, a company which has participated on panels I’ve moderated for MuniWireless, continue to execute on their plan to be the simplest way to log on to WiFi networks, both public and private, with a client/server solution that automates how device log onto hotspots. Their latest move, an iPhone application to solve one pain point … Read more
First up was iotum’s Conference Calling feature for Facebook users. Now FWD has unveiled what I’d like to call FaceMail, a new VoiceMail service for FaceBook users. This is good for those that spend all their life in FaceBook, but like Skype voice mail, it isn’t portable yet so it means having to go to … Read more
This is music to my ears.. I had the good fortune to use WiFi on Lufthansa and SAS while flying in 2005 and 2006. With the two trips I took to Europe this year I sure missed it, and actually adjusted my travel so I wasn’t out of touch for what felt like a whole … Read more
This is music to my ears.. I had the good fortune to use WiFi on Lufthansa and SAS while flying in 2005 and 2006. With the two trips I took to Europe this year I sure missed it, and actually adjusted my travel so I wasn’t out of touch for what felt like a whole … Read more
Tom Keating reports on what he considered the best of show at IT Expo…Fonality.
Last100 is reporting that the Apple iPhone is coming to the UK. I recently bought one to see what all the hoopla is about after waiting a few months after release. The iPhone isn’t the most advanced phone in the world. As a matter of fact it is really at least one generation back in … Read more
The folks at SipPhone tipped me off to the new Gizmo5.com. When I have some time I’ll try it out. Here’s the release. FREE SOFTWARE BRINGS INSTANT MESSAGING AND LOW COST CALLING TO MILLIONS OF MOBILE PHONE USERS WORLDWIDE Gizmo for Mobile, available at gizmo5.com, does AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Cuts Text Charges And Saves Up … Read more
Skype Journal’s Jim Courtney makes the claim that client Thomas Howe has written the definitive post on what is a mash-up just in time for the Skype Mashup event which I’ve been invited to attend later this month. Courtney calls Howe’s writing a “key reference post” an it sure is. This is something to bookmark. … Read more
