Alec Saunders dusts off his math books, comes up with some stats and basically tells the carriers, especially the mobile operators that presence and apps like his own TalkNow that works on the RIM Blackberry so well, that the greater the presence data, the more completed calls and in turn more minutes. It reminds me … Read more
Leave it to pal Mr. Blog to come up with a cool “status” symbol for PhoneGnome users. Could that be the next Jim Courtney’s New Presence story?
I’ve been hot on eTel ever since uber-brainiac Surj Patel (he’s an MIT Media Labber) was on the phone with me last summer talking about his vision. Alec and David are both hot on it and for good reason. The event is about starting things up.. While the other shows are where the big boys … Read more
Make a point of checking out Jeff Pulver’s new Network2 promo..It even looks good on EVDO rev A!
WiFi NetNews has a nice summary of the state of WiFi on the rails. In my view railway based WiFi is a great way to preserve the environment. As someone who regularly has taken the train from San Diego to Santa Barbara or L.A. or into SF from Sacramento having an EvDO connection has been … Read more
“Oh yeah….” those of you who ever watched WWF will remember Randy “Macho Man” Savage and his famous “Oh Yeah” line that he would use just as he started an interview. Well, that’s kind of what I’m expecting at the Mashup Mania event that O’Reilly’s crew has put together next week at the eTel conference … Read more
When I read VoIPLowDown’s post about the top fifty VoIP gadgets I had a flash back to the “Joe the beer man” who for many years was a seller in the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Joe would walk the aisles selling beer, and at crucial times would put his tray of beers down and lead the … Read more
Jim Courtney of Skype Journal has taken the plunge and is working his way through the concept of “the New Presence” and has focused his initial efforts around client iotum’s Talk Now application which I must admit is pretty neat. Since getting my new Blackberry 8700 (I’m on T-Mobile so the 8800 is a while … Read more
According to eMarketer the North American Market is going to be the biggest Voice over WiFi market in the world. This has to be great news for my pal Steve Howe at Earthlink who is closing in on unveiling their new WiFi phone shortly, as well other WISP (Wireless Internet Service Providers) like Boingo. For … Read more
A few short weeks ago I penned a piece here on VoIPWatch as to why Apple and Cisco would be working together. It seems I was right. This is the tip of the iceberg between the two companies. For weeks I have been saying on KenRadio and in private conversations that an Apple relationship will … Read more
