VAPPS has rolled out a pay for use model with Skype today, picking up on the initial trial. In many ways this delivers on the promise that Ben and his team made back in the summer months during the Skype developers conference in Las Vegas. By having a pay model, that uses Skype credits, third … Read more
DECT, which stands for Digitally Enhanced Cordless Technology, has been around in Europe for a few years, but now is emerging in the USA. Today GE announced a series of new Skype phones based on DECT.
First it was weather, and now it’s traffic reports. Vonage has buckled up with a trafic reporting service to help keep people from being snarled in traffic jams. While Vonage stock is stuck at a red light in the sevens these days, one has to question the need for this service that is only reachable … Read more
Yesterday, SKype formally released version 2.0 of their Mac client.
The New York Times’ Ken Belson has the scoop on T-Mobile @ Home. Long rumored, the service marks the first real entry in the USA of a Fixed Mobile Convergence Play by one of the leading mobile operators. In my view this is an important step and well timed, as T-Mobile gets out of the … Read more
Om has a lengthy post about video conferencing and the Cisco foray into their billion dollar baby, TelePresence. Many of the news accounts of the Cisco announcement are clearly “future maybes” and given the pricing I have to just help to clarify them. $79,000. $299,000. Okay, Cisco isn’t planning on selling every start up some … Read more
A story out of Australia regarding some statements by two Gartner analysts and Cisco’s John Chambers seems to point in the right direction for some 2.0 type companies, including some my agency represents. In reading the Computerworld article this morning I couldn’t help but feel overjoyed for the implied endorsement of client SightSpeed when the … Read more
It seems my trusty ASUS Travel Router has burned out. After working faithfully for the past year or so I awoke to find the lights not working and the lack of any signal. This means either work at a desk while on the road or find a substitute. I’m already working on the latter.
Pardon the chilly headline but I couldn’t resist the headline or the chance to have some fun with the news announcement from earlier in the week about Vonage adding a real pre Voice 1.0 service like weather reports. As a child of the 60’s about the only two numbers I could recall to dial were … Read more
I’m a huge fan of personal video communications, even if it means I have to shave everyday, not have a bad hair day and even get dressed. When I’m on the go I wish I could see what is up with my fiance who lives 500 miles away and since she is more mobile phone … Read more
