Image via CrunchBase Vidyo, whose video conferencing technology offers a cloud based solution has added Chungwa Telecom's business group to their growing list of customer wins. Vidyo is on a roll of late and has been cranking out the news of customer wins, new SDK's that work with the tablet world. Their solution works and … Read more
Image via Wikipedia A few days ago, Ken Rutkowski, with whom I co-host the World Technology Roundup on KenRadio.com, called me on Skype to tell me that his cable company, Time Warner, had a new iPad app, and that he could watch TV on it. Today, the Wall Street Journal points out that the television … Read more
Being at CTIA I was looking for a story that was overlooked by yours truely last week. Well pal Jon Arnold tells us that Canadian cable and mobile phone leader Rogers has launched a Wi-Fi calling service aimed at business, aptly named Wi-Fi Calling for Business. Basically, its the same UMA based solution that T-Mobile … Read more
Six Apart deserves credit for great support. I had a login problem on my new iPad. I fired off a note and by this morning it was replied to and fixed. The problem was minor, but the impact major. The second shout out goes to the Apple Business accounts team. As I was just back … Read more
Looking at the recent Telecom Paper report about Skype and their profitability one has to realize that the law of large numbers is starting to apply to the telecom minutes mover. Their growth by percentage actually is slowing down in percentage of registered users logging on by month, but that’s to be expected as the … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Let’s face it, rumors create headlines, and sometimes reporters get it wrong. That’s the case this past weekend around Google and the non-launch of Google Circles. But, if reporters thought like Fred Shero, the late and former Philadelphia Flyers hockey coach, they would understand tendencies and patterns. Back in 1974 the Flyers … Read more
When I was in Europe my ability to use Skype on some mobile networks made me feel like I had an Android device like the new Motorola Zoom on Verizon. I couldn’t. Gosh, it actually made me appreciate AT&T who has a much better sense of “open” than Verizon Wireless ever will have under current … Read more
Today, hundreds of thousands of iPad2s will be sold in all kinds of flavors. WiFi only, WiFi + 3G on AT&T or WiFi + EVDO/3G from Verizon. And like many people who are somewhat frustrated with their experience on AT&T in some markets in the USA, there will be some thought given to buying a … Read more
Skype is adding ads to what will be a new "home" tab in their rapidly becoming a browser experience like client. I recall when J2, the parent company of Jfax added ads. I stopped using it as I didn't want to be paying for a service as a subscriber to be advertised to. To Skype's … Read more
