Google has quietly decided to put Gizmo5 to rest. The company, acquired last year from Michael Robertson and his investor partners for $30 million dollars has been integrated into Google Talk for the most part, including the video components that were part of Gizmo5 last incarnation. TechCrunch and others have written the story as well. … Read more
The key to using SFR's prepaid voice and data on your iPhone 4 is so simple. Reset the network settings. For some reason, on the iPhone4 doesn't pick up the proper settings off the get go. I'm not sure why not, but now after two visits to the SFR store, I've figured out with their … Read more
While no S-1 has been filed, my gut has me thinking that North Carolina based Bandwidth.com has to be thinking about an IPO at some point, possibly before Skype finally fires up their’s. What got me thinking about it was their purchase of Dash Carrier Services that was announced today. Call it a SWAG (stupid … Read more
In a word, amazing. I’ve been to his famed La Brioche four times before but Serge Arola’s new gastro restaurant is one to not miss on any visit to Madrid. Wines paired were perfectly matched up and none that I have ever had before, which was the plan of the wine director.
Image via Wikipedia Former Mobivox founder Eric Reiher quietly launched TriBair back in January. The concept is rather simple. Marry up free calling with WiFi. Ok, nothing exactly new as Truphone and Gizmo both debuted that way years ago, and initially the news came at a time when I was too busy with CES to … Read more
Lovely example of Alsatian Pinot Noir that never disappoints. Black raspberry, strawberry, touch of oriental spice and tea, all in a light palate pleasing weight. The winery family also operates the Michelin starred restaurant in Zellenberg, Maximillian.
Skype announced a “lower bandwidth” version of their mobile client, designed to work with more operators around the globe than their current three they have signed up after being live with Three in the UK for almost three years or so, and Verizon in the USA. While no technical details were announced, it was interesting … Read more
Image via Wikipedia My attempts to make Skype calls on my iPhone 4 via Yoigo are resulting in dropped data connections. Same with using any SIP provider. It feels like the Grinch who stole Christmas has arrived here in the land where mobile is king. Quite possibly the blocking only occurs with pre-paid SIM card customers (pre-pago) … Read more
