Image via Wikipedia Skype is rumored to be in trials of its business focused Skype Connect service with two Avaya customers and next week at Enterprise Connect there will likely be some noise made by the global telco minutes stealer of an expanded relationship with Avaya. Skype is also hot on the trail to get … Read more
Image via Wikipedia If you are thinking of buying a Motorola Zoom, required reading are two very different style reviews of the new Honeycomb OS based Android tablet from Motorola that debuts today. First is Walt Mossberg, who in his Wall Street Journal review today, has made numerous comparison to the established holder of the … Read more
Image via Wikipedia I'm a nomad, and I admit it. Put me on the road and I'll find what my heart lusts for. Wine, food and Wi-Fi. And the more time I spend in Europe, especially Spain, the more I find Wi-Fi in coffee shops, retaurants and gastro bars. And it's basically free. Sure, you … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Somewhat dormant due to eBayization, PayPal has gotten more aggressive of late, especially in mobile, and one idea I'm very high on is the work by third party app developer, FundRazr.com on the iPhone that's become enabled by PayPal Mobile. Basically, if you're raising money for a cause, their platform allows you to promote … Read more
The last two weeks has taken me to Portugal and Spain on business, and now for a few days to France before more business back in Spain starting next week. While I'm up in the Languedoc-Roussillion I wanted to get all connected in advance of a week's vacation with my wife as we tour the … Read more
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Apple doesn't need to be exhibiting at Mobile World Congress to be present. They are, by their show floor absence, there in droves. Apple in 2007 changed the entire mobile phone business with the iPhone and now, every manufacturer tries to out Apple Apple. Perhaps the most envious is … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Telappliant has a rather obvious poke at the misunderstanding of the way the mobile world of communications is going. It's no longer about voice. It's about IP based traffic and you don't need to be a genius to figure that out. What that means with the looming worldwide arrival of LTE is … Read more
Image via Wikipedia I've been using Boingo as my Wi-Fi provider of choice for more years than I care to remember, so for those of you in Europe a new pricing plan for unlimited access just arrived. For me, their Global Unlimited plan is all I need, but one thing tha helps is knowing locations … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Back in 1999 when I was wet behind the ears, and just getting into voice and VoIP, Jacob Tirosh, then the founder and CEO of Comgates, an Israel based softswitch developer gave me a lesson in protocol. TDM, h.323, Megaco and SIP he proffered all needed to be interoperable, and the softswitch … Read more
Image via Wikipedia I landed on Friday in Lisbon, where for the next week I’ll be working from a seaside garret in the town of Cascais, looking at the Atlantic with the next stop across the water being the tip of Maine from all accounts local. When I first landed, I immediately grabbed a … Read more
