Good news for travelers heading to Barcelona for the 2010 Mobile World Congress put on by the GSMA. As part of rolling out Skype Access on Windows the Skype folks are offering free access on Boingo in Barcelona. Once you get to Barcelona look for SIMs at Phone house locations for your unlocked phones. If … Read more
9 to 5 Mac asks why is Apple blocking VoIP on the iPhone. The question is asked, because it’s a proven fact that on jailbroken iPhones all the apps that can’t talk over 3G can talk if you use the right apps that fool the phone and the apps into thinking 3G is WiFi. When … Read more
I was in Las Vegas a few days ago and got to experience Mobile WiMax for the first time via the Sprint/Clearwire network that’s been installed there. My reaction. Think the best of WiFi and a MiFi all rolled into one. Speeds were solid and I was able to make VoIP and Skype calls, including … Read more
Apple stock hit an all time high, over $200 this week. But that’s just the financial story. What is really impressive is how well Apple is faring in purchase popularity in every category they compete it. In phones. In the desktop and laptop categories, when you consider how much more expensive their products are vs. … Read more
Gizmodo has a very interesting piece today about consumer Internet connectivity in the USA from the major providers. In the post they point out how the broadband providers are overselling higher priced services to consumer by exaggerating what kind of pipe someone needs to download, connect or use services. First off, we’re beginning to see … Read more
The buzz is building around the Google Phone and the potential of Apple finally bringing out a Tablet. My questions about the tablet are simply this: 1) Will you handle Voice Apps (Skype, Truphone, iCall) the way the iPod Touch and iPhone already do? I mean, don’t you want to TELL someone what yu just … Read more
While the holiday season is getting into full swing it is hard to believe that we’re now less than a month away from the Winter Edition of IT Expo. To me it only feels like yesterday when Rich Tehrani and his team put on one of the best telecom events they ever have in Los … Read more
The latest edition of the the annual Mobile Internet Report, from Morgan Stanley, is a must read if you make a living in mobile. I spent a few hours flipping through the decks that comprise the report and remain just amazed at the level of detail, research and on the mark insight their team has … Read more
Over in the UK, the ITSPA announced their annual winners at their House of Commons event.
Let’s face it, the idea of WiFi by the major mobile operators in the USA has been more trial and error, or when they chose to explore it, for the most part it was more like seeing someone dip their toes in the water in the past, as in reality only T-Mobile and to some … Read more
