Danger, Little Stranger: T-Mobile Drops Danger’s SideKick

Image via Wikipedia If you’re a Danger SideKick user on T-Mobile life just got a little stranger for you, becuase as of May 31, 2011 you won’t be using your Sidekick on their USA network any longer. In many ways the Sidekick was the first cloud device that came along. But it’s had its troubles. … Read more

UK ITSP Gradwell Adds Mobile Option

This caught my eye over the past few days. Gradwell, a UK based service provider has secured an MVNO agreement with 3, and married the mobile piece up with a very nifty hosted platform and in essence is now in the FMC (fixed mobile convergence) business for the business market.  While they're steering clear of … Read more

Mobile Operators Clarifying VoIP Rules on Data Networks

Image via Wikipedia Vodafone Italia is clarifying their permitting of VoIP, or when they'll block it. In Spain and France I've noticed how some of the mobile operators were blocking Skype and SIP calls over their date networks. It seems to be impacting the pre-paid market more than the contract market, but in the case … Read more

Phone Fusion’s Visual Voice Mail Yanked From Android Market

After all Google went through with Apple to get their GoogleVoice app into the App Store for the iPhone you might have expected some legal department compassion.  Nope. Instead they have pulled the PhoneFusion Visual VoiceMail client from the Android Market reports GigaOm's Ryan Kim.  PhoneFusion is a former client. They've built a very compelling offer … Read more

Skype Connect to Get Boost Next Week at Enterprise Connect

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

Motorola Zoom – A Tale of Two Posts

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

Giving Gets Easier-FundRazr on the iPhone

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

iPhone 3G Data in France and More Global Broadband Roaming

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

Apple Is Not At Mobile World Congress-But They Are

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

Mobile Networks Are Just That

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