Om has a post about the expected explosion of Mobile Broadband. In the USA one expert I know said for AT&T to double capacity of their network “it will take a 7 billion dollar coat of paint.” That’s a lot of iPhones.
Hat tip to Ken Camp who caught wind of the news (via TechCrunch) that Fring is laying off 20 percent of their workforce. Ken also shares some viewpoints about Fring and its lack of reliability/stability. GigaOm has a roundup post with Om’s usual on target insight as well.
I’ve made 3G calls with SIP on my Nokia N and E series phones using both Truphone and Gizmo, but on my iPhone I’m hobbled just like everyone else who uses on (that’s not Jailbroken). Sure Fring works with SIP but its also WIFi. Right now it’s time for Steve Jobs to explore more deeply … Read more
I want to love the idea of VoxOx but I have some degree of hesitation, so check out Tom Keating’s post first, then try it yourself. My biggest concern is do we need more apps that does a piece of the same thing or do we need more integration and deeper functionality for each service … Read more
Yesterday at the Three store inside Liverpool Street Station I got my first look at the new INQ-1 from Hutchison a.k.a. Three. It’s a very impressive phone, and one that is clearly designed for the social mobile generation. While they are not yet on sale, the price point is expected to hit retail next week … Read more
The more I use my iPhone as a “weekend” device, the more I am loving the capabilities that developers find they can muster from it. Take the folks at Griffin who have come up with two companion applications, italk, a voice recording program and italk sync which moves the files over WiFi to the Mac … Read more
I admit, I like cool apps. This one is interesting and is from friends at PhoneFusion. They recently debuted it at UnderTheRadar this month, but I was busy checking out client iotum’s Alec Saunders introducing another cool app, Calliflower for the iPhone. What’s good about this? For starters, it’s the only visual voicemail application available … Read more
I caught a bit of Oprah yesterday at my mother-in-laws where we had Turkey Day a day early here in Silicon Valley. One of the segments features their use of Skype. Today a story appears tied to ABC News about iChat and the use of it in video conferencing. Another story in the International Herald … Read more
Luca, my pal on the island of Sardinia, has highlighted a series of applications that make your life easier and which have VoIP as a core component. He updates us on what’s new with each in his usually very mindful of what’s important style. In the post he’s written about Calliflower, Palringo, Truphone, Fring and … Read more
Recently one of my online pals was looking for something I was looking for. International DID’s that anyone can buy without being a carrier who buys via client VOXBONE. So he found one, and I found one. These numbers work great and what I’m doing is making my GrandCentral number globally reachable so I can … Read more
