Earlier to day I wrote about job cuts at CounterPath. Now GigaOm is reporting cuts at BroadSoft. This is going to happen, and is going to create a greater dependency on outsourced engineering teams and programmers around the globe. It is also going to mean that small and nimble companies like pal Thomas Howe are … Read more
An eagle eyed pal pointed out that CounterPath, makers of the EyeBeam and Bria softphones for Macs and PC’s had some job cuts. I’m a fan of their products and have been in trials with their latest Beta release on the Mac that was supposed to have improved echo cancellation. Now I wonder who to … Read more
A report out of Taiwan has Skype looking seriously at WiMax. I view this as a very logical step for the company as they really don’t want to be a follower, but tend to lead in 2.0 type communications. Skype moving into WiMax isn’t new, as their client already resides on the Nokia N810 WiMax … Read more
2009 may really be the year for video conferencing. I know, we’ve heard this all before, but due to a few factors that are all converging, video conferencing may be in for a very big year next year. Here’s why I feel that way. 1) The gas crisis isn’t going away. 2) The economy is … Read more
Austria’s MobilKom, the mobile play that is doing lots of things with SIP is adding Fring to their cadre of offers in Austria. The trend that I’m seeing is that this is a counter to 3’s Skype product that is also available in Austria. My guess is you will see one of the UK carriers … Read more
TechDigest, out of the UK has an interesting and humorous read about mobile VoIP provider, VYKE and Tesco’s TalkWiFi products. While we don’t see either here in the USA (yet) the story is quite funny to read and surprising fact filled.
SF Bay Area based Devicescape have rolled out EasyWiFi, a simple to install, easy to use WiFi and Access Point login aggregation application that stores your usernames and passwords safely in the cloud, and logs you on automatically. DeviceScape works with both mobile handsets that have WiFi as well as Macs and PCs. For those … Read more
First we had “offshore banking,” the places the wealthy put their money. Then we had “offshore wagering,” the establishment of gaming operations in countries who were happy to have the business to improve their tax base so gamblers could place bets without oversight from the government and taxing authorities. Well now in the UK, if … Read more
Twitter had some changes at the top this past week, and now that the economy is in the toilet, more and more times each day, people are going to be asking the painful question of “how are you going to make money?” Honestly, I started out as a non-fan, but I’m now seeing things in … Read more
The quarterly earnings call for eBay yesterday wasn’t a pretty picture but at least on the surface Skype’s numbers were positive. Chalk the revenues up to the Skype Unlimited plans. They look good on the balance sheet and provide a more consistent pattern of revenue.
