Some may call this trolling, but I have to air these thoughts out: 1. T-Mobile or Three will create a true VOIP play complete with a softclient for the PC. Bets are it will be either Counterpath’s eyeBeam or SipPhone’s Gizmo Project client as they are both multi-platform, but I give Gizmo the edge as … Read more
It’s great to see two friends (and clients) finish first. While I’m a few days late to the congratulatory circle, I have to say, it feels great to know that two very close friends, Thomas (Professor Mashup) Howe and Shai Berger (Fonolo) have captured very impressive crowns this past week in different competitions. First was … Read more
Rich Tehrani refers to a post earlier that I made about the possibility of Google buying Skype and suggests a few others. While Google has the bucks to make the buy, as does Cisco and Oracle, I don’t see the latter two jumping in. They like to be enterprise friendly, and Skype is perceived as … Read more
Silicon Alley Insider suspects that Skype might be for sale. I’m not so sure. Back when the recruiters were out headhunting for a new CEO they were looking externally, then pulled back and told a series of potential candidates that Skype’s parent company, eBay, was going to explore strategic options. One of those could have … Read more
One of my essential tools on the road in the UK is the SkypePhone via 3. It lets me reach people quickly and keeps me in the cabs not on the tube. The money I save on International and Skype calls goes to the cabbies 🙂 I was happy to see that Threee have extended … Read more
For the record, when Michael Robertson came to me with his views about Skype I suggested he post a guest editorial. He went one step further and wrote a full letter to Skype and sent me a copy with permission to post here on VoIPwatch. He’s not a client of my agency, nor are he … Read more
Asus jumped the gun and the blogosphere is chattering about the new Asus VideoPhone based on Skype. PocketLint and others have the details.
Information Week’s Serdar Yegulalp is calling client ifByPhone the “Single Coolest Thing Done With Open Source at the Web 2.0 show.” This is one more example of “phone mashups” garnering attention. Phone mashups are applications. And applications are where the money is.
For the record, I’ve known and been friends with Michael Robertson, the founder of SipPhone/GizmoProject since his days with MP3.com. He clearly is a visionary, a pioneer and someone who is never afraid to say what’s on his mind. He is not a client nor is there anything vested on my part other than as … Read more
While many may consider my life an open book, I do keep some parts of it very private. You’ve likely noticed a drop off in activity of late. It’s due to a very demanding family matter related to my mother, who, at 87, is having some challenges. Since late spring my wife and I have … Read more
