New Laptop From HP-Built to Take It

Network World reports that HP has come out with a new ultralight in weight laptops that they call it ruggedized. That’s a fancy word for “built to take it” and is designed to compete with the line of laptops from Panasonic called “Toughbooks.” What’s neat though is the use of Qualcomm technology called GOBI, that … Read more

Playing The Platform Game

Uber Analyst, Jon Arnold, is back from vacation and he has his game face on. In a TMCNet post Jon drills down on the reasons why BT was so fast to pay what the did for Ribbit. He then goes on to highlight Mobivox’s moves with Jajah and the reasons why ifByPhone are both companies … Read more

Jott For The Blackberry

With so many people who like to text and drive out there, who are also Crackberry (Blackberry) addicts, this new beta application from JOTT may be something that just about changes the game for smart phone users. Now remember, it’s beta. First you install the Blackberry plug-in that lets you reply to messages using your … Read more

Popular Mechanic on Getting Connected

For those cheapskates out there who just can’t afford a WiFi/Hotspot account from AT&T, T-Mobile or Boingo (to be transparent my agency represents Boingo) you can take the advice of Popular Mechanics and find some airports offering WiFi for free. You can also learn about some cool apps that make it easy to find the … Read more

A Look At Voice over WiFi

This is the kind of story I like to see, not only because it has direct benefit to clients (Truphone and Boingo) but also because one of the company’s whose advisory board I sit on Agito, is smack in the middle of this whole Voice over WiFi game. Voice over WiFi works. And it works … Read more

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Over on DSL Reports is a note that AT&T has stopped putting new customers on their VoIP platform called CallVanatge. While current customers are not affected, it looks like any new additions are a thing of the past for the foreseeable future. As a CallVantage customer, I have yet to have any major issues other … Read more