CounterPath Rolls Out RCS-e Flavored Bria Mobile Softphone at Mobile World Congress

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Client CounterPath is making sure no stone is unturned when it comes to keeping it's lead in the softphone category with carriers. Their latest news is all around the RCS-e standard that the GSMA has embraced. Basically, this give the mobile operators a softphone application that is focused on the use of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) … Read more

Skype on Windows Mobile Coming

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If you have a Windows Mobile phone you may want to add Skype to your apps library. The beta is out and come April the full and final version will be made available reports the Verge. The news came out to coincide with Microsoft's news about new smartphones being unleashed here at Mobile World Congress in … Read more

David Yedwab-Sorry To See You Go

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I didn't know David as well as Rich Tehrani or Fred Knight, both of whom have written wonderful eulogies to him over the weekend, but what I can say is he was a gentleman and as industry analysts went, David was one of those who knew his stuff and didn't shout about it. He just … Read more

Vinisud Discover- Maury Wines

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Yesterday I referenced the region in the Roussillion that has once again captured my attention. Over dinner on Sunday night my conversation with the winemaker of these wines, led to an exploration of D66, the wine road that bisects the Maury. And yes, like our own Route 66 the adventure is around every bend. The … Read more

Occupy:Grenache Rising

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Forget Wall Street and the London Stock Exchange. Occupy: Grenache has taken over Vinisud with nearly every wine being poured being related to Grenache. Call it Blanc, gris or rouge and Grenache is being found everywhere at the every other year Grenache fete. And the Occupy Gang of Pour was out in force with dozens … Read more

Vinisud Discovery Domaine L’Hermas

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A new Languedoc discovery from the low hills of Gignac comes Domaine L’Hermas, and youthful winemaker Matthieu Torquebrau. He’s made two wines, a 2010 red from Syrah and Mourvedre that is well balanced, deeply knitted ad full on the mouth with black fruit and blueberry tastes. His 2011 white is a blend of Vermentino, Roussanne … Read more

Michel Smith Makes Wine

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Roussillion wine expert, author and friend Michel Smith has taken a page out of the book of others, and made a stunning all Carignan wine from grapes that come from vineyards that are over 60 years old. His Cotes des Catalanes wine named Puch, is forward and precocious but loaded with violets, black raspberry, sour … Read more

Aupilhac on a Roll

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Domaine d’Aupilhac’s Sylvain Fadat is upgrading his winery look along with the ever improving wines. The 2011 Lou Maset red may be his best ever. Having been tasting it the last week almost every day I can only hold my breath for it to arrive in the USA. Syrah, Cinsault, Grenache, Carignan and Mourvedre are … Read more