A few weeks ago Alteva, a small VoIP operator based in Philadelphia was snapped up by a New York State CLEC which is making acquisitions. Now we see Windtream acquiring Paetec. Add in what happened between Covad and Megapath last year, TelePacific buying TelWest and with Momentum Telecom acquring Comm Partners, needless to say, VoIP companies are … Read more
Image via CrunchBase All Things D mobile maven Ina Fried posted about the eagerly awaited Skype iPad app. Appearently the app was in the Apple iTunes App store for a heartbeat or two before being pulled for an unexplained reason. Bummer. If there is one app that's not on the iPad yet that needs to be … Read more
Data plans contracts are not really what they seem to be. As a matter of fact, only in mobile communications can we buy one service, and then have it change on us, even though we may have contracted for a certain level of service. Take for example the demise of the unlimited data plans for … Read more
A little birdie, who has been always right before, has whispered in my ear that Verizon Wireless customers with the Motorola Xoom will be able to upgrade them on August 11. That said, the lateness of the upgrade is as my source said is “Inexcusable.”
Image via Wikipedia Late yesterday (well for me as I’m in Philadelphia this week) Om Malik sent a note to Alec Saunders and me to give him our perspective on the Skype – Facebook video news of yesterday (another deal likely led by the recently exiled Christopher Dean of Skype) for his email essay newsletter … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Let's face it. In the era of the Internet, a promise is a promise, unless of course it comes from your telco carrier. Back in the winter months Verizon Wireless let all Zoom owners and potential buyers know that their state of the art Android tablet, made by Motorola would be upgradeable … Read more
Here’s a very visual way to see the cost of mobile calling when you travel and how to save some money. Infographic by EssentialTravel.co.uk
Here’s a very visual way to see the cost of mobile calling when you travel and how to save some money. Infographic by EssentialTravel.co.uk
Image via Wikipedia Since it's launch, GoGo has steadily been growing and adding more and more planes in North America with their airline partners. Their rollout has been actually smoother than the rollout of hotel broadband back in the late 90's and early 2000's. Those who were online back then will recall the what the … Read more
The new Skype for Android is out, but…and it's a very big, BUT. The BUT is the big problem with Android that developers face. Device fragmentation. The problem here is that not all Android devices are created equal, and that means that some apps only work on some devices, making adoption, espeically virally driven adoption … Read more
