Thanks Tom for The Good News
Tom Keating is one of the bloggers I like to regularly read as his all the time, non-stop playing with gadgets and gizmos is part of his job over at TMC because he has to make sure they work before pal Rich Tehrani is allowed to put them on the network over at TMC. So … Read more
3 To Release a MiFi Later This Year
Pal Kerry Ritz tipped me off to the news about 3 and their planned MiFi release later this year. One of the biggest benefits to using a MiFi is less drain on the PC or mobile phone’s battery vs. being connected directly to 3G. Sure you have to charge two devices, but you can also … Read more
PocketSpot making the Industry Lexicon
It seems the term I coined, PocketSpot, to label the small pocket size travel routers like the Novatel MiFi and others, is making it into the lexicon of some of the very best of mobile bloggers. Take a look at the URL of this post by SidecutReports Paul Kapustka and read the copy. All kidding … Read more
The MiFi Dilemma
Saul Hansell of the New York Times questions the need for a MiFi in our connected (maybe overconnected) world. My rebuttal comment is replicated here: Saul, I have three of these. Two for the USA on different carriers that run CDMA (Sprint and Verizon Wireless) and one that is unlocked and works with any GSM … Read more
Fact and Fiction
In today’s New York Times reporter Brad Stone wrote about Apple and GoogleVoice writing (or having been edited): And in recent weeks Apple rejected two of Google’s applications for the iPhone, including one for Google Voice, a service that allows people to make cheap international calls and send free text messages. The software could have … Read more
Line2 Is All Hung Up In Google Gate
Imagine creating a quasi me too app that does the same thing in parts as Google Voice. You then realize that the iPhone is an amazing device that more and more small business types are using. They want a second number, and some functionality that AT&T doesn’t offer. So they create a kick butt app … Read more
$99 Smartphone Cap @ VerizonWireless Means Growth for Wireless Data
Just as the iPhone has fueled what will eventually be more than a $7 million dollar coat of paint that will likely hit 11 billion for AT&T, the leak to BoyGeniusReport about Verizon putting a $99.00 price cap is all about the future, not the present. Let’s face it. Smartphones are for the data crowd … Read more
Om Gets The FCC Chairman on The Record
Give Om Malik’s first person interview a read with the current chairman of the FCC.
Tips for Those Who Want More Out Of Google Voice
Here’s a summary type post that lists a series of ways to get more out of GoogleVoice. The one that was missed. Set your cell phone up to send calls to GoogleVoice as your only voice mail account. Back in the GrandCentral days the steps were somewhere on the web site. All you had to … Read more