Yesterday I was told by my bank that they won't use VoIP numbers for text verification purposes when it comes to essential customer identification services such as resetting your ID, password or sending a replacement ATM/Credit Card. In light of the Terpin vs. AT&T case and similar actions against T-Mobile that surround SIM swapping, the … Read more
TokBox has released their annual study, "Video Chatterbox Nation" I have to admit, I like the design style and the way the report is presented. Reading it reveals key data points surrounding live video communications use, especially with the millennial crowd. As someone who has been in the live video world, since the days of … Read more
When it comes to the PR world I'm a veteran player. As much as I hate to admit being a PR guy, I have been one for a very, very long time. I can remember when the only way I could be reached when I was the public relations assistant for the Philadelphia Wings in … Read more
CES was last week. This week is the Detroit Auto Show. We go from geeks to gearheads. There's also the National Retail Federation Show in New York City. Trade show season is in full swing. Meetings happen around the events. New products and services get rolled out. All this is happening around a federal national … Read more
A few weeks ago I launched the "What’s going to be big in telecom in 2019" poll. Well it caught the attention of the leadership team at TMCNet and we decided to join up. So now it's both TMCnet and my company, Comunicano that are asking that question in the first annual VoIPWatch Poll. We'll … Read more
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and this week's CES is clearly showing how what was once the way companies did business, has changed, and at the same time, what's old is new again and companies who once fought with each other are finding new ways to be allies. For example, Apple stopped … Read more
I'll admit that I'm polyamourous when it comes to technology. I always have been as far back as the days of owning an Osbourne CPM based computer and then a MS-DOS based Compaq at the same time. That quickly morphed into a Mac (1984) and PCs and a Radio Shack TRS-100, the world's first real … Read more
I don't usually buy cheap. As a matter of fact, that's about as far from my behavior in tech gear as people who have known me will tell you. I've always bought (or overbought) the latest and greatest Apple gear. I would dive in and buy whatever was newest in Android, usually from Samsung, then … Read more
The New York Times story about people not upgrading their iPhones as fast as in the past has more to do with consumer behavior than any other product ever made by Apple. Let's face it, there comes a point where something other than Moore's Law drives technology. And that's where consumer needs outweigh the need … Read more
There has been a lot of analysis going around surrounding Apple's Guidance announcement. For starters Apple did the right thing by making the announcement, something any Investor Relations counselor would agree. They also did a lot more and three articles really demonstrate just how Apple is using the media to message the market. Slate 500ish … Read more
