VoxOx Launches Something Borrowed, Something New

Image via Wikipedia Pal Bruce Bigelow of XConomy has a solid recap of VoxOx's VoxOx Call launch that happened yesterday. VoxOx, which was funded by my neighbor-for the sake of transparency, is part of Telcentris, a San Diego based CLEC with a focus on international calling and are hoping to cut into that pie, the … Read more

Key Stat from Skype’s Living Workplace Survey

One of the take-a-ways from the Skype living workplace survey was the point about the communications tool that is expected to have the biggest gain in usage next year will be video calling. This is not a stat to be taken lightly. And it's not all about Skype. Apple's FaceTime, Logitech's SightSpeed (a former client), client … Read more

UK iPad Owners on o2 Get a Bonus

If you're in the UK with an iPad, or iPad2, mobile operator o2 has a gift for you that gives you more than the regular iPad data plan they offer. Now through April 14, if you top up your iPad they'll give you an extra GB of data use for your device starting on April … Read more

Retailers-Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Image via Wikipedia I’ll admit, that I love to go to Starbucks as my “get away” from the home office office.  Meeting are easy to arrange at their locations, as most people in the technology world know where one is. So of late, after returning from my exhaustive 6 week European business trip and mini-vacation, … Read more

Retailers-Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Image via Wikipedia I'll admit, that I love to go to Starbucks as my "get away" from the home office office.  Meeting are easy to arrange at their locations, as most people in the technology world know where one is. So of late, after returning from my exhaustive 6 week European business trip and mini-vacation, … Read more

Phone Fusion’s Visual Voice Mail Yanked From Android Market

After all Google went through with Apple to get their GoogleVoice app into the App Store for the iPhone you might have expected some legal department compassion.  Nope. Instead they have pulled the PhoneFusion Visual VoiceMail client from the Android Market reports GigaOm's Ryan Kim.  PhoneFusion is a former client. They've built a very compelling offer … Read more

Giving Gets Easier-FundRazr on the iPhone

Image via Wikipedia Somewhat dormant due to eBayization, PayPal has gotten more aggressive of late, especially in mobile, and one idea I'm very high on is the work by third party app developer, FundRazr.com on the iPhone that's become enabled by PayPal Mobile.  Basically, if you're raising money for a cause, their platform allows you to promote … Read more

iPhone 3G Data in France and More Global Broadband Roaming

The last two weeks has taken me to Portugal and Spain on business, and now for a few days to France before more business back in Spain starting next week. While I'm up in the Languedoc-Roussillion I wanted to get all connected in advance of a week's vacation with my wife as we tour the … Read more