Vonage brings totally free calling and messaging to iPhone, Android Vonage Mobile makes it possible for users to make free of charge “high-definition” voice over IP calls among each and every other more than Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G data connections, and low-cost calls can also be placed via the app to any landline or cell [...] Read more »
Deskphone or Tablet? You Decide
Yesterday the Medill Reports Ben Shamisso penned a piece regarding the war of attrititon between the legacy deskphone and their looming replacements-smartphones and tablets. In the story both CounterPath's SVP Todd Carothers and I were quoted. My view is centered around the concept of utility. People will simply get more use out of a tablet based communications hub than the standard desk phones. It one of the reasons why Cloud TC and Panasonic both are making desk phones based upon the Android OS. An iPad in a Gorrilla stand makes for a very good desk phone already. So will Android... Read more »
T-Mobile Launches VoIP Services for IPhone
T-Mobile Launches VoIP Services for IPhone The operator is expanding its totally free voice-over-IP service, named Bobsled, to iPhones, iPads and Android phones. Users with the app can make calls to mobile or landline phones in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico with no incurring charges. Read more on PCWorld Read more »
The Only Reason I Have an Android
Image via Wikipedia Ok. In my rush to pack for a trip to Cartagena, Columbia for a wedding I forgot to pack my SIM cutter. That meant the ease of finding a micro SIM for the iPhone and iPad would make it an adventure and given I wanted more rest than work these few days before the upcoming trade show and conference onslaught--three in four weeks in February for me, I decided to leave the i devices in the safe or use them on WiFi. Instead I used the Smsung Google Nexus that's pentaband and workes very well on Telefonica's... Read more »
Latest Skype Videophone News
Skype For Windows Is Coming Soon We still can't get more than the irony: Although Microsoft now owns Skype, the video calling service is nonetheless not readily available on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. Microsoft has promised Skype will be available someday to Windows Telephone users, … Read much more on Hot Hardware Game on: Samsung's [...] Read more »
Cisco Drops Umi, CounterPath adds Video to iPhone App
On the day that Bloomberg reports client CounterPath announcing video being added to Bria for the iPhone, Slashgear is reporting the demise of Cisco's Umi. Umi was going to be a $600 set up that would deliver Telepresence. There didn't seem to be a lot of takers for Umi, as single purpose hardware is pretty much on the decline due to the growth of apps on tablets like the iPad and Android. Based on testing I've done in the beta trial, the Bria for iPhone client can provide high quality audio and video on the go, which is why this... Read more »
Cisco Drops Umi, CounterPath adds Video to iPhone App
On the day that Bloomberg reports client CounterPath announcing video being added to Bria for the iPhone, Slashgear is reporting the demise of Cisco's Umi. Umi was going to be a $600 set up that would deliver Telepresence. There didn't seem to be a lot of takers for Umi, as single purpose hardware is pretty much on the decline due to the growth of apps on tablets like the iPad and Android. Based on testing I've done in the beta trial, the Bria for iPhone client can provide high quality audio and video on the go, which is why this... Read more »
Why Apple Wins and Everyone Else Just Tries to Play the Game
Image via Wikipedia I bought my first Apple in 1984. It was a Mac. For the next tweleve years I was an Apple user. I took the abuse, and one day left for Dell. Six years or so later I came back and while I still own more than a few Windows machines mostly Netbooks, one full size laptop and two desktops that rarely get used any more, the more I use Apple products, the less and less I want to use the other brands. Here's why: 1. They care. I had an issue with my natively unlocked iPhone 4... Read more »
Latest Skype Videophone News
Skype 2.six for Android can send photographs and videos Overall, almost any device operating Android 2.two Froyo or above can try out Skype's video calling function. When you 1st start up Skype on a new non-whitelisted device, the app will let you know whether or not video calling can be turned on. The app is [...] Read more »
Skype Updates Android-Adds Features
Yesterday Skype announced an upgrade of their Android client (2.6). The three main features added were: The new features include most of all extended battery life, on top of file sending of photos and videos. These features likely come from some of the technology acquired when they picked off QIK just before the sale to Skype. Sadly, the Android OS is so fragmented Skype has to whitelist various devices in order for video to work. While this is not usually a manufacturer led issue, it is more often the desire of the carriers to not permit two way video on... Read more »
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