TextMe: Free Commodities and Privacy
Once upon a time, I used to write about about something called Voice over IP or VoIP. They were magical initials at least in the …
Category: Archaic Telecom
The New Photojournalism: Brief Chat with Fresco’s John Meyer
Lord knows journalism needs help. Sure there’re promising green shoots: data-oriented journalism, the open data movement, and crowd-sourced reporting and analysis to name a few. …
Hack Jersey’s Open Data Summit at Montclair State
Journalists, Gov. 2.0 advocates, computer-aware reporters, and citizen watchdog groups will be gathering at Montclair State University on May 15. This Open Data Summit will …
UberConference Meets Google Hangouts
San Francisco-based UberConference is the audio bridge service that lets you know who is talking. Amazing, right? It was started by the same folks who …
Artisan: A/B Testing for Business Types
I saw Philly-based Artisan at TechCrunch Disrupt last year, and remember their easy approach to A/B testing for mobile apps. Since then at my day …
TV Retransmission and Copyright Finally Make the Front Page
Back when I was spending more time writing about FCC regulatory issues, I came across a sleepy backwater known as television signal retransmission. Actually, there’s …
One More Look at the BlackBerry Z10
I packed up my review version last week of the Verizon BlackBerry Z10 somewhat reluctantly. I enjoyed gliding and sliding around on the button-less Z10, …
Tales from Startup Alley: Glide
Will Glide bring casual mobile video messaging to the masses? This Jerusalem based– I know, I did a double-take when I heard that as well—startup …
BlackBerry Z10: The Great Communicator?
After getting a hold of a review version of the BlackBerry Z10 last week, I’ve been rapidly warming up to its charms. Once you get …
Revenge of BlackBerry? Brief Visit with the Z10
A few months back, I would not have been inclined to review another new smartphone for a good long time. It hasn’t escaped our notice …
Noted: just.me to Launch on January 21st
just.me is a mobile media sharing startup that first breached the surface briefly back in July. Just long enough for the tech press to learn …
Mobixa is a Smartphone Reselling Adviser
Mobixa will price your out-dated and possibly damaged iPhone and then remind you when to sell it to take maximum advantage of your contract options. …
Uberconference Drives A Stake Through Legacy Audio Conferencing
Uberconference, the TechCrunch Disrupt winner, opened the doors to their visual audio conferencing service early last month. After a quick trial of it yesterday in …
FCC on the Job During Sandy: DIRS and Emergency Reporting
As someone residing near Sandy’s Shermanesqe march through NJ, I am glad that TvB’s offices were spared the worst. One lesson many of us learned …
CallApp’s Social Trawling: Too Much Information?
CallApp was the “social dialtone” smartphone enhancement that got many of us excited at TechCrunch NYC a few months back. In covering telecom, I should …
Out of the Office
Blogging has been a little light lately due to an unforeseen event involving my MacBook and a cup of coffee. I now know how incredibly …
Back at the Intertoobz: Vint Cerf on the ITU and the Internet
There’s been much scare-mongering about the upcoming ITU conference in which our Internet regulations will be up for debate. That’s not to say there is …
Samsung Galaxy S III: What’s Not to Like?
At my favorite barbecue joint near where I live, a customer complimented the owner on his pulled chicken sandwich combo. ‘What’s not to like,’ I …
Samsung Galaxy S III Supports VoIP Very Nicely
TvB recently managed to wangle a review version of the newest Samsung Galaxy phone, the cool S3 loaded with Android 4.0 (“Ice Cream Sandwich)”. We’ll …
Matrix Audio’s Bluetooth Speakerphone Makes a Difference
While I was wandering the aisles of CEA last month, I was attracted to Matrix Audio’s booth and their collection of shiny baubles. What at …