Tag Archives | Wireless

Fall VON 2006 Special – Time to Move Beyond Skype WiFi Phones

By on September 12, 2006

This is the second post in a series reviewing wireless devices in the emerging Personal Handheld Assistant space; the ultimate aim is to identify roles that Skype can play in this market of converged functionality devices. This is a special post in the series that was triggered by a VON Fall 2006 session. Links to [...]

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Wireless Telephones and Personal Assistants – What Does One Look For?

By on September 11, 2006

This is the first post in a series reviewing wireless devices in the emerging Personal Handheld Assistant space; the ultimate aim is to identify roles that Skype can play in this market of converged functionality devices. Links to other posts in this series are available at the end of this post. Over the past couple [...]

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Dual Mode WiFi/GSM phones … coming to a handset near you.

Dual Mode WiFi/GSM phones … coming to a handset near you.

By on August 13, 2006

Both Alec Saunders and Jon Arnold have commented on a KTVU news item video where Andy is interviewed about dual mode WiFi/GSM phones. Andy points out that he could not demonstrate on his Nokia E61 in the hotel where he was interviewed because of the requirement for a login page. A week ago I commented [...]

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WiFi-SIM Chip for WiFi Phones?

By on August 4, 2006

Over the past few days, Katie at GigaOm has been trekking down to Mountain View on hot days to try out the new Google-Fi network. Most recently she went with a Mac and Nokia 770 and tried out Skype and GizmoProject respectively to determine the feasibility and quality of the call.. She concludes: If your [...]

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SkypeLand News Update: Video Action, Niklas Spends, WiFi Phones

By on July 29, 2006

Video Action Keeps Expanding: In addition to service launches on the video communications front, (Skype, SightSpeed), it was a week when we learned where Skype’s founders, Niklas Zennstrom and Jaanus Friis, may be spending some of their eBay-generated wealth. (Keep in mind that Niklas and Jaanus had VC partners with whom they shared probably a [...]

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WiFi Phones for Skype

By on July 20, 2006

In a press release issued today, Skype announced “collaboration with [four] hardware partners to deliver the first WiFi phones for Skype(TM) software, making Internet calling on the move a reality”. Basically these devices will eliminate the need for a PC to make Skype calls in a “authorization-free” WiFi-enabled environment. Sounds like we may finally see [...]

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Skype for Mobile Trial Demonstrates How Windows Mobile 5 is NOT a Blackberry Killer…

By on June 8, 2006

Last weekend an acquaintance wanted to demonstrate how Skype worked on his recently acquired Windows Mobile 5-based UTStarcomm PPC6700 mobile phone. The phone was operating on a Bell Mobility account using CDMA for the phone protocol and 1xEV-DO for data. One rather impressive feature is the keyboard that slides out sideways from under the main [...]

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