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Let’s Tango – VoIP’s Emerging Mobile Model

October 14, 2010
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So is Tango better than Apple’s FaceTime? On the face of it (haha) – today it is. Longer term the question is. Can Tango beat Apple Facetime? Then there’s the usual questions about how will Tango make money. Where’s Tango positioned vs the VoIP gorilla – Skype? etc. So what is Tango? Tango is a [...]

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iPod Touch4 and #FaceTime – This Disruption is Going to Hurt Google.

September 15, 2010

Over the weekend  Andy Abramson received his new iPod Touch 4 in the mail. Apple’s New iPod touch Part One-VoIP on the iPod – VoIP Watch. What he’s yet to reveal is his experience with FaceTime – Apple’s new video call solution which I’ve written a series of posts on. We had our FaceTime call [...]

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FaceTime and Your Email ID – Will FaceTime be Integrated into iTunes?

August 10, 2010
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So who doesn’t have an iTunes account? It’s still a lot of people. Yet what if iTunes brought you free calling – just like Skype? What if iTunes could play the songs and let you have a conversation at the same time? What if all you had to know was their email address or their [...]

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3G Facetime – Does it Change Everything Again?

August 9, 2010
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If you got a new iPhone you will remember your first and perhaps only FaceTime call over WiFi. It was probably with a family member or a close friend. Then you promptly forgot about it. It’s best currently for a call home from a WiFi in the hotel type of moment. So it misses out [...]

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Is an iPhone Nano Good Strategy for Apple? – @tomiahonen believes so.

August 5, 2010
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Tomi Ahonen outlines his strategic reasons why Apple should launch an iPhoneNano. It’s a rather loNg post I point you to, a little too much history and some stories you may or may not agree with. Still it is a thoughtful piece and after sharing his definition for the iPhoneNano I’ll share a few of [...]

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FaceTime and the Enterprise – Apple’s New Threat to RIM and Cisco

August 5, 2010
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I started writing about Facetime quietly a month ago. Now I’m sharing some of those thoughts. Beyond the handset manufacturers and the mobile operators I think the enterprise, and suppliers to the Enterprise like Cisco for example should consider FaceTime and how it works carefully. Even companies like BT that have failed to fire on [...]

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Go For a Walk – Share – The Future for Mobile Travel Guides? North Face and EveryTrails

August 4, 2010

Saw this announcement below for the North Face Trailhead App downloaded and had a quick look. After finding the trails near me (it’s accurate and they are good walks and biking areas) I looked at my current location. What impressed me (without a full usage experience – eg my own walk etc) was how this [...]

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FaceTime – Call it SIP 2.0?

August 2, 2010
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This is a second in a series of FaceTime posts I wrote privately a month ago. I referenced them here. and asked yesterday “FaceTime – Has Apple Suckered the Operators Again?”. I also posted on the “Scramble” this creates. FaceTime – What It Really Means? Apple launched FaceTime video calls with the iPhone4. Most of [...]

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FaceTime – Has Apple Suckered the Operators Again?

August 1, 2010

This is one of three posts I wrote on FaceTime just after purchasing my iPhone4 and mentioned  here. There is a hidden trojan horse story behind FaceTime – Apple’s new video calling solution. This post highlights why it is more than just video and suggests reasons other handset manufacturers should take a closer look. Then [...]

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How Important is FaceTime? Do You Need a FaceTime Strategy?

July 31, 2010
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A month ago I circulated some blog post ideas to friends on Apple Facetime. I got some feedback that they were interesting. In the meantime I’ve continued to trace Apple’s FaceTime video solution for iPhone and contemplate the implications. Ultimately, I’m interested in the opportunities FaceTime is likely to create and present. Then what it [...]

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LogMeIn – DOESN’T WORK AS ADVERTISED – If You Use a Mac Don’t Waste Your Money

July 9, 2010
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It’s not often I feel misled by a product and the hoopla surrounding it. LogMeIn Ignition for iPad/iPhone (see below for their description) is misrepresented on their site. It’s simply not a secure solution and not worth 29.99 from the iTunes store. I’ll share my story and you can be the judge if my expectations [...]

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iMoto – Apple iPhone Intercom system for Bikers – Excellent!

June 30, 2010
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Why do apps fail? Mostly due to poor marketing. Here’s an absolutely fantastic app that I’m sure almost no-one has heard of. It’s also destined to be like a voice recorder or alarm clock – just part of the apps that come from the manufacturer with the handset. iMoto is a bluetooth based intercom system [...]

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My Daughter’s iPhone4 Screen Broken – Was it Faulty? What will Apple do?

June 30, 2010
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UPDATE: We went to the Apple store and the iPhone4 pictured was exchanged for a new one. The customer service was excellent and we were out of the store in ten minutes. The genius inspected the phone and noted a small knock on the very edge and that it had a single hairline crack across [...]

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Skype’s Face Slap – FaceTime comes with Apple iPhone 4.0

June 7, 2010
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So FaceTime will be Apple’s answer to Skype Video, the Jetson’s or StarTrek communicators. Apple just released the fourth generation iPhone details. Few surprises from my perspective. I liked the way elements are positioned with a technical argument underpinning them. Eg the pixels on the camera or the screen construction. Yes I want one, and [...]

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Skype and iPhone 4.0 – Watch everyone now scramble….Telecoms and Social Networks

April 8, 2010

For the first time in a long while it almost appears Skype is on a trajectory to really change the world. It took Apple rather than Skype to figure it out. While Apple dragged their feet on early VoIP apps running in the background they built up a user base that can potentially carry Skype [...]

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