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Podcast: ODF, giant global graphs, Cubic Telecom and more...

Podcast: ODF, giant global graphs, Cubic Telecom and more...ThanksThanks for clearing up the ODF-mess.

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Podcasts, Telephony, Cubic Telecom, Cubic, OpenDocument Format, podcast, telecommunications

Discussion threads 2007-11-30

If Skype was disruptive to telcos, then Cubic Telecom is their nightmare (and good for you)

If Skype was disruptive to telcos, then Cubic Telecom is their nightmare and good for youThis is incredibly complicated.This sounds like the most incredibly complicated thing I have ever heard of. It continues to amaze me that such hoops must be jumped through just to save a few bucks. I...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wireless LANs, Cellular phones, phone, Cubic, MAXroam SIM, Wi-Fi, Cubic Telecom, cell phone number, cell phone, telecommunications, Skype Technologies S.A.

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

If Skype was disruptive to telcos, then Cubic Telecom is their nightmare (and good for you)

A few weeks prior to my scheduled departure for Dublin, Ireland where I ran the most recent Mashup Camp, I started handing out the phone numbers of my hotel and traveling companions to people who might want to reach me while I was over there. For cell phone usage,...

Tags: SIM Card, Web, Ireland, Phone, Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Wi-Fi, Service, Cubic Telecom, Phone Number, MaxRoam, Pat Phelan, Telecom & Utilities, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-11-27

Cubic Telecom announces a truly world phone

Cubic Telecom announces a truly world phoneExperience using MAXROAM SIM chip serviceI am having this past week an experience with MAX ROAM. I have mixed feelings. The basic phone calls do work and somewhat smoothly and a nice clear signal.The MAXROAM user interface and the company's customer service is awkward,...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, telecommunications, MAXroam SIM, chip, Latvia, Latvian number, local Latvian number, Latvian, local number, Cubic Telecom

Discussion threads 2007-10-16

Cubic Telecom announces a truly world phone

The TechCrunch40 conference took place the last couple of days and there was one company in particular that mobile enthusiasts may be interested in. Cubic Telecom announced the launch of the first "truly global" mobile phone. According to details of the new service posted on The Register, Cubic plans to...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Wi-Fi, GSM, Cubic Telecom, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-09-19

Additional Resources

News to know: Apple vs. Psystar; Intel; Microsoft and multicore; Linux kernel

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple sues Psystar Sam Diaz: Complaint: 'Invaluable good is being eroded' Larry Dignan: The end of the Mac clones? Jason D. O'Grady: Apple: See you in court Larry Dignan: Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Larry Dignan, Linux Kernel, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Twitter, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Linux, Channel Management, Mainframes, Open Source, Telecommunications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Servers

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?

Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?a little betterIt's better, in that it involves some competition between private companies, and not full government involvement. It's also good that it provides coverage to everyone.However, as you stated, much of it is paid for by "the wealthy", which...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Dutch model, right reform, U.S. Healthcare, health care, reform, government, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Zoho lands Swisscom as partner

Zoho said Tuesday that it will partner with telecom company Swisscom to offer the company's business applications to its enterprise customers. Swisscom has 300,000 business customers and for emerging software as a service SaaS player Zoho it's a big win. Zoho said in a post that the...

Tags: Swisscom AG, Zoho Business, Human Capital, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Moving house: diary of a dial-up user (part 2)

Moving house: diary of a dial-up user (part 2)feel the painI can relate to your struggles in two ways. I had a similar bureaucratic nightmare trying to get my local telecom to come out and fix a faulty phone line, which had the disturbing effect of disconnecting the internet once...

Tags: INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, Processors, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, diary

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

This could be a window to our solar future

This could be a window to our solar futureVenture CapitalistsA good chunk of the new energy science comes out of our universities and national labs. It's pretty common to see a team of professors and grad students come up with something hot and spin it off into company funded...

Tags: kW, solar future, solar energy, venture capital, window

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

News to know: iPhone 3G launch; Vista; Botnets; Dial-up diaries

Notable headlines: The iPhone 3G rollout: Assessing the wild cards Steve O'Hear: Gallery: 25+ social networking apps for iPhone and iPod touch. Gallery right. Analyst: Most iPhone 3G buyers will pay more than $199 GigaOm: I Can't...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Vista, 3G, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008

Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008I proposed a solution a while back.Any ISP can see who is compromised. That's obvious from the accurate stats you have. My idea, simply put, enforce all zombied machines to a proxy. This proxy...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Verizon Telecom Italia, Verizon Telecom, Zombied, Brasil Telecom, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008

When was the last time you heard something in the lines of "We do our best to protect our customers from the threats posed by..." ? In reality though, the statement should end up like "protect our customers from the threats posed by the rest of our customers". China may...

Tags: Telecom Italia, Verizon Communications Inc., Internet Service Provider, Malware, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Telecom immunity passes Senate, Obama votes yes

Telecom immunity passes Senate, Obama votes yesugh.Freedom undermined by "security" AGAIN.

Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Obama, U.S. Senate, telecommunications

Discussion threads 2008-07-09

Telecom immunity passes Senate, Obama votes yes

The Senate – with a yes vote from Barack Obama and a no vote from Hillary Clinton – passed the regrettable wiretapping bill today, which grants lawsuit immunity to telecommunications companies, The Wall Street Journal reports. Despite a spirited resistance by some Democratic senators who...

Tags: Immunity, U.S. Senate, Vote, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Research Shows iPhone Penetration to Grow by 164 Percent

Is the iPhone going to rule enterprise mobility? Consider this: a recent  Goldman Sachs survey of its IT executives showed that 17 percent expect to support the iPhone 3G in the next year. That's a "very strong number especially at this early stage," says Goldman telecom analyst Jason...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Goldman Sachs & Co., Armstrong, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Microsoft on Vista: 'The time of worry is over.'

Microsoft on Vista: 'The time of worry is over.'PR or R&DThey can crow all they want, but for many Vista is a lame duck. It's fine for home use, and even great for digital photo enthusiasts, but the reality is businesses and power users are in a bind if they...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, O/S, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4

Something about getting a new neck earlier this spring made me start thinking about how to change my life to make America a better place. Here a few that you can try to make the country better over the Fourth of July weekend: 1.) Turn off your...

Tags: Phone, PC, Cell Phone, Computer, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Tech, telecom join up to beat back trolls

Tech, telecom join up to beat back trollsa larger problemThe laws concerning patents, copyrights, and trademarks have spiralled out of control. What was once protection for a short period of time for something truly inventive has become indefinite protection for any casually obvious concept.The "intellectual property" experiment has failed. We...

Tags: E-mail, telecommunications

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Tech, telecom join up to beat back trolls

Seeing as how patent reform has died on the vine, several tech and telecom companies are taking matters into their own hands, the Wall Street Journal reports. Scared by the NTP v Research in Motion case, in which the BlackBerry maker came perilously close to folding...

Tags: Patent, Troll, NTP, Telephony, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-30