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Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise

Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterpriseWhen will the consumer stop...this madness? Start suing this companies that put your lively hood at risk and this would all stop!Hacked through a Headset?I don't know if I want to be embarrassed if such a thing happened. At times...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP handset, VoIP, handset, flaw, password, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

Block off the old chips: here comes a single-chip VoIP handset solution

VoIP wireless handset sales are filtering down from mainly systems-integrator enterprise distribution and use to the shelves of consumer electronics retailers. To achieve major penetration, and really kick-start a move away from today's phone-router-PC model, VoIP handset prices need to come down to the point that they won't be a...

Tags: chip, handset, VoIP

Blog posts 2005-08-19

Don't spill that Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino on your VoIP handset

Colleague Ben Charny reports today that Vonage is test marketing a new Linksys Wi-Fi router that could work with VoIP handsets to enable VoIP over Wi-Fi.Ben points out that current technology makes VoIP over Wi-Fi a difficult proposition on a laptop in most hotspots. You know, multinational coffee giants, huge...

Tags: handset, VoIP, VoIP handset

Blog posts 2005-05-13

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CTIA: Genachowski taps wireless industry to help foster growth, innovation

As the mobile industry continues to go through its changes, the eyes are increasingly focused on Washington, specifically the Federal Communications Commission. To kick off the conference, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski stepped on to the stage before the attendees of the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment conference...

Tags: Innovation, Mobile, Industry, Broadband, Spectrum, CTIA, Wireless, Mobile Data Usage, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-07

The Biggest Challenge for HD Voice

I'm down here in New York City attending Jeff Pulver's HD Communications conference and will be blogging from here on and off throughout the day where the first speaker just touched on what I think is to be the biggest challenging facing HD voice. HD voice is...

Tags: Voice, PSTN, HD Voice, Software Client, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-09-15

FCC to vote on wireless industry competition inquiry; Watch out Verizon and AT&T

How does the current setup stiffle innovation?Is the fcc indicating that they feel phones are not as advanced as they should be, or that wireless networks are not as innovative as they chould be?The current setup prevents consumers from ....1. Choosing the device they want2. Using it with...

Tags: 3G, Federal government, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Asian Governments, bureaucrat, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., FCC, phone

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Plantronics Savi Office

Plantronics is a household name in Bluetooth headsets, and deservedly so. Indeed, one of its most recent headsets, the Plantronics Voyager Pro, has earned an Editors' Choice award thanks to its superior noise-handling abilities. However, Plantronics also makes a number of home and office products, like the Plantronics Calisto Pro...

Tags: Plantronics Savi Office system, configuration switch, headset, base unit, Plantronics

Product reviews 2009-08-07

FCC eyes AT&T, Apple rejection of Google Voice apps (full text of letters)

The Federal Communications Commission has launched an inquiry over AT&T and Apple's rejection of Google Voice and related applications. The FCC sent letters to all three companies (Techmeme, FCC site). The crux of the inquiry revolves around whether and how AT&T was consulted on the matter. The...

Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Section, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Letter, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Dumb wireless pipe wars: Google Voice coming to BlackBerry, Android

Dumb wireless pipe wars: Google Voice coming to BlackBerry, AndroidTelcos are traditional 'divide and conquer' enterprisesJust make out that the separate services are actually intrinsically different, and charge accordingly.Worked fine when there were separate wires, but digital exchanges in the 1970s were naturally integrating the actual data paths.Now it is...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NOW IT, Google Inc., wireless pipe war, phone, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Dell aims to diversify away from PCs, but how?

Dell aims to diversify away from PCs, but how?Dell should simply...make an Android handset that gives users root and easily allows people to do things like voip or more accurately allows developers to create apps that can do things like that.If the real power of the handset were available ......

Tags: Data centers, SMB/SME, Desktops, PC, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

EirText Pro 2.0.5 (Mobile)

EirText Pro allows VoIP service subscribers to use their iPhone or iPod Touch to send their free or cheap SMS text messages directly from their handset. EirText features character counter, multiple recipients, international texting for O2 subscribers, extended history, message forwarding, dial out from message history, message scheduling, and switchable...

Tags: Mobile, Subscriber, Vincent Coyne, EirText Pro, Telephony, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, VOIP, Cellular Phones, Telecommunications, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-06-24

$99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience

Selling the iPhone at $99 is simply an opiate for the masses. But like any addictive drug, it doesn't fix the real miseries plaguing wireless service carriers. This week, Apple did the unthinkable -- it lowered the price of the existing 8GB iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Device, Transceiver, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Wireless, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-09

VOIP reaches end of its proprietary era

VOIP reaches end of its proprietary eraVoIP was never proprietary, Skype IS.VoIP is not and has not been proprietary since almost the beginning. It is Skype's implementation of VoIP that is proprietary. Both their signaling protocol and their Codecs.Most VoIP systems started out using H.323 standards and then migrated...

Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VioP, VoIP, SIP, Skype Technologies S.A., Asterisk

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Palm Pre has a date: June 6; Price: $199.99; A 'crossover' device?

Palm Pre has a date: June 6; Price: $199.99; A 'crossover' device?Good luck, they'll need it...It ain't no iPhone, and never will be an iPhone. No AppStore, iTunes or iPod and limited to what it comes with. Why would I buy one of these when I can buy an iPhone...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Digital music, Apple iPhone, Palm Pre, Palm Inc., Pre

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?

Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?RE: Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?Skype, yahoo messenger, and shoutcast radioWill Apple allow........As soon as I read that headline, I got another reminder of why I avoid Apple...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Skyfire, mobile, Skype Technologies S.A., Nokia Corp., Simplify Media

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

Vphonet 1.07-32 (Windows)

Vphonet is a free VoIP Internet Phone that enables voice conferences, video conferencing, SMS messaging PC to PC and PC to phone, call forwarding, answering machine online and offline, and video messages. Vphonet broadband phone service works with DSL, dial-up, or wireless broadband. With Vphonet, your phone calls can be...

Tags: Phone, PC, Call, Broadband, Microsoft Windows, Messaging, Vphonet, Instant Messaging, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Groupware, Telecommunications, Internet, Online Communications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-04-01

Verizon Hub next-generation home phone system is now on sale

Give Verizon credit for trying something different. As fewer people rely on residential landlines for phone service, and more of those remaining people switch to VoIP service from their cable TV providers, the whole concept of the home phone needs a fresh look. The Verizon Hub...

Tags: Touch Screen, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Handset, Verizon Hub, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-02-02

Verizon's Hub: Another way to fight iPhone churn?

Verizon Wireless today announced a new product that goes after an old market - the landline home phone crowd. There aren't a ton of details yet about the Verizon Hub - but stay with me here for a minute while I go out on a limb for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Wireless, Verizon Hub, Open Source Application Development, Telecom & Utilities, Keyboards, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-23

Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?

Who doesn’t hate a bad phone connection, but just how bad does a connection have to be before you’re willing to pay for a really good one? That’s the question telephony vendors are wondering, as they deliver hi-def...

Tags: Phone, Voice, Codec, Voice Channel, Telecom & Utilities, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-12-01

AT&T HomeManager: The future of home phones?

Want a home phone that does something a little more 21st century? AT&T has started rolling out its HomeManager package, which includes a wireless touch screen device with Internet access and speakerphone, in nine major cities. In addition to the device that AT&T is calling a "frame,"...

Tags: Touch Screen, Phone, AT&T Corp., Home Phone, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-24