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Hunting for cool phones

I'm looking for nominations for the absolutley coolest phones on the planet for an upcoming story. If you've got a favorite and want to see it covered here ping me at dave@stanalytics.com. The criteria for the phones is they're cool duh stationary (i.e. not mobile) ...

Tags: Phone, Nomination, WiFi Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-05-08

Has Vonage stopped selling WiFi phones? If so, why?

Has Vonage stopped selling WiFi phones? If so, why?WiFi VoIP Pulled For Poor ServiceI think Vonage is trying to reduce their churn rate by evaluating customer satisfaction rates with various end-user devices, and has found that their WiFi VoIP phones are creating a terrible user experience. More on my...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, voice-over-Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Vonage Holdings Corp., phone, Wifi phone, VoWiFi

Discussion threads 2008-01-22

Sure, ATAs are a pain, but here's good news: they won't be around much longer

Sure, ATAs are a pain, but here's good news: they won't be around much longerYou don't thinkthat WiFi VoIP phones will be obsolete just as fast as those ATAs? The WiMAX steamroller is comming - InHell and Splint have climbed aboard. I believe that WiFi handheld phones will be obsolete...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wireless LANs, VOIP, WIRELESS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wifi phone, phone, ATA, Wi-Fi, IP phone

Discussion threads 2005-05-10

Additional Resources

Skype's legal drama finally ends; Time to start innovating

Why use Skype on a Cell Phone?I never understood the logic of paying for voice service and then using VoIP over the data service. Now an iTouch with WiFi and using Skype is a much better scenario. Even better would be a handheld WiMAX device with Skype . . .To...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, INTERNET, VOIP, Skype Technologies S.A., phone, cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

eRecorder Lite for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

With eRecorder Lite for iPhone record memos, lectures, debates, medical dictation, music, ambient noise discussions, interviews, business meetings, spontaneous ideas, or any other sounds on your iPhone. Use it as a voice recorder or a sound recorder. Record for seconds or hours. It features beautifully animated and intuitive user interface...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Recorder, Mobile, Vanke Software, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-06

The iPhone is one of the best phones in the world, carriers with it are the problem

far from perfect indeedIt's a great gadget...until it freezes and you have to wait several minutes while you reboot it. That is if you know how to reboot it, the first time is always accompanied with panic because you think the thing went dead. Don't blame the carriers,...

Tags: Smart phones, iPhone Screen, BlackBerry Tour, Apple iPhone, phone, carrier, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Make room for another e-reader as Creative shows off prototype

Market is ripeFor Chinese factories to crank out more hardware and suck more dollars out of the middle class.Clue in America.Transition product I do believe that e-book readers are largely a transition product which will eventually be made more or less obsolete by advances in netbook/smartbook etc. technologies. Multiple devices...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, E-books, e-reader, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best iPhone & iPod touch apps

It's that time of the year again! It's hard to believe, but this time last year, we only had 5,000 apps to choose from in the App Store â€" this year there's more than 85,000 apps to choose from. What a difference a year makes. Whether you're looking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Twitter Inc., Video, Road Trip, Apple iPod Touch, App, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Android 2.0 (Eclair) FAQ

Android 2.0 GPSWill the GPS be functional if I don't buy the expensive Verizon data plan or pay by the Mb.You would need access to the internetto download the maps as needed there would not be enough room on the phone to store the whole country locally. So unless you...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Android 2.0, phone, ECLAIR

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Motorola Droid gets official on Verizon; arrives Nov. 6 for $199

I'm excited...I'll want to play with one at the store first and my VZW contract isn't up for renewal until April, so I may end up having to wait to get the $199 price, but I'm very excited that Verizon finally has what appears to be an "iPhone class" smartphone...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Android Market, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Times exec hints at Apple tablet

When are people going to learn that off the record is off the recordNot open mouth insert foot.Yes, some people are excited about some new tech, but to go to some of the lengths these guys keep going to, makes me wonder.I think engadge is just in it for the...

Tags: Tablets, 3G, Notebooks, iTablet, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, tablet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

T-Mobile announces 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 with 624 MHz processor

lookwoah! a new phone with a tiny screen, an ancient os and thousands of plastic buttons (that can't change layout when needed) glued all over it. i am impressed. RE: T-Mobile announces 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 with 624 MHz processorEven though I wouldn't have chosen those words I have...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, T-Mobile, MHz Processor, phone, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary

In addition to this posting, please visit this clarifications posting to get the whole picture. It would be nice to say, as Matt Miller has, that the e-book and e-reader market was revolutionized today. It simply got more interesting. A careful reading of the $259 Nook's...

Tags: E-reader, Device, E-book, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless, B&N, Nook, Cover-flow, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Free WiFi from Google - On airplains

WTF is an "airplain"?Is it the air above Kansas?It is for reasons like your comment......that you are no longer allowed in Kansas !!!RE: Free WiFi from Google - On airplainsWill this be safe... they ban phone and communication devices with a well known reason... and Internet on Plane can be...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, WTF, phone, cell phone, Wi-Fi, Free Wifi, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Spring Design debuts Google Android-based e-book reader, Alex

Myself, I do not even want a separate device, no matter how cheap. AND, I want to be able to read my books on any of my devices, such as smart phone, netbook, or desktop.ExactlyI would like to read my eStuff on my desktop, laptop or any other device. I...

Tags: E-books, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Google Android, Google Inc., e-book Reader, e-book, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

AT&T bursts the iPhone tethering bubble; not until 2010

AT&T iPhoneIn general I am very happy with the iPhone and AT&T, but I am becoming concerned that AT&T's exclusivity has allowed AT&T to be slow in 3G expansion, poor iPhone customer service little value add, slow on releasing new functionality (i.e. tethering), and of course one of the highest...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Wi-Fi Direct connections coming soon; Like Bluetooth, but better

"Ad-Hoc Network??"The way this article is written sounds very similar to how one might describe an ad-hoc wireless network (which has been around since Day 1 of Wi-Fi). Given the fact I can already do all the things that are mentioned to a limited degree, could you the author please...

Tags: Engineering, Wireless LANs, Mice, Wireless and Mobility, Bluetooth, way this article, battery, Wi-Fi, mouse, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Wi-Fi Direct connections coming soon; Like Bluetooth, but better

The Wi-Fi Alliance this morning announced that it is nearing completion of a new specification that will allow WiFi devices to connect to each other - devices such as mobile phones, cameras, printers, as well as devices such as keyboards and headphones - and that certification is expected to begin...

Tags: Device, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Bluetooth, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Apple shipping new jailbreak-proof iPhone 3GS

hasince they used the work impossible i'll give them 1 month. That is, one month until the figure out how to jail break that sucker, may be 2.If people are able to figure out how to make their own hackintosh computer I'm pretty sure they will be able to...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Apple fixes iPhone 'coma mode' with OS update

still a battery hogI have continued to have the same battery problem as mentioned by others. My iPhone's battery literally drains before my eyes on standby and that is without doing push or anything in the background. I really like my iPhone, but this is a clear illustration...

Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, Apple iPhone, battery, Apple Inc., coma mode, Apple fixes iPhone, Apple Fixes, phone, software, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-13