Archive for July, 2008
Hey, hey, hey … Sprint Nextel was dealt a major blow in its early-termination-fee case when a California judge ruled it would have to pay $73 million. Bad news for Sprint …
… but good news for us! The decision could bode poorly for the various trials that are taking place throughout the country, as well […]
July 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
VoSKY today launched a high-density T1/E1 PBX-to-Skype Gateway. Who needs SIP trunks when you can have 23 or 30 simultaneous Skype trunks?
Though I’d like to see a 100% software-based gateway solution for IP-PBXs, since like Skype, they run on the IP network already. Still for traditional PBXs with T1/E1 interfaces, getting a PBX-to-Skype […]
July 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Came across DIDx (DIDXchange) CEO Suzanne Bowen’s blog today, where she mentions that DIDXchange is sponsoring the Code Zone Reception on Tues PM Sept 23 at Astricon and also “giving a lightning talk with some of you on DIDX and IAX2.”
She includes a sign up link to http://www.didx.net/astricon2008/, but the link doesn’t work.
Anyway, […]
July 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Buck Rogers and James Bond used jetpacks, and since the 1960s, several real jetpack designs have been built from metal, plastic and propellant. None has flown more than a minute.
Now a New Zealand inventor, Glenn Martin, plans to unveil today what he calls “the world’s first practical jetpack” at the EAA AirVenture, the gigantic […]
July 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Seems like everyone and their brothers and sisters is writing or blogging about the launch of a new search engine today that apparently digs even deeper into the Internet to bring more accurate searches.
The new SE, called Cuil (and pronounced “Cool”) has a different look, with more text after each returned search, rather […]
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Thilo Salmon of sipgate, makers of a SIP-based client that works on the Apple iPhone, wrote me today regarding sipgate vs. T-Mobile Round II, which was soundly won today by sipgate after a German court issued a preliminary injunction against T-Mobile Germany. (See Round I - T-Mobile VoIP Shenanigans - AGAIN!)
Thilo told me, […]
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
With Yahoo Music shutting down its store and DRM licensing servers on September 30, anybody who ever bought music from the Yahoo! Music Store would no longer have a license to play their music.
Now, however, Yahoo has announced that it will issue refunds to its customers for the full value of their purchases.
According to a […]
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
With Verizon launching its FiOS TV service in New York City, our biggest city is now able to receive the most HDTV. With 100 HD channels, it offers customers more HD than Time Warner or Cablevision.
The new channel lineup will also be offered to existing FiOS TV markets in the New York metropolitan area, including […]
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Apparently the CIA wants to get into the VoIP biz. Oh wait, not that CIA, this CIA.
Basically it’s cia.gov vs. cia.com. Relatedly, fbi.com (not fbi.gov) is a blank page - cybersquatter? Anyway, Cybersurf Internet Access (CIA) is a trade name of 3web Corp. 3web Corp. is a subsidiary of Cybersurf Corp. (”Cybersurf”). It’s a […]
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Luca is sponsoring a free 3G iPhone giveaway (unlocked of course) to help promote his Hictu service. I sure hope Luca has one on hand considering the iPhone shortages. (though Greg Galitzine says the iPhone shortages are dissipating)
Anyway, go check out the contest details if you want a chance at a free iPhone.
Tags: contact, Hictu, […]
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments