CTIA 2010 has wrapped up and now we can look back on the news and see what the year holds for the mobile industry here in the United States.’a0 It was alarming to me how almost every announcement had something to do with Google’s Android operating system. New Handsets Galore It is impossible to me…

This week at DemoSpring 2010, Rebtel, a veteran in the VoIP world, launched an innovative VoIP application on the Android platform. Rebtel is a Sweden-based company that is dedicated to providing very low-cost calls to more than 50 countries world wide.  In essence, Rebtel offers super cheap calls to third-world countries, aimed squarely at ex-pats…

As of today, Verizon Wireless customers with certain smartphones and data plans can use Skype Mobile on their devices, as eluded to on Tuesday. To provide more insight, I made a video available of the process and capabilities of the new Skype client. This app is awesome!

CTIA is happening today and it’s quite the mobile show for the US Mobile Geek crowd, aka me.’a0 🙂 The United States might be home to a lot of innovations in the technology world, but I would say in many areas we’ve been lacking in mobile technology.’a0 However, some announcements and innovations today restored a…

US mobile users: if you’re a Verizon Wireless customer and you have a recent smartphone and data plan, I have good news for you: get ready to use Skype on your device! On the 25th of March (that’s two days away), you’ll be able to download and use Skype mobile on your Blackberry or Android…

Wapedia is a largely popular wiki client on the mobile platform.’a0 Taptu publishes Wapedia, and the website/app has a fantastic following in the Android, iPhone, Palm and mobile web communities. Wapedia started out as a WikiPedia client, but now includes dozens of wikis on all sorts of topics. To better engage with our Wapedia community,…

Introduction Some say the Internet changes everything.  I completely agree…I use the Internet for all my data connections, to route my phone calls, to pay my bills, to look up phone numbers…just about everything. Also, with the Roku device, the Internet has now come to my TV. So, just about the only thing NOT connected…

Yesterday, I was talking to pal Andy Abramson via Skype video chat.  Andy said it was too bad I was on my MacBook Pro. I asked him why and he said it’s because he had a prototype of a new webcam from the folks at Freetalk. I switched the video call over to my Windows…

South by Southwest has come and gone, with lots of good memories and new contacts made.’a0 But as with all good things, they come to and end and it’s time to look to what’s next. This coming week in Las Vegas, NV, the CTIA mobile conference will get underway.’a0 This is the largest mobile phone…

While bloodthirsty and terrifying, you may be surprised to find out that dinosaurs are in fact sentimental creatures. Yesterday was their first day on the town at SXSW, and those little guys had so much fun they decided to make a scrapbook. To follow’a0their adventures around Austin, check out their online album. They’ll be updating…