1. I picked up my laptop with the new hard drive yesterday. Since the failure of the hard drive was so spectacular and they couldn't pull any data from it, I set it up to absorb all in the info on the desk computer while I was sleeping. Now I have to configure it to be a lean, mean, travelin' machin...

I am starting to get more requests for “blog love” at a time when I have less and less desire to write. I am quickly coming to the realization that much of the stuff people are asking me to write about just isn’t that interesting. Quite honestly, I don’t want to simply echo w...

Over a year ago, I talked about a Skype/Spinvox deal and I was admittedly lukewarm to the idea. I have been critical of Skype's Voicemail Strategy (VM) and I think for good reason. Skype's VM service is proprietary and closed, this severely limits its usefulness, and for some reason Skype refuses to...

It was only a matter of time for carriers to make stink about the inclusion of Skype on the N97.  I had first read about the issue via Simon Judge and was surprised it had even take this long to be a public complaint. Carriers will always hate things that compete with their bread and butter and whe...

Das Nokia N97 wird einen Skype-Client haben und prompt drehen die Carrier durch. Und obwohl ich eigentlich der Meinung bin, daß auch ein Hardware-Anbieter wie Nokia gefälligst nur die Hardware-Plattform anbieten und unabhängige Entwickler darauf ihre Software und Dienste anbieten lassen sollte, i...

Two UK mobile operators are reportedly fuming at Nokia for including a mobile version of Skype on its N97 handset. Both Orange and O2 are so terrified that the popular VoIP service will siphon away profitable cell minutes by allowing users to make free calls that they are supposedly threatening not ...

It is often striking to me to watch the majority of internet companies (both startups and established market leaders) only focusing on the US users for all their business operations. It is more than disappointing to see this approach when you are an international user yourself - and a user who wants...

For most, cellphone trade shows mean carefree gadget porn. For some, they're an assault on beleaguered gadget egos. Last time we helped straggling WinMo users. Now, dear last-gen BlackBerry users, we're reaching out to you. Users of the Pearl, Curve and 88xx phones, despite being highly capable devi...

Having an application for a mobile platform is one thing; having it deeply integrated into the phone’s software is another. Knowing that, Skype has partnered with Nokia to integrate its software into the Finnish company’s handsets, starting with Nokia’s N series of smartphones. The...

Tonight I was invited onto Peter Himmelman’s very cool Tuesday night jam session. He calls it his “Furious World.” He’s a musician and damn that show is fun. Anyway, my old headset didn’t work anymore and since I’m on so many podcasts I went to the local computer ...