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A habit of mine when I'm on the phone is to wander around the house. For some reason I prefer to walk and talk rather than sit in a chair! ...

First Look: FREETALK Wireless USB Headset for Skype

11th February 2010
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One of the challenges when travelling abroad on business is finding the best connectivity solution to get online. Your regular WiFi service may provide roaming access to local WiFi hotspots, ...

iPass launches their Open Mobile Platform

25th January 2010
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This week I had a chat with Tim Behrsin, who heads up the iNum division at Voxbone. iNum (which stands for 'international number') launched in 2008 and has been busy ...

iNum: one global phone number

8th December 2009
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Last week a nice surprise arrived via courier - the new Yamaha PSG-01S speakerphone for Skype. Described by Yamaha as a ‘Sound Gadget’, the idea behind this device is that ...

Yamaha PSG-01S Speakerphone for Skype

16th November 2009
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I've used a number of headsets over the years with variable results and recently I’ve been using the FREETALK Everyman headset. The headset has been optimised for Skype which means ...

First Look: FREETALK Everyman headset for Skype

3rd November 2009
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The increasing number of WiFi enabled smartphones in large organisations presents an opportunity for WiFi service providers to leverage that capability with products that seek to address deficiencies with 3G ...

iPass exploits a WiFi opportunity

17th September 2009
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I’ve been using Truphone on various Nokia S60 handsets for about 2 ½ years now, both for low cost international calls and because it delivered great quality mobile WiFi coverage ...

Another look at Truphone

26th August 2009
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I never thought I’d say it but I much prefer my iPhone to my Nokia E63. I’ve played with the iPhone on a number of occasions and always been impressed ...

Apple, I never thought I’d say it …

13th July 2009
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Last week I had a chat with the guys at Agito Networks. Agito has developed a mobile VoIP solution for enterprises that deals with the issues of poor in-building coverage, ...

Enterprise mobile VoIP from Agito Networks

26th June 2009
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Last week I spent a few days at the BSS Summit in Amsterdam and just wanted to share some thoughts on the ‘roaming experience’. The Vodafone Passport promotion whereby calls and ...

Reflections on mobile stuff in Amsterdam

19th June 2009
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Next week I'm heading over to Amsterdam for BSS Summit 2009. This is a key European billing event and worth attending if you're involved in billing or payments. I'm speaking ...

Some mobile stuff for BSS Summit in Amsterdam

5th June 2009
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Vodafone’s recent announcement about scrapping roaming charges over the Summer for users on the Passport tariff is a bold step in delivering simpler and fairer charging to customers when they’re ...

Roaming with SIM4travel

31st May 2009
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Flicking through the apps on my handset the other day made me realise that the key apps I use haven’t changed that much over the past year or so. The ...

What’s on your handset?

26th May 2009
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One of the ‘features’ that annoys me the most about UK mobile phones is the policy of all the big operators of charging to call 0800 numbers (with the exception ...

Calling 0800 numbers for free from mobiles

11th May 2009
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Returning to my favourite theme of 'Normobs', I'm intrigued by the way the iPhone has changed my wife Jo's approach, not just to mobile telephony, but also to using her ...

The iPhone: making life easy for Normobs

25th April 2009