Sprint starts up 4G world roaming with real unlimited data
Electronista Staff, Electronista, 1/31/2011 Sprint WiMAX gets world data roaming plan Sprint today claimed a symbolic first by being the first US carrier with a 4G roaming deal. Those traveling to Jamaica or Taiwan will have the option of getting online through the WiMAX networks on Digicel and Global Mobile respectively. Unlike typical usage-based roaming [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Sprint, VoIP, WiMax
Portable device lets travelers make mobile calls over the Net
Lance Whitney, CNET news, 1/26/2011 A new portable device will soon be able to help people make cell phone calls in other countries without relying on local 3G networks. That bit of technical magic comes courtesy of a new device called an attocell, or a personal femotcell. Created by U.K.-based femtocell company Ubiquisys, the device [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, Femtocell, Skype, Sprint, Verizon, VoIP
fgVoIP App Allows VoIP Calls Over WiFi via PBX and SIP Provider
BlackBerry Cool 12/1/2010 When we last wrote about FgVoIP, they had developed a VoIP client that lets you make and receive VoIP calls on all BlackBerrys but they had a limited amount of device support. The company let us know that their client is now available on all BlackBerry Devices right up to and including [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GSM, VoIP, WiFi
HP Drops Palm From webOS’s Branding, Launches HP webOS 2.0
Matt Burns, TechCrunch, 10/19/2010 HP just announced the next generation webOS and it’s a doozy. This platform now has all the weapons necessary to fully compete in the smartphone wars: true multitasking, an updated version of the social media connection service Synergy, Adobe Flash 10.1, and a whole bunch of new advancements. Hardware is really [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: API, Bluetooth, Cisco, Flash, HP, HTML5, IM, MMS, Skype, SMS, Verizon, VoIP
Sprint quietly sells 3G femtocell, Verizon set to follow
Stephen Lawson, ComputerWorld, 8/23/2010 U.S. carriers with EV-DO mobile data networks are stepping up their coverage game with femtocells that offer extended coverage for the high-speed network, after long offering units that worked only with the slower CDMA2000-1x system. Sprint Nextel quietly began offering an EV-DO femtocell to selected customers about two weeks ago, and [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, CDMA, Femtocell, Sprint, VoIP
Mobile VoIP Comes to BlackBerry Devices
Om Malik, GigaOM, 8/22/2010 If there was one app I’ve desperately wanted on my T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold, it was a good mobile VoIP client that allows me to make and receive calls over Wi-Fi and 3G connections. It would be even better if that client was made by Skype. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case. [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: 3G, Skype, T-Mobile, VoIP, WiFi
Skype for iPhone gets multitasking, ditches hated 3G calling charge
Jessica Dolcourt, CNET News, 7/21/2010 Individuals aren’t always right, and neither are companies, which is why we heartily appreciate when corporationsgracefully address their errors–preferably while capitulating to user demands. A minor update to Skype for iPhone (now version 2.0.1) reverses Skype’s decision to charge for calls over 3G, Skype wrote in a Wednesday blog post. Late last [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, IM, Skype, VoIP, WiFi
Fring Brings 3G Video Calls to iPhone 4 — Are Networks Ready?
Kevin C. Tofel, GigaOM, 7/9/2010 Fring has updated its voice-over-IP client, bringing support for the front-facing camera on Apple’s iPhone 4. Unlike the handset’s native FaceTime client, which is restricted to video calls over Wi-Fi and only to other iPhone 4 devices, the new Fring client supports video calls over 3G and calls to non-Apple devices [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, Skype, VoIP, WiFi
Verizon expanding Skype beyond smartphones
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireless.com, 6/11/2010 Verizon Wireless is broadening the reach of its Skype Mobile application beyond smartphones, and plans to make the Internet calling application available on more phones later this year. To date the free Verizon/Skype app has been available only to users of Android smartphones or BlackBerry devices from Research In Motion. The [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, Skype, Verizon, VoIP
iPhone OS 4.0 – now iOS – is here
John Biggs, TechCrunch, 6/8/2010 The second biggest news out of San Fran today? The announcement of iPhone OS 4.0, Apple’s biggest improvement to the iPhone OS since, well, 3.0. This new version includes multi-tasking (although backgrounding would be the proper term), app folders, a new version of Mail, and a carrier unlock (Not officially sanctioned [...]