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iPhone: Still Not For Business?

July 15, 2008

Sure the iPhone is getting better and even though it has no keyboard, it is becoming a better business device as time marches on. The question worth asking however is why the iPhone still needs to be handicapped when compared to other devices that synchronize with Microsoft Exchange.

You spend all that money, get locked into a long contract and still you have to deal with email synchronization problems. Seems pretty crazy to me.

Posted in Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, IP Communications, Microsoft, Technology, Wireless

Sun, Intel Have Positive News

July 15, 2008

While there was a run on one bank and United States financial institutions seem to be having some big problems, Intel (25% second quarter increase) and Sun are doing quite well thank you very much. While Sun is not such a major tech player anymore, I have to be honest that good tech news is good tech news and if these two companies can do well, one imagines others can do well also.

I have heard a number of financial analysts say that tech will get into trouble because of issues with US financial institutions and it is good to see that so far they are wrong -- at least today.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Google, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, Microsoft, Nortel, Open Source, SIP, Skype, Speech Technologies, Technology, Verizon, Video, Virtual Worlds, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless, Yahoo

One Million iPhones Already?

July 14, 2008

It actually isn't that surprising to hear the iPhone sold so well this past weekend as there has been months of hype and moreover the distribution of the phones worldwide is greater than ever. Still -- you have to give Apple credit and I do believe that with the wealth of new applications out for the phone it will become very difficult to compete with this device.

If Apple comes out with a full line of phones with keyboards, I believe they will make serious inroads against RIM, Nokia and others.

See:

VoIP and Gadgets Blog

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Technology, Wireless

Mossberg on iPhone Apps

July 14, 2008

Walt Mossberg does a pretty good job of explaining why you might want to use the latest 3G iPhone and its applications in this video. He outlines 10 applications which you may be interested in from one that lets you see MLB scores to another that lets you play a poker game with dice which apparently is extremely advanced as it uses the accelerometers in the iPhone and the advanced graphics in the phone.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Wireless

iPhone: Living Through Other's Misery

July 12, 2008

Fellow blogger Tom Cross has a story about how the new software upgrade on his iPhone caused him to lose mountains of personal data and voicemails . Tom Keating has more. Gee, perhaps its a good thing I couldn't buy one today.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Wireless

iPhone/Exchange Management

July 11, 2008

I almost fell over when I received an email from the Microsoft PR team titled "Microsoft Exchange and iPhone." To me this email is as unexpected as an email from Microsoft requesting I rely on open source software . But of course I kid ever so slightly because the email describes the ways the iPhone can now play nice with Microsoft Exchange.

Here are some screen shots of what an Exchange admin will see when managing iPhones:

Additionally, here is a Q&A with Terry Myerson the corporate VP for Exchange and here is an excerpt from the interview:

PressPass: What are some of the features iPhone users can expect with Exchange ActiveSync built-in?

Myerson: Our goal with Exchange ActiveSync was to create an open solution that lets mobile device makers pick and choose the kinds of features they want to activate. In other words, it's really up to Apple what features they want to support in iPhone.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, IP Communications, Musings, Technology, VoIP, Wireless

Another Year, Another iPhone Activation Problem

July 11, 2008

Seems like you can not keep up with the demand associated with a new iPhone roll out.

See also:

Rumors: Problems Activating 3G iPhone; iTunes Network Cited

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Wireless

5 Megapixel Camera Phones

July 8, 2008

Is 5 megapixels the cutoff for effective camera replacement by cell phone? One would imagine it should be and even though camera phones typically can't zoom like a camera they are always with you and as such, users get used to them and don't want to drag YAD (yet another device) wherever they go.

If you are taking photos with a camera phone in the US, you are probably not snapping at any more than 2 megapixels. Still, already cell phones are becoming the choice of everyday photography.

And even with this fact in mind, one wonders if people will even buy cameras as 5 megapixel camera phones become mainstream. Already you can purchase the Nokia 6220, Motorola Motozine ZN5, Samsung Omnia (pictured) and a number of other 5 megapixel gadgets which can make calls and remember your favorite memories.

The next frontier for camera phones is to take on the video recorder and I would imagine within three years video recording camera phones will be much more common.

With all this processing power, making FMC calls and accessing UC applications while surfing on 4G and WiMax networks should be cake.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Consumer Electronics, FCC, IMS, IP Communications, Microsoft, Open Source, SIP, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Wireless

Sonus CTO at ITEXPO

July 8, 2008

TMC is very excited to announce that Sonus CTO Vikram Saksena will be a keynote speaker at ITEXPO this September. Saksena is responsible for the advanced technology direction in which Sonus heads and as such he is in a tremendous position to help service providers understand carrier technology is going.

Sonus is a leader in the IP communications space and they have accomplished a great deal over the years. They have successfully taken on much larger players in the IP communications equipment space and done a great job.

What can you learn from Saksena? How about -- Is IMS important to your success?

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Broadband, E-Commerce, FCC, IMS, IP Communications, ITEXPO, SIP, Technology, Verizon, Video, Virtual Worlds, VoIP, Wireless

The GUI Becomes the GBUI

July 5, 2008

It seems Apple has seen so much success with multitouch that it is expanding this UI. A series of patents applied for by the company show how the Cupertino company's gesture-based interface will potentially be able to determine when your device is being removed from your pocket, being held against your ear or near other body parts.

Just as Apple blazed a new trail with the mouse and the GUI with the Mac (yes I know they didn't invent the GUI) they will now apparently do the same with the gesture-based UI or GBUI.

It is also interesting to note that such an interface could perform different actions based upon whether a finger or fingernail is touching a screen. This would be similar to the right click button on many mice.

It will be very interesting to see if the rest of the world follows Apple's lead. It seems that if Apple's interface does become the defacto input mechanism for mobile devices and other vendors don't get on board soon...

Posted in Apple, Communications Developer, Google, Microsoft, Patent, Speech Technologies, Technology, Video, Wireless

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