http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/ VoIP & Gadget blog with the latest news in the VoIP and gadget space, wireless, mobile phones, product reviews, opinion & analysis. en-us 2008-06-12T14:20:55-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/mobile-phones/apple-att-heading-for-splitsville.asp CNET recently ran a great story about how Apple and AT&T may be at the end of their exclusivity deal with the iPhone. Ahh, the stuff that dreams are made of ... Read the whole story -- with surmises... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Mobile Phones tkeating 2008-06-12T14:20:55-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/video-games-gaming/anybody-still-play-with-the-sims.asp Anybody out there still do play with the Sims? Hey, how about Ikea and the family hooking up so you have it real easy to decorate virtually -- and maybe in real-life, too?... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Video Games & Gaming tkeating 2008-06-12T11:10:30-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/gadgets/digital-downtown-opens-today.asp (For full feed use index.xml file.) Gadgets tkeating 2008-06-12T07:51:51-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/mobile-phones/krusells-top-10-mobile-phones-for-may.asp And now, for all you stat junkies, Krusell's Top 10 selling mobile phones for May 2008 (and the iPhone is not #1): 1. Nokia 3109/3110 2. Nokia 6300 3. Nokia E51 4. Sony Ericsson K810i 5. HTC Diamond 6.... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Mobile Phones tkeating 2008-06-11T23:36:35-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/video-games-gaming/a-look-inside-spore-.asp Now we have a glimpse of why Spore has been delayed for so long. Originally expected for a 2007 release, the simulated evolution game from Electronic Arts studio Maxis was suddenly withheld, much to EA’s chagrin, but now apparently... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Video Games & Gaming tkeating 2008-06-11T22:25:29-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/mp3-players-digital-audio/the-return-of-vinyl.asp Do CDs have another thing to fear -- vinyl? There has been no doubt that CD sales have been declining due to the growth of digital music. Now it seems CDs are being assaulted by the format they replaced... (For full feed use index.xml file.) MP3 Players & Digital Audio tkeating 2008-06-11T21:40:04-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/mobile-phones/new-iphone-the-blackberry-killer.asp Although the CNet blog builds a pretty good case for why the new iPhone will replace RIM's BlackBerry as the mobile phone of choice in the business market, me thinks it boils down to three little letters why not... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Mobile Phones tkeating 2008-06-10T14:06:26-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/mobile-phones/lets-not-forget-about-samsungs-new-mobile-phone.asp Gizmodo had it right when they said today was the worst day to announce a new mobile phone -- unless you were Apple. But let's give Samsung some space for its new 3G Omnia. It includes face and smile... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Mobile Phones tkeating 2008-06-09T17:58:54-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/gadgets/a-million-ereaders-who-would-have-figured.asp Does anybody out there love their ereader? Well, guess so, according to this blog from Oxford University Press (OUP) USA. When Amazon launched the Kindle there predictions aplenty about how it and its predecessor -- Sony's Reader would sell.... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Gadgets tkeating 2008-06-09T17:11:23-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/apple-iphone-20-twice-as-much-for-half-as-much.asp Not surprising, the new Apple iPhone is all over the media -- both old and new -- today. And what is it you ask? It's phone, iPod, Internet and more, according to Apple. The iPhone 3G offers fast 3G... (For full feed use index.xml file.) tkeating 2008-06-09T16:23:25-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/asterisk/digium-switchvox-aa300-appliance.asp (For full feed use index.xml file.) Asterisk tkeating 2008-06-09T10:30:05-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/voip/tringme-offers-enhanced-clicktocall.asp Many click-to-call (c2c) solutions require connecting two legs of a call, which adds additional cost. TringMe has just launched enhanced click-to-call solves this multi-leg cost issue by making it a single leg call and instead using a notification method... (For full feed use index.xml file.) VoIP tkeating 2008-06-08T16:34:08-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/news/amazon-down-due-to-pricing-error-or-metal-gear-bundle.asp (For full feed use index.xml file.) News tkeating 2008-06-06T15:19:44-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/mobile-phones/step-into-the-blackberry-owners-lounge.asp We all love the exclusivity of private lounges at airports or even the comfort of a good lounge chair and now Research in Motion (those BlackBerry folks) have introduced me to the BlackBerry Owners Lounge. It's the place to... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Mobile Phones tkeating 2008-06-06T11:01:05-05:00 http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/gadgets/whats-dad-getting-for-fathers-day-this-year.asp Some years there are just some breakthrough products that demand to be given as gifts -- or bought for personal use, too (eh, eh!). But don't know about this year ... what is the one gadget that is going... (For full feed use index.xml file.) Gadgets tkeating 2008-06-05T19:12:09-05:00