Archive | January, 2009

Make Skype calls from your iPhone and iPod Touch via Truphone

I am at Macworld this week in San Francisco checking out gadgets and applications. One of the most interesting announcements this week is Truphone’s iPhone and iPod Touch application which lets you make Skype calls and send instant messages to your Skype buddies. In addition, you can use Truphone to IM your buddies on MSN, [...]

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Intel writes off $1 billion Clearwire investment

The year has barely begun and the bad news seems to get getting worse. Intel has released preliminary Q4 2008 financials which are quite grim: revenue is down 23 percent year over year, 20 percent down from Q3 2008. Intel also says because of the dramatic decline in the share price of Clearwire, it has [...]

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A tale of two WiMAX stories

It’s been said that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but the PR folks at Clearwire must be scratching their heads in wonder at how a big newspaper like the Chicago Tribune could do such a poor job of reporting on the WiMax service that is coming to that city soon. In a story [...]

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New ARCEP boss faces challenges on wireless and fiber issues

Jean Claude Mallet has been appointed to succeed Paul Champsaur as President of ARCEP, the French telecom and post regulator. Many believe that this marks a new era for the regulator which has aggressively pushed for local loop unbundling and lower mobile phone charges. Jean Claude Mallet belongs to the family who created the Bank [...]

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Clearwire running ads for Chicago service

No official announcement from the company yet, but from an advertising perspective it looks like Clearwire is getting ready to launch its service in Chicago, one of the markets Sprint had hoped to launch with its Xohm service in 2008. Checking out the Chicago Tribune home page on Jan. 1, you can “clearly” see the [...]

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Top Muniwireless stories of 2008

A Happy New Year to everyone! Although most of us would rather forget 2008 and consign it to the darkest corners of human memory, I’d like to take one last look at the most significant Muniwireless stories of the year. From the increasing demand for Wi-Fi to the exciting launch of WiMAX in the US [...]

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Begin 2009 with a 3G iPhone for 19 euros

It did not take long for Orange’s competitors to take advantage of a recent decision to ban iPhone exclusivity in France. Several multibrand distribution channels have already announced bargain-basement prices for an unlocked 3G iPhone. Just before New Year, The Phone House in France began offering the iPhone 3G (8MB) for 19 euros ($26). The [...]

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