Skype Phone to launch everywhere
October 17, 2007 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Apps, HSDPA, Phones, Phones, Phones, Services, Skype, Smartphone
First it was Apple. And then Google announced their own. Now Skype is joining the bandwagon too. Yes, Skype is partnering with telcos to release their first cell phone.
Code-named the “white phone,” the Skype handset will be introduced by late October in Britain, Italy, Hong Kong, and Australia, and will reach 3’s other five markets later, BusinessWeek has learned. There are no immediate plans to bring the device to North America, though the companies may try to license it to other carriers or sell versions straight to consumers for them to use on other networks.[Full Article]
Two things:
First, unlike the iPhone, …read more
A 5% difference between being connected “now” or “later”
September 30, 2007 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Apps, Phones, Phones, Phones, Skype, Smartphone, Special Features, The Unwired Life
Look at the chart. I was able to swipe this survey off The Register as they’ve done a fine job of showing that a great percentage of people between 20-30 years of age suffer from Internet anxiety. Which is why the market for wireless connectivity, mostly through laptops and mobile phones is booming.
Have a closer look at the survey results at The Register.
iSkoot: Skype on your mobile phone
January 6, 2007 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under 3G, GPRS, Mobile Monitor, Skype, Treo
Here is a way to turn your mobile phone into a Skype phone. By using the very cheap GPRS rates from your regular cellphone, you can call any computer – or anyone on Skype anywhere around the world. And did I say it was cheap?
Here is the description from the company’s website:
With iSkoot, a mobile phone user gets the power of PC Calling as part of their normal communications capabilities. iSkoot eliminates the need for special hardware, headsets, microphones, broadband connections, USB phones and even PCs, and consumers don’t have to go looking for a WiFi hot spot.
Our iSkoot …read more
