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26 March 2009

Proper Skype for iPhone?

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There are a lot of ways to …

28 November 2008

The Nokia E71 NAM: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Filed under: mobile phones,nokia,telephones,wifi - 28 Nov 2008

Nokia Connection 2008 in Singapore - Share on OviTuesday, I received my white Nokia E71. The phone’s been out a while, as I’m sure anyone who follows a Gadget blog or reads Wired can tell you. Since I work for Nokia, you should realize the following is my own opinion on the Nokia E71 NAM, i.e. E71-2, RM-357, or at least one other name I’m not allowed to use in public.

The first thing I noticed when I opened my package was how small the box is compared to even the N96 I received not too long ago. It’s about half the size. Inside the box, pretty much everything inside that wasn’t shrinkwrapped was cardboard instead of plastic, making the packaging a lot more recyclable. Very green, even if the inside of my box is mostly black :)

Inside the box, I got the phone, battery, 2.5mm stereo headphones–more on that in a minute–power adapter, micro USB cable, manual, CD. Pretty much everything I expect to come with the phone, though the matching wrist strap and carry case were nice bonuses.

I had seen and even handled some pre-release versions of this handset, but they are never as good as the production units. This one felt wonderful. Solid construction, not too big. The keys are crammed together, but it’s pretty easy to push the right ones.

17 November 2008

Boingo Taking Over WiFi on Washington State Ferries

Filed under: connectivity,mobile phones,Services,wifi - 17 Nov 2008
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A couple years ago, I found out they were putting WiFi on …

12 September 2008

Boingo Adds Symbian UIQ Support

Filed under: mobile phones,Services,wifi - 12 Sep 2008

I love Boingo and how it works on my Nokia Nseries and Eseries phones. Now …

27 August 2008

Let’s Ban Things Other Than VoIP on Planes

Filed under: twitter,wifi - 27 Aug 2008

Tablica do badania wzroku z reklamy Vision ExpressAll this crap about using VoIP on planes, blocking the traffic, working

22 August 2008

Aircell Isn’t Blocking all Forms of VoIP

Filed under: business,connectivity,Services,travel,wifi - 22 Aug 2008

Andy made a big splash on Twitter (and throughout the blogosphere) when he announced that he had a call on an airplane thanks to Phweet. I, of course, don’t deny it happened, but …

4 July 2008

Free Boingo WiFi This Weekend

Filed under: connectivity,nokia,wifi - 04 Jul 2008

The folks at Boingo have a good deal this holiday weekend: a free day pass that you can use at 100,000 hotspots worldwide!

I can tell you that, with the …

21 May 2008

A Tale Of Two Boingo Experiences: San Jose Versus Seattle

Filed under: connectivity,nokia,software,wifi - 21 May 2008

A sign in Columbia City, Seattle, Washington indicates that the entire neighborhood is a wifi zone.

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The folks over at

26 April 2008

Proof of iSkoot Passing Credentials In The Clear

Filed under: security,telecom,voip - 26 Apr 2008

Dan York asked for this. Here’s the tell-tale sign from tcpdump that the user information is in the clear. Obviously, I used a different username than my own here as obscuring my password was difficult:
10:29:56.656220 IP 10.3.2.124.43852 > 69.25.76.54.80: P …

iSkoot Transmits Your Data In The Clear

Filed under: security,software,voip - 26 Apr 2008

Various people are thinking that Skype Mobile is basically an unbranded iSkoot, which does the same thing in much the same way. Generally speaking, …

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