Archive for 'Telecoms' Category
Skype and Haiti
Many people are in Haiti are without landline or cell phone coverage since the earthquake hit on Tuesday, and so tools like Skype have become vital.
Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls are completely free, and many of you have been using them over the last couple of days to stay in touch with family and friends, [...]
Microsoft and HP Joint Teleconference
Microsoft Corp. and HP will host a teleconference tomorrow, where Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, and Mark Hurd, chairman and CEO of HP, will take questions regarding a new joint agreement and joint investment to prepare customers for the next generation of business computing. The companies have a 25-year partnership focused on helping organizations of [...]
2009 in Mobile
Russ Shaw is General Manager of our mobile business.
As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d do two things – first, introduce myself to readers of our blog, and second, talk a little bit about our mobile strategy. Peter tells me there are quite a few of you (hundreds of thousands, in fact) [...]
Skype-enabled TVs
In the last 24 hours at CES, the media spotlight has been on us. We’ve seen incredible amounts of coverage from across the globe, including this report from the Washington Post, others from Bloomberg and the BBC, and some great video demos from Engadget and Gizmodo Australia.
Both of our TV partners, Panasonic and LG, have [...]
Nexus One Sales Of 5-6 Million Units Forecast
// Google’s given its presentation, tech reviewers have had their say, and, after months of buildup, the Nexus One should soon start appearing in the real world. So how – in a sales sense – will it fare? According to a Barclays Capital analyst, the Nexus One will be a rather hot item.
In a [...]