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LTE/4G Makes 2011 The Year of the Soft Client

With Verizon rolling out LTE in some 30+ cities and over 60 airports this past weekend the press has been playing off of the download speeds. What they’re missing is the fact that latency will be much, much lower and that means VOICE over IP is going to flourish and as such make 2011 the [...]

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Apple iOS4: Multi-tasking, eh?

Apple iOS4: Multi-tasking, eh?

Full disclosure: the author has a history of selling multi-tasking ever since DESQview was introduced on PC memory expansion boards; my employer of the day, AST Computers, included a copy of DESQview with each “Enhanced” memory expansion board that would take a PC all the way up to 3MB (yes, that’s MB). Techies were enthusiastic [...]

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BlackBerry: Smartphones Sans AntennaGate

BlackBerry: Smartphones Sans AntennaGate

(Cross-posted from Voice On The Web) When I first saw the antenna band completely surrounding the iPhone 4 during Steve Jobs’ initial presentation, I recalled a comment made to me by RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaradis after a RIM Annual General meeting a few years ago. And I should also mention that I personally have a [...]

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