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Fantastic news from GrandCentral who is now Google Voice

I have been a user of GrandCentral for a few years now and I’ve always been happy with the service.  It has always been adequate for me to use as my business number but it has always lacked a few features.  Well As of 2 days ago GrandCentral has been transformed and renamed Google Voice. [...]

NeuStar adds presence into your handsets contact list

My good friend Cian over at GoMo News wrote about NeuStar during Mobile World Congress and I’m just reading about it now.  I’m really excited because of what they are doing.  NeuStar is incorporating presence into the Telecom Italia (TIM) service.  In your handsets phone book they will show you how your contact wants to [...]

Nokia announces the E55 and E75

Wow, what a whirl wind first day of Mobile World Congress.  Nokia had a few big announcements today.  One of the big announcements is that they are going to be launching 2 new E Series handsets, the E55 and E75.  Take a look at the pics. What I think is the more interesting announcement though [...]

@Twestival_LA and Charity:Water, come join us to give clean water to people

So I’m part of Twestival LA now.  We’re a small group putting together a fund raiser for Charity:Water.  They help in different ways, to get people in 3rd world countries drinking clean water. @iJustine made a moving video and many others are doing all they can to help raise awareness of the event and the [...]

GoMo News is hosting a blender and TopMobile20 is handing out the awards at it

GoMo News is again hosting one of their famous Blenders.  This one will take place Wednesday February 18 at BelChica in Barcelona, during Mobile World Congress. TopMobile20 will be holding the awards ceremony at the beginning of the GoMo party, so please make sure to stop by early and RSVP here.

Interview with Jeff Rice CEO at DeFi Mobile

By Jeb Brilliant Chief Editor I had a really nice conversation with Jeff Rice today.  He’s the CEO at DeFi Mobile (disclosure, they provide me with VOIP).  I had some pointed questions I wanted to ask but we started off with what they are up to right now (the good stuff).  First though I should [...]

TopMobile20 voting is under way and the awards are scheduled

Great news.  The TopMobile20 contest is under way and the voting numbers are rising.  Please take a minute and go vote for your TopMobile apps at www.TopMobile20.com. If you are going to be in Barcelona, Spain during Mobile World Congress please join us at Bel Chica Wednesday night February 18 from 6-8pm for the TopMobile20 [...]

Truphone now allows incoming calls on iPhone

I don’t have all the details just yet, but I got an IM the other night telling me that Truphone (mobile VOIP) is now set up to receive calls on the iPhone.  Previously users could only place calls, which is nice but a little restrictive.  Now having Truphone on your iPhone is like having 2 [...]

Mobile Geeks of London is tomorrow night

One of my favorite events of all time (and I’ve been to a lot of events) is Mobile Geeks of London and it’s being put on by the coolest cat in all of London, James WhatleyDude Whatley.  MGoL is taking place tomorrow night (Wednesday).  Here is a link to his site with all the deets [...]

4G Wireless Evolution Conference and Website launch today

A friend of mine and the voice community at large Carl Ford, along with Scott Kargman are launching something very special with Rich Teharani of TMC.  Drum roll please……. let us welcome the 4G Wireless Evolution Website and conference in Miami next February.  The websites are supposed to launch today and I’m sure there will [...]

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