Archive for 'telephony'

Neutrality.ca [is now] kicking, [not] flatlining

Update June 8th 2007: On June 5th, Dr. Michael Geist has brought neutrality.ca back up. Courtesy of David Eaves you can see Kevin McArthur’s explanation of the downtime on Facebook. And now, the old post: Neutrality.ca has just shown a glimmer of life. It’s said that it’s been migrating to a new owner for about [...]

Wireless pricing trends are ruining my hopes and dreams

Ars Technica has an article on how Data plans are the barrier to mobile Internet adoption. I believe it. The announcement of the iPhone generated a metric ton of buzz, not just around around Apple’s highly-anticipated entry into the cellphone market but also other smartphone devices such as the Samsung Blackjack and the Motorola Q. [...]

Hey iPhone, please disrupt Canada!

Brought to you from the Linux Caffe! (Linux Caffe pic #1, Linux Caffe pic #2, Linux Caffe #3) There has been no news from Apple Canada related to the Apple iPhone. Since the phone is GSM only there’s just one network where it can work: the Rogers network. This leaves Fido the only other possible [...]

Promises and deadlines for an open phone – openmoko

OpenMoko. I don’t know what that stands for but I know what it means. People on freenode have guessed that Moko is an acronym for Mobile Kommunicator but these same people know that it means complete control over your own phone. Interest has piqued ever since Jobs announced that users won’t be able to put [...]

That Apple iPhone thing

Okay, I’m salivating. The iPhone is nearly here. Details are sparse but I’m already excited by what I saw from the keynote. Need more details: Can you buy it without the SIM lock? Is the battery user replacable? This feature is required in cell phones but still absent from iPods. It runs OS X. Um, [...]

Jajah on an unsupported cellphone

Update May 30th 2007: Looks like you can also initiate calls and change your source number at mobile.jajah.com. Check it out. It might still be worth constructing bookmarks as I show here in order to save on transfer. Thanks to the anonymous commenter below! I’m always on the look out for ways to get cheaper [...]