Google and Samsung have announced what some analysts are calling the highly anticipated Googlephone. We had previously speculated that Google would give away their phones for free, but calls would be ad-supported. Unlike the recent Jajah announcement though, users would be forced to listen to an advertisement before the call connects. Today’s joint statement fromContinue Reading
Jajah have announced that they are now offering free calls within some European countries via an agreement with several large European media conglomerates. Now, if you are anything like me, you will not really be keen on the idea of ad-supported calls. Don’t freak out just yet, the ads are on the page and notContinue Reading
Steve Ballmer predicts that within a decade all corporate communication will be web-based. Microsoft wants to be ready for it when the time comes and hence it has initiated tests on new computer server software aimed at corporates. This software will allow businesses to make web-based phone calls using Office. Microsoft’s move is significant consideringContinue Reading
Google has been not so quietly moving into the mobile domain lately, even working on mobile ads, so that they can offer free cell phones. Microsoft is getting into municipal Wi-Fi so that they can offer localized advertising. Yahoo, too, is going after the mobile ad market. While Google is presumably going for text-based mobileContinue Reading
Microsoft has thrown its hat into the municipal Wi-Fi ring, partnering up with MetroFi, based in Mountain View, California. MetroFi takes the ad-supported free muni Wi-Fi model. Katie Fehrenbacher at GigaOm thinks that Microsoft might have pumped some cash into the deal, but no one is talking. Microsoft plans to utilize location info from Wi-FiContinue Reading