Archive for June, 2011

iPhone Passes Blackberry in Smarphone Marketshare, But Android Is Still Way Ahead Of Both Of Them

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Comscore has released the latest report on US Smartphone Market share and Android (36.4%) is way ahead of second in line iPhone (26%). But iPhone has surpassed the Blackberry (25.7%) in terms of  active userbase.
As Platforms only Android and iOS gained in the last quarter, but 5.7% growth of Android base well exceeded that of [...]

How Not To Be A Skype / Microsoft Supernode, Updated

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

How Not To Be A Skype / Microsoft Supernode http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
We have updated one of our favorite posts;  “How to be or not to be a skype supernode?” has been given a long due update to reflect the Skype 3.0 or newer capability to disable the supernode capability. You still need to go about hacking the [...]

eComm is coming up in June. Get your invite.

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

If you?re interested in telecom, the Emerging Communications Conference is one of a handful of thought leadership events you should apply to attend. These are my peeps. The session I want to host: a panel on Skype@Microsoft. Good for Skype? Good for VoIP? Brand collision? Borg avoidance? What could this look like [...]
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LulzSec Hacks SONY Network (SonyPictures.com) Again

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

LulzSec Hacks SONY http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Looks like Sony is not getting a break from hackers. I am sure now the up nosed company must be thinking we should not have banned installing Linux on Playstation 3’s. Sony failed to understand, that once you sell the box, that it should limit heavy handed control of what users do [...]

Grandstream Introduces New Enterprise HD IP Phones, GXP1400 And GXP1405

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

GXP1400/1405 http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
I was actually looking for new IP phones to recommend  to a client who did not want to spend big bucks for a bunch of phones. The client had a budget of $50-75 for phones with a great deal of requirements. Then the news about new Grandstream HD IP phones, GXP 1400/1405 came in [...]

Elastix-2.0.4-beta4 Brings Elastix Addons Module To Help With Integration With Elastix Marketplace To Add New Modules.

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Elastix, elastix addons, Elastix Marketplace http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Elastix 2.0.4 Beta is bringing a new module to assist Elastix users with adding modules to the Elastix server. The new module, Elastix Addons module will allow adding new solutions fully compatible with Elastix from the Elastix Marketplace. These extensions will allow users of Elastix to take it even [...]

DroidDreamLight, New Malware In The Android Market.

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Droiddream Droiddreamlight http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Developers of DroidDream that wrecked havoc in the Android Market two months ago is back, with a new moniker, DrodDreamLight and a whole bunch of new Android Apps.The DroidDreamLight moniker was assigned by Lookout Mobile Security team and the software is a stripped down version of the good old DroidDream, thus the DDLight [...]

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Gets Unofficial BlackBerry OS 6.0.0.576

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

BlackBerry Torch 9800 BlackBerry OS 6.0.0.576 http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
BlackBerry Torch 9800 has got an unofficial Blackberry OS version 6.0.0.576 but be reminded it is unofficial. There will be no support (except places like Crackberry forums) and you will be left to your own. So if you are not familiar in upgrading and downgrading, you better hold on [...]

HP sells videoconferencing units to Polycom. About time.

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

HP’s Visual Collaboration businesses will have a much better home at Polycom. Polycom folks understand how people talk at work, their engineers build quality product, and their brand defined office conferencing long before Cisco or Skype. The deal is expected to close in the next few months, followed by quarters of product line [...]
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Lodsys Sues Seven App Developers In East Texas, Includes Android App

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

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My last post about Lodsys was “Will Apple’s Letter To Lodsys Save App Deelopers?” based on information gathered at Foss Patents blog. And again through the same blog, I learn that at least it did not save seven developers who are being sued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the [...]