A Firefox for music? | Tech News on ZDNet

A Firefox for music? | Tech News on ZDNet: "Apple's iTunes is 'like Internet Explorer, if Internet Explorer could only browse Microsoft.com,' Lord said. 'We love Apple, and appreciate and thank them for setting the bar in terms of user experience. But it's inevitable that the market architecture changes as it matures.'"

NOC E-Newsletter: i-Mode leaves content industry scratching its head

Exceptionally good revenue share, easy and fast to use and backed by some very slick TV advertising surely O2's i-Mode service rolled out last month is the boon that everyone in the premium content space has been longing for to really get the mobile content market going?

Well, the present take up and coverage of UK's 3G network isn't as strong as its oversees competitors. Expect a lot of business customers to say - where's my coverage. The proof will be in the future strength of this countries 3G rollout!

Vonage to sell Wi-Fi phone | Tech News on ZDNet

Vonage to sell Wi-Fi phone | Tech News on ZDNet: "Vonage to sell Wi-Fi phoneBy Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.com

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Vonage will announce on Tuesday the availability of its long-anticipated portable Wi-Fi phone that allows users to use their Vonage IP telephony when they're connected to any public hot spot.
Vonage already offers a softphone client, which users can download from the Web site to turn their laptops into Vonage phones. But now the company will sell a handset called the F1000 manufactured by UTStarcom, which will offer Vonage's voice over IP (VoIP) service over any public 802.11b network.
The phone is configured to allow customers to use existing Vonage call features, such as three-way calling, caller ID and voice mail. Phones will also have phone book favorites with distinctive ring options including silent, vibrate and selectable ring tones. Users will also be able to configure and save Wi-Fi profiles for easy connectivity. The F1000's battery offers about five hours of talk time and up to 50 to 100 hours of standby, Vonage said.
The service will be available for free to any Vonage customer. Handsets can be purchased starting Tuesday from the Vonage Web site for about $80 after an instant rebate.
Wi-Fi phones combine two very hot technologies--Wi-Fi and VoIP, which lets Internet connections double as extremely inexpensive phone lines. Typically, VoIP subscribers use a wired phone line, whether a home phone or any number of phones in an office setting. But many service providers, such as Vonage and EarthLink, see an opportunity to create wireless versions of their services using Wi-Fi. Introducing the appropriate VoIP serv"
Wi-Fi phones.. nice in hot spot areas and VOIP. The next thing is - can I use SKYPE + Video Conferencing. Making such a phone is good. I think the NEXT THING OF COOL will be a VOIP with 3G video messaging capabilities.

Zyxel Prestige 2000W WiFi VoIP Phone Review

Zyxel Prestige 2000W WiFi VoIP Phone Review: "The Zyxel Prestige 2000W is one of the first WiFi VoIP phones to get out on the market. It will allow you to send and receive calls as long as you are within range and have access to an IEEE 802.11b or g wireless network. "

Missed this when it first come out.. Very impressive getting 83%. I want one now for home. I'm hoping for a video / voip phone next!

SEOmoz | Beginner's Guide to SEO

SEOmoz | Beginner's Guide to SEO: "What is SEO?
Why does my company need SEO?
Why do the search engines need SEO?
How much of this article do I need to read? "

Excellent site on SEO - will be linking to this site very soon! I hope it's updated as and when the algorithms are updated!