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These are thoughts in my mobile life. By Jeb Brilliant

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Vringo makes your phone more fun

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Vringo is hot!  I have been using it on my Nokia E71 since this interview about 2 weeks ago with Andrew Perlman, the GM of  Vringo US.  Basically, it is a video ring tone for your mobile phone and so much more.  You and your friends can share video ring tones  and you can set […]

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Tags: E Series · Interview · Nokia · Nokia E71 · Review · Thoughts · TopMobile20

Mute button on Nokia E71

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

I find myself on at least a few conference calls every week and I was always disappointed that the E71, such a business centric device didn’t have a mute button.  Well come to find out it does.  All I needed to do was ask the right people to learn it does.  The right people are […]

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Tags: Brilliant · CTIA · E Series · Mobile Phone · Nokia · Nokia E71 · S60

United Mobile is making waves

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments

At CTIA I bumped into an old friend Oliver Rohl from United Mobile.  They have a service with a sim card that provides no roaming anywhere in the world ever.  They provide a number in Liechtenstein and give the caller competitive outgoing call rates.  This is a great service for travelers who want to be […]

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Tags: CTIA · Mobile Phone · Video

CTIA is off to a roaring start

September 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Fall CTIA ‘08 is off to a great start.  I was invited to attend a cool networking party last night hosted by Nokia.  As always they through a great party.  We heard some speaches from Nokia execs and I did quite a bit of networking.

Ewan MacLeod of Mobile Industry Review and I
Today was filled with […]

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Tags: CTIA · Events · Ewan MacLeod

Congradulations to Buzzd on their new VC!

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

It was a pleasure to meet Deepen Shah from Buzzd while at CTIA in Las Vegas a few weeks ago.  Now I am very happy to write that Buzzd has gotten a first round of venture capital led by Greycroft Partners and Monitor Ventures.  This is thrilling news for these guys and I hope they […]

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Tags: Congradulations · VC

Thank You to Comunicano and Nokia

April 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I want to thank Comunicano and Nokia for including me in all kinds of great briefings and meals last week at CTIA in Las Vegas. My friend Andy Abramson the owner of the most prominent mobile PR firm was most gracious and hospitable by brining me along to participate. Andy had […]

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Tags: Andy Abramson · CTIA · Comunicano · Las Vegas · Nokia · Ovi

I-Com Mobile with Keren Regev and Avi Polak

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

While I was in Barcelona I met more people then I could count. All of them were very nice but some of them stood out and above the others. Two of those wonderful people were from a company called I-Com Mobile their names are Keren Regev and Avi Polak. I know why we first met, […]

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Tags: Barcelona · Israel Export & Cooperation Institute · Review · Spain