aBrilliantBlog

These are thoughts in my mobile life. By Jeb Brilliant

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NeuStar adds presence into your handsets contact list

March 4th, 2009 · No Comments

My good friend Cian over at GoMo News wrote about NeuStar during Mobile World Congress and I’m just reading about it now.  I’m really excited because of what they are doing.  NeuStar is incorporating presence into the Telecom Italia (TIM) service.  In your handsets phone book they will show you how your contact wants to [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Mobile

Do you need a sim for MWC? I suggest Yoigo prepaid!

February 11th, 2009 · 11 Comments

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Being my second trip to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress I have a bit of advice.  If you or your company needs access to 3G or needs to make phone calls/sms, I suggest Yoigo.  I got my Yoigo sim last year at a store called [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Review · mwc

GoMo News is hosting a blender and TopMobile20 is handing out the awards at it

February 5th, 2009 · No Comments

GoMo News is again hosting one of their famous Blenders.  This one will take place Wednesday February 18 at BelChica in Barcelona, during Mobile World Congress. TopMobile20 will be holding the awards ceremony at the beginning of the GoMo party, so please make sure to stop by early and RSVP here.

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Tags: Announcement · Events · Mobile

TopMobile20 voting is under way and the awards are scheduled

January 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Great news.  The TopMobile20 contest is under way and the voting numbers are rising.  Please take a minute and go vote for your TopMobile apps at www.TopMobile20.com.
If you are going to be in Barcelona, Spain during Mobile World Congress please join us at Bel Chica Wednesday night February 18 from 6-8pm for the TopMobile20 awards [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Events

Yougetitbacks Mobile Super Hero is the wonder app if you lose your phone

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

I met Frank Hannigan the CEO of Yougetitback.com back in Spain during Mobile World Congress and again when they so kindly sponsored Mobile Geeks of Las Vegas a few months back at CTIA in Las Vegas. I have been talking about his product ever since to anybody I can. Mobile Super Hero from [...]

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Tags: Mobile

I still like using a human travel agent and this is why

July 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I have been traveling since I was 3 months old and have done a great deal of travel for business in my life. I have used, Expedia, Travelocity, Cheap Tickets, and Kayak, to book flights but I keep getting drawn back to a real human travel agent. I have had my fare share [...]

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Tags: Nokia

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: Review

SpeedBit with Ariel Yarnitsky

February 24th, 2008 · No Comments

SpeedBit blows my mind. It makes it possible to upload and download at 3 to 5 times faster then you would normally be able to on your computer and soon on your mobile phone. This will save a great deal of time and make it possible to watch video without the hiccups. [...]

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Tags: Interview · Tech

Nortcon with Kobi Gamliel

February 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Nortcon is probably one of the top 2 or 3 companies I met in Barcelona. The service they provide is so simple, I can just drop an HTML link in next to a video on the net and by clicking on the link it will give the user the ability to send the video [...]

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Tags: Interview · Mobile

Bamboo Media Casting with Guy Morag

February 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Bamboo Media Casting is a flat out fantastic software. It basically makes your phone your one and only media device. You are able to download all your content at night (when you wouldn’t usually be using your phone) and watch if from a file at your leisure. This means no hickups due [...]

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Tags: Interview · Mobile