Nov
9
In Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution, Howard Rheingold travels the globe observing the trends of societies that embrace mobile technology. India’s cell phone users just passed their traditional lines.
On a similar topic, Skype founder Niklas Zennstr??m has confirmed that Skype will be moving into the mobile PDA and pocket PC.
Oh, I’m looking forward to dropping my phone and long distance bills with only an Internet connection. Niklas believes that this is where voice communication is headed.
“The phone companies are clinging to old business models rather than transforming themselves into services companies and reducing operational expenses by using the Internet. Soon, most of us will be using the Internet for voice communication, and the idea of charging for that makes as much sense as charging for email or for using a Web browser. ”
The future looks so promising.