Hitch a ride on Endeavour’s last flight

NASA’s launch footage provides a spectacular view of Endeavour’s final mission. Sync™ Blog

Happy 6th birthday YouTube!

As YouTube celebrates its 6th birthday, users are now watching 3 BILLION videos per day. Sync™ Weblog

Four simple ways to protect your iPad’s data

From the mailbag: “I really like making use of my iPad and I bring it everywhere, but I’m worried an individual could access my data if I lose it. What can I do to safeguard my info?” Sync™ Blog

Video: ‘Hound’ music app rocks for Apple, Android devices

A new music search engine lets you say the name of a song and artist in your smartphone or tablet and you’ll be listening to the track a second later… Sync™ Weblog

Fix for Skype Sign In Problem

I logged onto my pc this morning to be greeted with a message saying “Skype has stopped working”, i.e.: Skype has never crashed on me. Nicely, not in the last 4 years or so I ought to say. I swiftly learned there was a widespread outage with users unable to logon. Certain enough when I [...]

Skype for Asterisk Killed – The Lowdown

In case you hadn’t heard, Skype has decided to not renew the agreement for Digium’s Skype for Asterisk, successfully killing Skype for Asterisk. Skype for Asterisk will not be obtainable for sale or activation right after July 26, 2011. Skype for Asterisk was developed by Digium in cooperation with Skype. It includes proprietary software from [...]

CounterPath Partner Program for ITSPs Aims to Simplify Mobile VoIP Deployments

Tomorrow, CounterPath Corporation will announce their ITSP Partner Program for mobile softphones. Web Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs) will now be able to certify their service with CounterPath’s Bria iPhone Edition Softphone and an added benefit is simplified provisioning for clients. (i.e. auto-provisioning) The launch of CounterPath’s on the web certification program for ITSPs will allow [...]

New Kobo and Nook eReaders pack touch input, awesome E Ink Pearl displays

Amazon’s Kindle may be the most recognizable eReader on the market, but new models from Barnes and Noble and Kobo supply the convenience of touch and some further functions readers are sure to take pleasure in. Sync™ Weblog

Video: My five favourite free tablet apps

In this CNN ‘Tech Time’ interview from May 22, I chat about my five favourite free apps for tablets — such as Netflix, TuneIn Radio, Skype, Flipboard and (yes), the CNN app for iPad. Sync™ Blog

Twitter spams inboxes with notifications, but it’s easy to disable

Twitter now sends notifications each and every time that a tweet gets marked as a favourite or retweeted, and it is incredibly annoying. Here’s how to turn off notifications. Sync™ Weblog