Pietro Saccomani

"challenging the dominant perspective," [Michael] Maltese said, "which is that poor people...are to be seen as recipients of aid. But the approach that Samasource and other organizations are taking, to provide income-generating work, is, in my (opinion), a more exciting way to look at this."" - Pietro Saccomani from Bookmarklet

e come mai spariscono invece i telefoni skype dai centri commerciali/negozi di elettronica? ricordo che un anno fa a Mediaworld c'erano un sacco di modelli.. ora neanche uno! - Salvio

"3UK has announced it’s launching a tariff with an inclusive Spotify premium subscription which will be bundled with their first Android handset, the HTC Hero. Hutchison Whampoa, which owns 3, is an investor in Spotify. There were rumours of the move but this is now official confirmation." - Pietro Saccomani from Bookmarklet

"They’ll have to create content that consumers will want to buy. The new product can’t simply be a digital version of the magazines they’re already printing: That’s already available on the Web, and consumers have shown almost no interest in paying for it, and advertisers haven’t fully embraced it either." - Pietro Saccomani from Bookmarklet

"Telecom Italia SpA (TI) said, the company is open to discussions with rival operators about creating a consortium to build up new broadband infrastructure in Italy, but reiterated a spinoff of its fixed-line network in a separate company isn't an option on the table." - Pietro Saccomani from Bookmarklet

how cool is this! - Pietro Saccomani from Bookmarklet

"Is AT&T about to announce Skype and Google Voice will run on its mobile network via Apple's iPhone? That's the buzz ahead of a wireless industry conference that begins Wednesday in San Diego. One source close to the thinking of AT&T executives said the company has been deliberating the decision for weeks and that top executives have said they were close to accepting voice over Internet services on all AT&T phones, including the iPhone. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because a decision hadn't been officially announced. Skype currently operates on the iPhone through WiFi access, but not on AT&T's 3G mobile network." - Pietro Saccomani from Bookmarklet

"Skype, a division of eBay is likely to announce tomorrow that the beta version of its Skype for SIP offering will interoperate with Cisco Systems’s Unified Communications 500 system." - Pietro Saccomani from Bookmarklet