** As published in RCR Wireless News **

For all that it promises to change in our daily lives, wireless technology still comes up short far too often. We live in a world that’s both fascinating and discouraging.

Just think, if we own the right car and the right mobile device, we can start our car from thousands of miles away today. But try sending a video or picture message cross-carrier and it may never be seen or heard of again.

That’s the world that Thwapr finds itself in and if you take its leadership team’s word on it, it wouldn’t have it any other way. After all, CTO Eric Hoffert and COO Duncan Kennedy played an integral part in the development of Apple’s QuickTime so they’ve been through these technology hurdles before and came through with great success. Read more

I have serious commitment issues when it comes to my mobile phone. Early termination fees don’t scare me as much as a phone that’s just gotten plain old boring for me. And believe me, I always find a way out.

It might be dropped calls, crap voice quality and pathetic download speeds that drive me to the edge one time. The next time, I might just get sick of the color or maybe I don’t like the way it looks at me or fits in my pocket. Either way, I’m bound to jump and run — it’s just a matter of when. Materialistic? Sure. Overindulgence? You bet.

Like any commitment-phobe, I’m all about multiples. Whether it’s the carrier(s) I do business with or the mobile device(s) I carry, I just can’t settle down and tie the knot with one or the other. I’m one of those types who has two phones usually. Although I try to keep them from knowing about each other — work and personal don’t always belong together — they inevitably cross paths. Read more