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The Cloud expands its hotspot coverage
News Depending on usage levels and chosen tariffs, Wi-Fi access is generally still a cheaper option for business travellers in Europe than 3G-based mobile data access, thanks to hefty data-roaming surcharges.
[January 17, 2008, 11:41]
Hotel Wi-Fi rates slammed
News This problem was particularly prevalent for business travellers who visit multiple locations, as they would have little opportunity to discover hotels with cheap or free Wi-Fi. Hotel Wi-Fi pricing has come in for a bashing in the latest edition of...
[October 2, 2006, 14:00]
Vodafone BlackBerry 7100v review
Reviews Email retrieval is the 7100v's key feature, and the fact that the phone is a quad-band GSM/GPRS device helps the corporate sell as it can be used throughout the world by business travellers. Design To bring the 7100v down to phone rather than...
[November 29, 2004, 13:25]
IBM chases a PC's soul
News The SoulPad is particularly good for business travellers that carry work between home and office by carrying a small device instead of a full PC. Researchers at IBM are testing software that would let you tote your home or office desktop around on...
[August 15, 2005, 9:30]
Intel revs up notebook chips
News Because these tiny notebooks typically weigh less than 2kg, they are most popular with business travellers. Intel introduced six new chips for notebooks on Tuesday, not long after cutting prices on its mobile processors.
[January 15, 2003, 9:47]
Malaysian government unveils IT initiatives
News The Immigration Department will introduce a new category of visa for business travellers, which will provide for a longer validity period," the prime minister said. The Malaysian government has announced its budget for next year, pledging to...
[September 11, 2007, 13:09]
Dell Latitude D400 review
Reviews Battery life will be more important than gaming performance to business travellers, but the D400 is not particularly impressive in this respect. The D400's dimensions, however, are standard for a business-class ultraportable: 29.4cm wide, 24.5cm...
[July 22, 2003, 8:48]
BA038 crash at Heathrow
Blog Given the phase of the flight when the accident happened, the primary suspect for the source of any such interference has to be mobile phone handsets, illicitly turned on by business travellers desperate to make contact after a long flight and...
[January 21, 2008, 12:14]
Inside Windows Vista beta 2 review
Reviews This is designed for business travellers meeting in a cafe or waiting for an airplane. The tweaks to pre-public release build 5381 appear to be aimed at a wider market, providing first-time users of the new operating system with a smoother install...
[May 24, 2006, 14:10]
Photos: Google airport lounge takes off
Talkback Perhaps they need to be stationed near the charter holiday jet travellers who generally have kids (who could probably use some time out playing on a PC) Google could even charge for printing out the pretty 'pictures' that the kids have lovingly...
[November 26, 2005, 19:46]
Wi-Fi checks into Holiday Inn
News It is also possible for travellers to buy daily, weekly and monthly subscriptions. Megabeam already has hot spots in several European business centres, including London, Milan, Rome, Munich, Zurich and Amsterdam.
[December 3, 2002, 16:16]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary 30.11.2001
Blog Does it mean that you can scan the PDAs of your fellow travellers on a train and painlessly extract their music files? Will it be easier to swap business cards, bits of software or database entries? Friday 30/11/01
[November 30, 2001, 17:00]
Idyllic picture of mobile marketing
News Eventually, experts say, object recognition could be used to connect travellers with information on local restaurants, stores, museums or parks. But now, companies see the opportunity to adapt the technology to improve the mobile marketing and...
[November 23, 2005, 17:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog We must get used to this, fellow travellers. He hunkered down, pointed the business end of his very expensive, very superb camera at the broiling melee and let fly with the flash. Monday 16/8/2004 Coming to the end of a long sojourn in Scotland...
[August 20, 2004, 18:35]
Eurostar rolls out Wi-Fi in stations
News Fellow Wi-Fi equipped train operator GNER has found the service proving popular with travellers -- recent figures from the train company's Wi-Fi provider, Icomera, showed week-on-week user numbers growing at 77 percent.
[December 14, 2004, 14:30]
Coming soon: HP's EliteBook
Blog There's a new Qualcomm Gobi-based mobile broadband chipset, the HP un2400, that supports seamless roaming between EVDO and HSDPA networks, which should make international travellers' lives easier. Among the highlights is the HP EliteBook 6930p, the...
[June 10, 2008, 14:59]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Och, no service" think the hapless punters, who promptly pick up the bedside telephone and incur those legendarily tariffs that have given so many travellers a pleasant surprise. Invite a journalist to an event attended by your client, and...
[September 5, 2003, 17:35]
Speed is of the essence
Talkback However, having worked for the past five years with seven countries across the Caribbean on the implementation of biometric systems to improve the quality of border security, it has become very apparent that governments need also to consider the...
[December 8, 2009, 10:07]
Of Qtrax and broken dreams
Blog The blazing candelabra that had festooned the marble vaults, casting flickering orange-and-black ripples over the waiting travellers in their Edwardian dress, fade to grey 21st century Holloway light filtering through my 20th century Holloway...
[January 28, 2008, 7:40]
IBM working on a hands-free translator
News IBM is working on software that would bridge the spoken language gap for weary travellers and others who might need a personal translator in their pocket. The researchers said the most immediate application of the software would be for personal or...
[April 25, 2003, 8:58]
