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Aeroplanes to get high-speed Web access
News Aeroplane passengers should soon be able to surf the Web at near-broadband speeds while in the air. Satellite operator Inmarsat announced on Tuesday that its Swift64 service, which offers fast voice and data services to aeroplane passengers, at...
[April 10, 2002, 16:51]
Broadband joins the Mile-High Club
News Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is just a year away from launching a full commercial broadband service for passengers on its aeroplanes. Several other companies are also taking an interest in providing aeroplanes with broadband connections, including...
[January 14, 2003, 16:38]
Betfair's Australian launch is a winner
News When UK-based online trading site Betfair was granted a licence to operate in Australia this January, it built a new data centre and flew the entire setup from the UK to Tasmania on two chartered aeroplanes.
[September 20, 2006, 15:50]
Airlines ban mobile phones -- but why?
News The FAA has never outlawed cell-phone use in aeroplanes. What concerns there are about cellular phones in aeroplanes dwell in the realm of anecdote and theory -- and to some extent in that of plain finance.
[October 6, 1999, 9:18]
A Year Ago: Airlines ban mobile phones, but why?
News What concerns there are about cellular phones in aeroplanes dwell in the realm of anecdote and theory -- and to some extent in that of plain finance. The FAA has never outlawed cell-phone use in aeroplanes.
[October 6, 2000, 7:02]
Solar-powered planes for 3G and broadband
News A US-based technology firm is planning to launch unmanned solar-powered aeroplanes that would provide broadband Internet access and 3G mobile services to whole cities from 70,000 feet above the ground.
[July 23, 2002, 14:50]
Kids Art Centre
Downloads Next, there's 10 different printable templates for all kinds of craft things, like aeroplanes, greeting cards, even web-pages! Here's a bundle of computer stuff every young budding artist should have.
[February 22, 2002, 1:55]
Aeroplane broadband is cleared for take-off
News The international body responsible for the allocation of radio spectrum has given its approval for airlines to provide broadband access on aeroplanes. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has decided that operators should be able to use...
[July 11, 2003, 11:59]
Trains get satellite broadband boost
News Ofcom on Tuesday made available a new type of spectrum licence that could allow train operators such as GNER to upgrade their on-board wireless services to two-way satellite links, similar to those already in use on aeroplanes and ships.
[September 12, 2006, 17:35]
Gartner: Business travellers snubbing Wi-Fi
News The analyst firm found that only one quarter of business travellers use public access wireless networks in places such as hotels, airports or aeroplanes.business travellers in the United States and the UK were interviewed for the survey.
[September 7, 2005, 15:10]
Wi-Fi: Coming soon on board US planes?
News AirCell said Monday that it plans to use a newly acquired radio spectrum licence to offer "affordable" broadband service aboard commercial aeroplanes. Air travelers starved for in-flight Internet access may soon find solace, thanks to a Colorado...
[June 6, 2006, 11:05]
Free tool automates attacks on Gmail, Facebook
News The tool, called The Middler, is designed to target users who access services via public networks in hotels, coffee shops and aeroplanes. A security researcher will on Tuesday demonstrate a free, open-source tool designed to carry out automated man...
[October 7, 2008, 14:42]
Mir, uncertainty and doubt to be streamed on Web
News It has hired aeroplanes and camera crews, and plans to be able to record Mir's fiery descent -- hopefully into the Pacific Ocean -- for posterity. Millions of computer users are expected to log on to the Internet to watch the fate of the Mir space...
[March 21, 2001, 11:26]
Computer glitch causes gridlock at LA airport
News Many passengers who had already spent 10 or more hours on aeroplanes during their flights were kept on their planes for several hours after the international terminals used for processing arriving passengers reached capacity.
[August 13, 2007, 13:26]
Chris Long's Column - 'I hate digital everything'
News I used it to write a one or two things on aeroplanes -- y'know, stuff like "boy is this seat uncomfortable", "I wish that baby in the seat next to me would stop crying" and "Why is it I always get the crap headphones and can never hear the film?
[June 18, 1999, 13:55]
Photos: Met Office powers ahead
News The Met Office began in London with the advent of the Royal Flying Corps in the 1910s, when pilots found that high winds could ground their aeroplanes. As rain pours down over Britain, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Met Office has no...
[July 2, 2007, 16:22]
IE exec defends MS on DOJ charge
News The Web browser] is ubiquitous now, it drops from aeroplanes," he said. Microsoft Corp.director of marketing for the application and Internet client group Yusuf Mehdi repeated what has become Microsoft's party line: that Internet Explorer is an...
[December 19, 1997, 11:15]
The millennium: What was all the fuss about?
News No aeroplanes fell out of the sky and Mongolian powerstations refused to explode, no doubt to the embarrassment of those who had barricaded themselves in their houses with stockpiles of marmalade and cat food.
[January 6, 2000, 6:30]
Antig confident of fuel cell success
News One factor behind the industry's recent optimism is that restrictions preventing fuel cells from being carried on aeroplanes have recently been lifted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
[March 14, 2006, 12:50]
A Year Ago: IE exec defends MS on DoJ charge
News The Web browser] is ubiquitous now, it drops from aeroplanes," he said. A senior Microsoft Internet Explorer executive yesterday conducted a spirited defence of the firm's conduct as the Department of Justice heats up its pursuit.
[December 21, 1998, 7:24]
