in-flight in comment and analysis
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment Written on the flight back to London and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in the lounge at Heathrow later the same day. The real paradox in this equation of value is that the people engaged in making these poor decisions look for quality when... [09 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment Business travellers and others want to make calls during flight and airlines and wireless companies want to make revenue from this service; but most people onboard don't want to be bothered by others yapping away during the flight. [03 Jul 2008]
¿Dónde está el iPhone 3G?
Comment When I later asked the PR about the lunch briefing that never was, she told me Alder had had to be whisked away early to make sure he caught his 5:30pm flight as the Madrid traffic was "really bad". In your best smug Apple voice think: 'At last the... [01 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment It is not a revolutionary service - people just want to use their own phone in flight," says David Coiley, VP strategy and external relationships at independent GSM operator AeroMobile. Emirates chose to deploy in-flight mobile phone technology... [26 Jun 2008]
Christopher Martin
CIO Profile The new technology backbone means customers will have unprecedented access to flight details and other travel related info but it is also the foundation for further international expansion of the growing company. [11 Jun 2008]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment I is for In-flight Looking at the headline in The Guardian this week and you'd be forgiven for thinking something momentous has happened to Broadband Britain today: 'Fears of digital divide groundless as online access soars in rural areas', it... [23 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment Anybody wanting to use a mobile in flight must state their intention at check-in and will consequently be seated at the back of the plane with the rest of the self-important morons shouting into their blingfones (TM). [15 May 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport insecurity
Comment First drafted on flight BA633 from Athens to London and finished on BA093 to Toronto a week later. The big question in my mind has always been just what can be detected and how much safer are we? Like the rest of you, I have stood in line as my... [29 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…
Comment My colleague was on a flight to Vancouver yesterday and had to leave (and arrive) for a week's skiing without any luggage. You would have thought a phased-in launch would be more sensible. As a firm that specialises in customer engagement and... [03 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Meanwhile, the first authorised in-flight mobile call was made at 30,000ft on 21 March on Emirates flight EK751 flying between Dubai and Casablanca. The airline is spending a cool $27m kitting out its entire fleet of planes with an in-flight mobile... [28 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... green carrots, cloud nine chats, open source ponderings …
Comment Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call Most devices now allow you to do all their functions in 'flight' mode, so the only real advantage is the send and receive element. Our politicians' measured and considered response to this possible... [27 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: DVD format wars
Comment Written on flight VS003 from London to New York and dispatched via a free JetBlue wi-fi service at JFK airport. In the end VHS won. The battle amounted to who could get the most content in front of most eyeballs, and this meant more than just titles. [17 Mar 2008]
LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment I is for In-flight I is for In-flight Then you might want to say let's narrow the search, so I'm looking for a product manager who's in the internet industry in Silicon Valley who's trained in agile development. [28 Feb 2008]
How fans can grab a slice of the music pie
Comment I is for In-flight I is for In-flight These are all contracts that have been bought for 10p each over the last few months so you get a huge boost in terms of value if you finance the artist. In the financing stage, we put up 3,000 'backstage passes... [18 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax crash, mobile driving, eBay feedback, Vista woes…
Comment Check in late at an airport and you might miss your flight; arrive late at the cinema and the seats might be sold out. To those who say 'do your tax return early' let me say that filing on the last day has - in the past saved me £11,000 in one year. [07 Feb 2008]
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