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Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News I is for In-flight The survey also found nearly a third (30 per cent) of consumers now watch TV or video online.uSwitch added that international broadband rankings put the UK's 4Mbps average to shame, with Japan boasting an average connection speed... [14 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]
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]
Tesco to launch iTunes challenger
News I is for In-flight There are also plans to expand Tesco Digital to TV, films and games in the near future. A Tesco spokesman added the music download service isn't intended to go up against iTunes specifically, but is more about making the retailer... [15 Apr 2008]
Yahoo! to 'revolutionise' mobile search with OneSearch
News said: "Consumers can search for anything, including flight numbers, locations, website names, local restaurants and more, by simply speaking. OneSearch product at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas yesterday, which it says make mobile search smarter... [03 Apr 2008]
In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up
News In-flight mobile phone calls may soon be a reality for travellers on UK airlines after UK telecoms regulator Ofcom gave its approval to the technology. Emirates recently launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile service while BMI... [26 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet I is for In-flight In January alone, around 2.2 million people used iPlayer with 11 million TV programmes being viewed and 15.9 million radio downloads made. BBC iPlayer: all the coverage BBC signs up with iTunes BBC's iPlayer is... [05 Mar 2008]
Killer robots terror warning
News More than 4,000 robots are already deployed on the ground in Iraq and by October 2006 unmanned aircraft had flown 400,000 flight hours. The expert at the University of Sheffield - who was formerly a judge on cult BBC TV show Robot Wars - warned the... [28 Feb 2008]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News BAA says the database linking the information on the chip to the passenger mobile number will be deleted as soon as the flight has been dealt with. Chips are far easier for machines to read as they do not need to be in line of sight of scanners... [13 Feb 2008]
BBC's iPlayer comes to Macs and Linux
News I is for In-flight A streaming version of the BBC's iPlayer online TV on-demand service has been launched for the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. The download version of iPlayer was only available for Windows XP when it was released in beta form... [14 Dec 2007]
UK goes mad for social networking
News I is for In-flight UK web users are the keenest advocates of social networking in Europe, spending more time on them than anyone else across the continent. Four out of 10 adults in the UK regularly visited social networking sites during 2006 - more... [12 Dec 2007]
Budget airline launches in-flight wi-fi
News The airline considers the plane - nicknamed 'BetaBlue' - to be an early-stage test as the company explores expanding in-flight communication options. It's been known for more than a year that JetBlue has been planning some sort of in-flight... [07 Dec 2007]
BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes
News I is for In-flight BT has come bottom of the eight major UK broadband providers in a customer satisfaction survey. In the annual JD Power and Associates 2007 UK Broadband Internet Service Provider Satisfaction Study, the company scored 626 points... [06 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... work and play, mobiles on planes, data leaks...
Comment UK in-flight calls get green light As for the being plugged into TV marlarky. When at home or work it's connected to the network keeping in sync. Photos: GCHQ aims to recruit with in-game ads' Trapped in a metal tube with people who can't survive... [25 Oct 2007]
UK in-flight calls get green light
News The launch of in-flight mobile services by several airlines had been delayed by the awarding of the safety certificate by the European Aviation Safety Authority taking longer than expected. The European air-safety body gave the green light for... [18 Oct 2007]
