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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]
Business travellers demand more tech
News She said in a statement: "The future growth of business travel is inextricably linked to the advancement of technology - be that technology to book travel, in-flight technology or payment technology. Business travellers are crying out for airplane... [02 Jun 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. Dispatched via a free wi-fi service. Like the rest of you, I have stood in line as my luggage is X-rayed, followed by the occasional arms... [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. Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Photos: High-tech Bangalore... [03 Apr 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. Surely wi-fi for laptop users would be sufficient? [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]
Mile-high wi-fi takes off on US airlines
News In-flight broadband is coming soon for travellers on some American Airlines and Virgin America flights. Aircell, a company that sells air-to-ground telecommunications equipment to airlines, said this week that its in-flight broadband system will be... [13 Mar 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. ¦ Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Wi-fi field tests ¦ Microsoft changes M&A strategy with Yahoo! [07 Feb 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News The 787's flight, business and administrative support navigation systems, and entertainment systems - including internet services offered to passengers - are not sufficiently isolated, according to a report issued by the FAA this week. [07 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Christmas wish list
Comment I is for In-flight Written at The Atlantic Hotel on the island of Jersey and dispatched via a free wi-fi service that actually needed no password - hurrah for common sense In the early days the hardware and software involved was well beyond the... [20 Dec 2007]
Top 10 mobile & wireless stories of the year
News The year has also seen various Euro policy moves in the mobile sphere - with the EU Roaming Regulation finally coming into force, in-flight mobiles inching ever closer to reality and mobile telly given a much needed leg-up by EU backing for the... [13 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]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Blind security
Comment Weary and disoriented, having already passed through all the US security checks eight hours earlier, they have to deal with the irrationality of flying into the UK with two bags only to be told that even on a flight transfer across the airport... [12 Nov 2007]
China to get in-flight mobile by 2009
News The Ryanair in-flight comms service is due to go live by the end of this year, according to an OnAir spokesman, and the AirAsia service is slated to launch in early 2009. OnAir's on-board equipment incorporates technology from Tenzing, the company... [03 Sep 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Let the train take the strain
Comment What's more, travelling First Class on GNER I get the wi-fi access free of charge, on a ticket which still costs less than a flight (£56 single, £120 return). Throw in flight time plus taxi transfer at the other end and I've found it all makes for... [04 Jun 2007]
