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Comment Compiled at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, and dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi network in a London coffee shop four days later. Over the past six months the internet has seen a noticeable slow... [23 Nov 2009]
UK ID cards rollout hit by delay as launch date revealed
News The delay to the Manchester rollout is the latest in a long line of setbacks for the £4.6bn scheme: in July this year the government dropped plans to force new airport workers at Manchester and London to... [16 Nov 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News The companies include engineering firm Atkins, airport operator BAA, business advisors Baker Tilly, Deutsche Bank and drinks maker innocent - all of which are upgrading from a mix of Windows XP and Vista. [22 Oct 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: United breaks guitars?
Comment Compiled at JFK Airport whilst waiting for BA 178 to fly me home via London Heathrow. I just boarded an early morning shuttle bus from my hotel at JFK airport. Dispatched to silicon.com... [14 Oct 2009]
BAA preparing for Windows 7 take off
News Airport operator BAA is hoping the roll out of Windows 7 will help simplify its IT infrastructure and contribute to a cost-cutting initiative across the company. BAA's Heathrow airport with Terminal 5 in... [09 Oct 2009]
British Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles
News The service will be available on two Airbus A318s flying between London City Airport and New York's JFK. Air travellers flying between London and New York won't have to go mobile cold... [28 Sep 2009]
Apple tablet, Windows 7, Nokia mini laptop, 3D printers and future mobiles
Photo The driverless ULTra will take passengers to Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 from next year. August saw this futuristic-looking machine, the ULTra personal rapid transit (PRT) vehicle, on display at... [02 Sep 2009]
Photos: Driverless pod cars offer a glimpse of the future of transport
Photo From next year, travellers at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 will be able to step into one of these vehicles and be whisked straight to their destination - all without the need for a driver. The driverless vehicles are... [13 Aug 2009]
The A to Z of wireless
News Indeed, momentum has once again been building around in-flight wireless and services are sporadically emerging: British Airways, for example, recently announced plans to launch an in-flight wireless service later this year on an... [11 Aug 2009]
Photos: UK's ID card revealed
Photo Airport workers at Manchester and London City airports will be able to volunteer for the cards from later this year and ID cards will be made available to the rest of the UK public from 2012. The design... [30 Jul 2009]
Revealed: £12.4m cost of pilots' ID cards project
News The government has spent millions of pounds on a project to provide airport staff with ID cards - despite doubts over whether any workers will actually take part in the scheme. If new [airport] employees... [23 Jul 2009]
In-flight broadband 'to take off this year'
News Back in January British Airways announced plans to launch an in-flight wireless service later this year - for emails, internet browsing and SMS, on an all-business-class route from London City airport to... [08 May 2009]
ID cards to remain unreadable until next year
News UK nationals will be able to get the cards from this autumn, when cards will be issued to airport workers in Manchester and London City airports and be made available to thousands of people living in... [07 Apr 2009]
Photos: The top tech sites on Google Street View
Photo Way out west at the edge of Street View's coverage area in London is the unimposing low-rise building pictured in the middle of this photograph: Heathrow Airport's newest addition and tech mega-project,... [20 Mar 2009]
Photos: From wine tasting to choosing a mortgage
Photo Airline Emirates has worked with developer Infusion to create several Surface applications that are now being used in its business lounge in Dubai airport. The Surface application allowed police to have a view of the... [19 Mar 2009]
