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Photos: How GNER's on-board wi-fi works
Photo GNER's on-board wi-fi works using a combination of a satellite link and mobile 3G/GPRS networks, which enables the operator to maintain 100 per cent connectivity even when going through tunnels. That will mean GNER is the first UK train operator to... [27 Jul 2006]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo What the unit sees is what its operator will see, although the unit will automatically travel through a set series of waypoints, leaving the operator free to assess what they see through the robot's eyes. [06 May 2008]
Photos: Steve Jobs and the UK iPhone launch
Photo The operator's UK CEO Matthew Key (above left, with Jobs) said: "We are confident that we will sell a significant number of iPhones. There had been long-running speculation about which operator would offer the iPhone in the UK, and Jobs (above... [18 Sep 2007]
Photos: 'Top Gun course' for submarine hunters
Photo A sonar operator's shift can last up to eight hours, with operators typically sitting at their stations listening to the sonar signals for up to 45 minutes at a time. Street added a good sonar operator must be patient, have meticulous attention to... [22 Aug 2007]
Photos: Inside the British Library's digital books project
Photo The scanner operator has to make sure only single pages are turned, check the images and make sure the pages don't get removed or damaged. A scanner operator checks a book is set up correctly for the machine to continue taking images. [27 Sep 2007]
Photos: iPhone-friendly video specs hit O2 shops
Photo Myvu, which makes video eyewear for portable video devices and mobile phones, has signed a deal with mobile operator O2 to bring its Crystal range of video specs (pictured) to the UK. Photo credit: Myvu [30 May 2008]
Photos: Road testing wi-fi at 320kmph
Photo French train operator SNCF is running a trial of a wi-fi internet service onboard three TGV trains that travel eastbound from Paris via the Gare de l'Est station. Photo credit: Natasha Lomas TGV passengers on the wi-fi-equipped trains can use the... [28 Mar 2008]
Photos: MOT database targets illegal cars
Photo The 10-year £230m private finance initiative (PFI) contract was awarded by the Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (Vosa) to Siemens Business Services (SBS) in 2000. The MOT computerisation project is the single biggest change to the testing scheme... [07 Apr 2006]
Photos: What's inside France Telecom's Paris R&D Labs
Photo The telco, which owns mobile operator Orange and ISP Wanadoo, took silicon.com for a sneaky peak at the next generation of devices it's working on. This isn't a photo from a Star Trek: Next Generation conference or a picture of a wannabe X-Man - it... [09 Sep 2005]
Photos: Highwaymen stop holdups
Photo Meet Sarah, an operator at the Highways Agency (HA) Regional Control Centre in Surrey. The Highways Agency has been given the duty of dealing with accidents like this. We sent senior reporter Dan Ilett to Surrey to get the lowdown on policing the M25. [22 Sep 2005]
Photos: The Millennium Dome goes high-tech
Photo The 23,000-seat arena has been built by AEG and is sponsored by mobile operator O2. London's Millennium Dome has been transformed over the last two-and-a-half years into a music and entertainment venue now called simply 'the O2'. [22 Jun 2007]
Photos: Nokia gives web tablet a WiMax-flavour
Photo Nokia said the tablet, which has a touchscreen and a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, will be available this summer - "to coincide with local rollouts of the XOHM network [a planned nationwide WiMax network from US mobile operator Sprint Nextel] - which... [04 Apr 2008]
Photos: The top 10 smart mobile devices
Photo The Vario II is just one name you might know this by - it's made by HTC and branded differently by each operator that offers it. Palm recently announced its decision to up the ante in Europe, showcasing the Treo 750v as its main offering for the... [09 Nov 2006]
Photos: Arctic tech gets talking
Photo Virtual network operator Vanco developed and integrated the technology involved to keep the Arctic team's communications system operating smoothly. A polar explorer attempting to traverse the North Pole next year to survey the Arctic ice has sent... [12 Nov 2007]
Photos: US Army's Black Hawk goes high-tech
Photo That also allows one pilot to fly the aircraft while the other serves as the mission operator. The US Army's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade will begin taking delivery of the UH-60M - the latest generation of its widely used medium-lift utility... [28 Nov 2007]
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