wi-fi train
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Digital TV too annoying to watch?
Comment Compiled on the Ipswich to London train and dispatched to silicon.com from the Institute of Directors via a free wi-fi service an hour later. Many countries are migrating to digital... [11 Aug 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Why are we so wasteful?
Comment Take wi-fi. What do you suppose the ratio of message-carrying bits to management bits is for a simple, off-the-shelf wi-fi link is? Compiled on the Ipswich to London... [28 May 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: RIP newspapers
Comment Compiled on the 06.53 Ipswich to London train, and dispatched to silicon.com via wi-fi from The Institute of Directors in London It had to happen sooner or later: newspapers are starting... [23 Mar 2009]
BT's wi-fi router turns biz into hotspots
News The latest version of the BT Business Total Broadband hub, unveiled on Monday, can effectively be turned into a BT Openzone wi-fi hotspot - users can give their connectivity away, or sell their customers... [10 Feb 2009]
Photos: Is it a tram? Is it a train? No, it's superbus!
Photo From later this year, commuters on the buses of Cambridge will be able to enjoy wi-fi, use Oyster-style smartcard readers - and even travel on a bus that steers itself. Stagecoach's new £3m fleet of 20... [03 Feb 2009]
Mobile-software company UIQ files for bankruptcy
News All aboard the wi-fi train The mobile-software company UIQ has filed for bankruptcy, following the decision by its last remaining customer to stop using its platform. Motorola and Sony... [05 Jan 2009]
Do you need video in your enterprise?
Comment All aboard the wi-fi train Video has been hailed a productivity booster and cost saver. But can it deliver? Freeform Dynamics's IdaRose Sylvester explains what video can and can't do. As... [05 Jan 2009]
Apple severs relationship with Macworld
News All aboard the wi-fi train Apple CEO Steve Jobs has given his last keynote address at Macworld in San Francisco. The company announced on Tuesday afternoon that January's Macworld would... [17 Dec 2008]
2008 in film: From Gates' departure to T5 opening its gates
News All aboard the wi-fi train Another video in the Business Traveller series aired in November saw Natasha Lomas travel on a TGV Est train from Paris to Basel to road- (or... [12 Dec 2008]
Facebook Connect goes global
News All aboard the wi-fi train Facebook has announced that its log-in system, Facebook Connect, is officially open for business for non-Facebook sites. The social network is making the... [05 Dec 2008]
Microsoft exec: 'Windows 7 not just a service pack'
News All aboard the wi-fi train Microsoft is attempting a challenging task with its positioning of Windows 7. The company is trying to make the case that the product won't break things that... [04 Dec 2008]
IBM touts virtual "Microsoft-free" desktop
News All aboard the wi-fi train IBM wants corporate customers to cut the cord with Microsoft. The tech pioneer is launching a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run... [04 Dec 2008]
iPhone vs BlackBerry, Dan Dare and wi-fi on trains
News All aboard the wi-fi train CIO Profile: David Swayne silicon.com reporter Natasha Lomas took a train trip across France to test out the onboard... [01 Dec 2008]
Wi-fi aboard all TGV Est trains by 2010
News French train operator SNCF is to roll out onboard wi-fi across its entire TGV Est fleet by the end of 2010, following a successful trial of the technology. SNCF said its commercial... [20 Nov 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wave of innovation
Comment Written on a train from Bristol to London and dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi service in Woodbridge near my home a day later As a technologist engaged in R&D activities, a... [18 Nov 2008]