The Hotelicopter Company (pdf) opened its hangar doors this week and introduced the world to the first flying hotel. With 18 luxuriously appointed cabins, guests can experience the adrenaline rush of taking off and flying in the largest helicopter ever produced, while also enjoying the convenience and amenities of a fivestar hotel.
The Hotelicopter offers [...]
Comcast is suing a provider of wireless Internet service to condominiums for what it claims is the company’s practice of stealing its high-speed Internet service and re-selling it to others.
Comcast filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore against Frank Clark and his company, OceanNet in Ocean City, Maryland. OceanNet charges users $199 [...]
CTIA 2009 starts April 1st with Google, Microsoft, Nokia and RIM looking smart. Meanwhile, optimistic projections of cellphone growth just six months ago, are now looking foolish.
The cellular industry now claims 4 billion people on the planet are connected wirelessly. But the trillion dollar industry cannot avoid the global economic crisis. IDC recently reported that [...]
American Airlines announced today that it’s joining rival Delta Air Lines (DAL) in making Wi-Fi Internet connections available to most domestic passengers, and across its entire fleet of some 600 aircraft, reports USA Today.
American was the first U.S. airline to launch the Gogo service last August. Since then, thousands of customers traveling on 15 of [...]
Google has pulled tethering apps from the Android Market, reports Android Community. According to at least one developer, who contributed to the WiFi Tether for Root Users app (for the Android DevPhone 1), Google are citing their distribution agreements with carriers as the prompt for removal:
“Google enters into distribution agreements with device manufacturers and [...]
Alvarion will be showcasing its video surveillance solutions for public safety and security at ISC West, April 1-3 in Las Vegas this week.
Alvarion will connect several network cameras at the event exhibiting interoperability and end-to-end solutions with multiple partners and distributors including Winncom Technologies and Vigilant Technologies.
Over the years, Alvarion’s solutions have supported many applications [...]
The American Recovery and Investment Act offers 2.5 billion in grants and loans flowing from the USDA’s Rural Development fund, and another 4.7 billion in broadband funding distributed through the Department of Commerce’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. It totals close to 7 billion after items like a national broadband map are factored in, notes Arstechnica.
Now [...]
The free Skype for iPhone will finally be available to download from the iTunes App Store sometime on Tuesday, says C/Net. The announcement will be made at CTIA 2009, April 1-3 in Las Vegas. C/Net says Skype’s VoIP app for iPhone looks more like your traditional iPhone app than it does Skype 4.0 for Windows. [...]
The Eee PC 1004DN is the first netbook to feature an optical drive that reads and writes to DVD or Compact Disc. It features a 10-inch LCD display that supports 720p high definition playback, an Intel N280 1.66GHz Processor, GN40 graphics chipset, 1.3 Megapixel Camera, Array Mic, 1GB RAM, 120GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, and [...]
Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm that surfaced in October 2008 and targets the Microsoft Windows operating system. A report on the CBS News program 60 Minutes examines the Internet computer worm.
It’s one of the most dangerous threats ever, says Symantec, the company that makes Norton antivirus [...]
