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Wi-Fi as an Ad Unit: Google Pushes Chrome for the Holidays

in Social on November 8, 2010 at 9:33 am PT

For the second year Google is sponsoring in-flight Wi-Fi from mid-November to mid-January as a sort of benevolent gift for holiday travelers. This year, Google’s not just getting passengers to feel warm and fuzzy about its brand at 30,000 feet, it’s using the opportunity to promote a single product: The Chrome browser.

Insert Bad "Wi-Fli" Pun Here…

in News on March 31, 2009 at 11:39 am PT

American Airlines domestic passenger jets are fast becoming a fleet of airborne Wi-Fi hotspots. After a successful six-month pilot program on 15 planes, the airline will expand its in-flight Wi-Fi service to 300 more over the next two years.
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Insert Bad “Wi-Fli” Pun Here…

in News on March 31, 2009 at 11:39 am PT

American Airlines domestic passenger jets are fast becoming a fleet of airborne Wi-Fi hotspots. After a successful six-month pilot program on 15 planes, the airline will expand its in-flight Wi-Fi service to 300 more over the next two years.
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Reporting Digital Map Errors

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on June 26, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Walt Mossberg answers questions about reporting errors on digital maps, “virtual private networks” on Amtrak trains and saving Internet Explorer favorites.

Internet-a-Gogo: Airlines to Offer In-Flight Access

in Personal Technology on June 19, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

This summer, Wi-Fi access will arrive in the passenger cabins of some commercial U.S. airliners with a new system called Gogo. For travelers who want to stay connected in the air, Gogo does the job, but it has its limitations.