8 posts and columns on airports

Google Maps the Indoors, So Navigating Ikea Is No Longer a Nightmare

in Mobile on November 29, 2011 at 9:35 am PT

No more walking in circles to find the mall’s bathroom, or aimlessly wandering in search of a refreshing Orange Julius.
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Led by Apple’s iPhone and iPad, Mobile Devices Now Dominate Airport Wi-Fi

in News on September 20, 2011 at 11:20 pm PT

Laptops now represent only two in five devices accessing Boingo’s airport Wi-Fi networks, with mobile devices now representing the majority of connections.
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Japan Quake Rattles Chip Industry

in News on March 11, 2011 at 3:51 pm PT

Japan’s massive earthquake affected operations at dozens of semiconductor factories, raising fears of shortages or price increases for a number of widely used components—particularly the chips known as flash memory that store data in hit products like smartphones and tablet PCs.

In 4G Race, Verizon Pulls Ahead With Pricey Speed

in Personal Technology on January 5, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Verizon Wireless’s new 4G network is “wicked fast” but potentially costly, writes Walt.
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Verizon Gets Ready to Launch 4G

in Mobile on November 30, 2010 at 9:27 am PT

Verizon Wireless is ready to talk about its 4G rollout plans, announcing that it will hold a press event on Wednesday to officially spill the beans. Some of those beans, though, are already out there. The company has said it will launch the 4G network (using the Long Term Evolution, or LTE, protocol) in 38 cities before the end of the year.

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Merry Christmas! You Get Wi-Fi.

in News on November 10, 2009 at 2:25 pm PT

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are all offering some form of courtesy Wi-Fi through the holiday season, at venues such as airports, hotels and Times Square. Each has a relatively new service it’s hoping to attract consumers to, whether it’s Google’s Chrome browser, Microsoft’s Bing search engine or Yahoo’s revamped home page and customization features.

AT&T: We Crippled SlingPlayer TV App

in Media on May 13, 2009 at 3:55 am PT

Mystery solved, sort of: AT&T is taking the blame for crippling the SlingPlayer iPhone app. The company’s rationale: The iPhone’s too powerful, and our network isn’t powerful enough.
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