The lovely looking new iPhone 4 has been the subject of many user complaints and even now law suits too about its external antenna design. Some users have experienced dropped calls, and many users have noticed drops in […]
Historians and archeologists believe they may have found Camelot and the site of King Arthur’s Round Table. Rather than an ordinary or even large table, they speculate it may have been a monster sized structure capable
It seems to have been a very good June for many airlines. Delta reported a 4.2% increase in passenger traffic. Air Canada had a remarkable 15% increase in passenger traffic. Westjet enjoyed a similar increase. AirTran had
Another sign of the continuing ascendancy of China in every respect is seeing Beijing international Airport now overtake London’s Heathrow airport to become the world’s second busiest airport. Atlanta remains the world’s busiest – but one wonders for
This Week’s Security Horror Story : What do these people all have in common? A disabled Marine veteran and US citizen in Egypt. A U.S. Army veteran and US citizen in Colombia. A US Air Force veteran
Apple shows it can’t ‘play nice’ by forcing an unusual sized SIM on those of us with iPads and iPhone 4s – a requirement that flies in the face of the GSM mobile device open architecture ethos. Apple’s
To celebrate winning the accolade of ‘Best Domestic Airline’ in Travel + Leisure’s annual ‘World’s Best’ survey for the third time in a row, Virgin America is holding a very brief but very good sale that features
Virgin America Three-Peat Celebratory Sale – Only until 5pm Pacific Time today Read More »
The airlines are puzzled about why less than 10% of people who could use Wi-Fi on a flight actually choose to do so. See this article for interesting background. Explanations offered range from ‘it is too expensive’
The Real Reason More People Don’t Use Wi-Fi on Flights Read More »
The good news – Apple has now released its latest iPhone operating system upgrade – what it terms iOS 4.0. This is said to contain over 100 new features, and is the operating system that new iPhone
Mergers galore part 1 : British Airways has now signed a merger deal with Iberia, subject only to ratification by both airline’s boards of directors, something that is 99.9% assured. Mergers galore part 2 : Alitalia has said
There’s some potentially good news for ship preservationists and for this country’s maritime history. The passenger liner SS United States, which had been threatened with sold for scrap by its present owners, NCL, may now be saved. NCL
This Week’s Security Horror Story : The TSA tells us that now they have taken over passenger screening, and now they know our dates of birth and genders, there will be fewer mix-ups with passengers being confused
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