Archive for January, 2008

Satellite-to-airplane broadband Internet service »

Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday that it plans to begin trials of satellite-to-airplane broadband Internet service sometime this summer.
Spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said Wednesday morning that initially Southwest plans to test the service on four planes. But because the airline’s planes fly many different routes, she did not anticipate–at least not yet–that travelers would be able to […]

Google, DoCoMo Announce Mobile Internet Partnership, Mobile Phone »

NTT DoCoMo on Thursday said it planned to use Google Internet search and other services in mobile phones, giving Google a major platform for delivering services and ads to the Japanese.
The companies said in a joint statement that Google search results would appear by default via the search portal available on DoCoMo i-mode handsets. In […]

Shanghai metro apologises to kissing couple in Internet video »

SHANGHAI (AFP) — Shanghai’s metro rail authority apologised to a couple who had threatened to sue after a video of them kissing on a station platform was posted on the Internet, state media reported Friday.
The video clip shows the couple in a prolonged embrace as three voices speaking in the local Shanghai dialect can be […]

Security fears over taxpayers’ details filed on the internet »

HM Revenue and Customs was last night accused of taking a cavalier attitude to the protection of data on ordinary taxpayers after it emerged that MPs, royals and celebrities were banned from filling in their tax returns online for security reasons.
HMRC faced accusations of encouraging a two-tier system after thousands of Britons which are regarded […]

Tech Company Offers Free ‘Game Locator’ »

A firm that calls itself a “locator company” is offering a site to help people find radio stations that carry the Super Bowl.
SpatialPoint said the site “uses Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft Virtual Earth and SpatialPoint Atlas to allow users to enter a location where they will be for the game, or an origin […]

Saturday’s Auburn game is sold out; fans reminded free shuttle to game »

The ticket windows inside the main entrance to Coleman Coliseum will be open two hours prior to tip-off for those customers picking up tickets at Will Call and for purchases for future games. Please contact the Alabama Ticket Office at 877-TIDETIX or locally at 205-348-2262 with questions or concerns.
Fans attending the game are reminded of […]

Trend Micro & TT Network Integration Asia to Offer Security Monitoring Services to Japanese Businesses in Asia »

TT Network Integration ASIA Pte Ltd (TTNI) and Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704) have decided to offer a joint security monitoring service called TTNI End Client Service (TECS) to Japanese multinational companies operating in Asia.
The service, which will be effective beginning 1 February 2008 has a sales target of SGD 735,000 (approximately 50 million Japanese […]