wi-fi

For anyone who cringes when asked to shut down electronic devices upon take-off, the airline industry has good news for you.

According to Computer World, about one in three commercial planes flying around the country today are equipped with Wi-Fi. All these planes are operating a GoGo internet service, plus an additional six Southwest planes are using Wi-Fi from a provider called Row 44. And they’re planning to increase the fleet by hooking up all 540 Southwest planes by 2012. Lagging behind the bunch is United Airlines who only has 13 planes set up with Wi-Fi compared to Delta and American which have a combined total of 650.  read more »

Half a million people bought Apple's new iPad within days of its launch. But some potential clients are saying no thanks.

Major universities such as Princeton and George Washington University are experiencing network complications from the handheld devices. Princeton officials say the way the iPad connects to a wireless server causes interference for other devices trying to use the school system. Guy Jones, the Chief Technology Officer at George Washington University says their current system doesn't support the iPad at all. And these American schools aren't alone.  read more »