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  • August 2008

    • Research Paves Way for Better Wi-Fi in Autos

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Aug 25, 08 6:20 PM CDT

      Research Paves Way for Better Wi-Fi in Autos

      (Newser) - Researchers at Microsoft and two US universities have designed a system to give drivers better Wi-Fi connections, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The technology, presented last week in Seattle, allows a moving computer to hook into one Wi-Fi station as an "anchor" while using other stations as support. Researchers say this will avoid "hiccups" that occur when traveling computers jump from station to station. More »

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      Internet  • Microsoft  • Wi-Fi  • wireless  • vehicle  • wireless internet  • city

    • Delta Adds WiFi to Whole Fleet

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 5, 08 10:46 AM CDT

      Delta Adds WiFi to Whole Fleet

      (Newser) - Unholster your Blackberry and sharpen your stylus; Delta will become the first major airline to offer Internet access across its entire 330-plane fleet by next summer, the Wall Street Journal reports, driven by the proliferation of handheld wireless devices and a desire among business passengers to keep working. Delta surveyed 15 of its largest corporate customers, finding “overwhelmingly they wanted to be more productive," Delta’s CEO said. More »

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      airline industry  • air travel  • Delta Airlines  • travel trends  • business travelers  • wireless internet  • AirCell

  • June 2008

    • Chrysler Plans Wi-Fi on 2009 Models

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 25, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      Chrysler Plans Wi-Fi on 2009 Models

      (Newser) - Struggling automaker Chrysler—the weakest of Detroit’s Big Three—is looking to the information highway to gain an advantage. To the dismay of some highway safety experts, the automaker will offer wireless Internet access as an option in all of its 2009 models, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      auto industry  • Chrysler  • Wi-Fi  • highway safety  • wireless internet

    • Starbucks Offers Free Wi-Fi for 2 Hours a Day

      USA Today  |  Jun 3, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      Starbucks Offers Free Wi-Fi for 2 Hours a Day

      (Newser) - Starbucks will offer its customers 2 hours of free Wi-Fi a day starting next week, its latest effort to snap out of a sales slump, USA Today reports. Those eligible need a Starbucks Card and must register online with the company's rewards program. Critics say the move isn’t the severe re-imagining the firm needs, but Starbucks argues the Internet access will pump up the already successful Starbucks Card program More »

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      economy  • Starbucks  • Wi-Fi  • wireless internet

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