The british telecommunications regulator Ofcom issued a new policy on Thursday announcing cell phones can now be used on UK registered flights once they have reached an altitude of 3,000 feet or higher.  Their own Executive Summary acknowledges the potential for “air rage” but leaves it to the airlines to manage the possible discomfort and anti-social behaviour.

This is one [...]

I think we’d all love to be able to take our laptops and portable internet devices such as our iPhone anywhere and know that we’d have instant wireless internet access.  There are many Asian and European cities such as Hong Kong, Athens and Vienna that have taken the initiative to make that a reality.  There [...]

Go through my wallet and you’d find a stack of cards - several credit cards, at least three grocery store “savings” cards, my library card, a card for the wholesale club, my driver’s license, some gift cards, and a subway pass - but alas, no money.

I keep that stack in my back left, hip pocket, [...]

With the pathetic choices now available on television these days with the recent dearth of quality programming due to the television writers’ strike, it is a little embarrassing to admit that I’d still like to have my hands on a mobile digital TV system. But I can’t help myself. I’m picturing thousands of people in [...]