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When free Wi-Fi isn't really free
Life, James Hein, Published on 15/07/2015
» I've been doing some travelling recently and I've been taking some notice of the availability of Wi-Fi in international airports. Arriving in Singapore for example I was expecting free Wi-Fi at the airport but while it claimed to be it wasn't. To gain access you have to login, enter your mobile phone number and feed in the returning information from the SMS. Depending on your mobile roaming charges, and if you have roaming turned on at all, this can be somewhat costly for allegedly free Wi-Fi. Arriving at Jakarta airport the free Wi-Fi was both free and did not require any of these hoops to be navigated before accessing. Bottom line: Wi-Fi in Jakarta was much easier to use than in Singapore, which might sound counter-intuitive but based on my experience at least is true. In the age of voice over the internet the whole concept of huge phone and data charges is just plain wrong anyway. On the positive side for Singapore, buying an inexpensive voice and data plan for a couple of weeks was very reasonably priced. Also on the return journey I found that you can get a password in Singapore using a computer terminal, so access if you're not in a hurry.
Robot border guards among new airport tech at Paris Air Show
AFP, Published on 19/06/2015
» LE BOURGET (FRANCE) - New airport technologies unveiled at the Paris Air Show this week promise robots replacing immigration officers and much faster identification of criminals through their biometric data.
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Muse, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 06/06/2015
» Bangkok commuters who use public boat services along Khlong Saen Saep — the city’s main water thoroughfare — now have a mobile application that can help facilitate their journeys.
Slovak makers of flying car press on after crash
AFP, Published on 05/06/2015
» BRATISLAVA - Slovak tech firm AeroMobil is working on a new prototype of its flying car, weeks after the vehicle of the future spread its wings and crashed during a test flight.
Sweden opens world's first remote air control tower
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden on Tuesday inaugurated the world's first remote air control tower at the northern Ornskoldsvik airport, air traffic authorities said.
Chile first Latin America country to allow drones
AFP, Published on 11/04/2015
» SANTIAGO - Chile introduced regulations Friday making it the first country in Latin America to officially allow drone flights.
Drive speed and connections with iDevices
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 25/03/2015
» I have been quite happy with the 13-inch MacBook Pro I bought about 18 months ago. With its i5 processor, I had expected lower performance compared to my 15-inch MacBook Pro that had the i7 processor, but the 16GB RAM and Solid State Drive (SSD) made up for that — it was faster in use.
Solar Impulse 2 sets distance record: organisers
AFP, Published on 11/03/2015
» GENEVA - Solar Impulse 2 has broken a distance record for solar-powered planes as part of its bid to be the first to circumnavigate the globe powered solely by the sun.
Pilots set for first round-the-world solar flight
AFP, Published on 08/03/2015
» ABU DHABI - The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using solar energy will be launched Monday in Abu Dhabi, its pilots said, in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.
US charges filed in largest Internet breach on record
AFP, Published on 07/03/2015
» WASHINGTON - US authorities Friday unveiled charges against two Vietnamese nationals and one Canadian in connection with a computer fraud scheme to steal more than one billion email addresses.