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Smartphones, electronics to get closer airport checks
WASHINGTON – Air travelers with smartphones or other electronic devices must be able to turn them on to take them aboard under new security measures, US authorities said Sunday. US-bound
16 dead, 5 injured in Vietnam helicopter crash
HANOI, July 07, 2014- Sixteen people were killed and five injured when a Vietnamese military helicopter crashed in the capital Hanoi early Monday during a training exercise, a top military
Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered plane that never has to land
The Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane designed to fly around the world next year, took its maiden flight Monday, taking off from Payerne Airfield in Switzerland and landing two
Google reportedly launching 180 satellites for global internet service
Sources say scheme to offer internet to underserved areas will cost $1 billion The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is planning to spend more than $1 billion on satellites
Google Partners With Ray-Ban And Oakley To Make Glass More Stylish
Google is now trying even harder to make its Glass headset something really worth wearing. The search engine giant has just announced that it will be working with the Luxottica
PPL Connect, an App That Lets You Text and Call from Your Computer Using Your Own Phone Number
Every day, you’re bombarded with notifications: an email on your laptop, a Facebook “like” on your tablet, a stream of texts on your smartphone. Jumping from device to device gets
NSA Can Record, Replay an Entire Country’s Phone Calls
The National Security Agency has technology capable of recording all the phone calls of an entire country and replaying them later, a report based on leaked documents said Tuesday. The
SPEEDCAST STRENGTHENS ITS LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE ASIAN MARITIME MARKET
SpeedCast announces new maritime facility in Singapore as part of global expansion Singapore, March 20, 2014 – SpeedCast, the leading maritime satellite service provider in Asia, today announces the opening
Malaysians convinced missing airliner was hijacked
People with extensive flight experience switched off controls and diverted plane, anonymous official says, as hunt goes on Investigators are now convinced the missing Malaysia Airlines plane was hijacked by
Airbus A400M completes first airdrop trials
The A400M new generation airlifter has successfully completed one of the most important elements of its continuing military flight-test program, the first phase of airdrop trials. Flying over the Fonsorbes
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may have turned back, say authorities
Everything We Know About The Still-Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, The search continues for a plane carrying 239 people that vanished Saturday morning.Search area widened over sea and land, while Thai
Malaysia Airlines Has Lost Contact With A Plane Carrying 239 People
Malaysia Airlines said it has lost contact with one of its airplanes that was carrying 239 people. A search is still ongoing. The plane is missing, and the airline has