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Jun 14
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Tablet computers to replace in-flight films on American Airlines flights

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First-class passengers on American Airlines domestic flights are to be provided with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which they will be allowed to play with during the flight.

The tablets will replace the current in-flight entertainment system, are Wi-Fi enabled and will offer internet access during the journey, for an additional fee. The tablets will be specially optimised for the airline, with extra memory and an updated user interface for easier use of the available in-flight entertainment.

Six thousand of the tablet computers will be deployed, on Boeing 767 flights between the John F Kennedy airport in New York City and Los Angeles or San Francisco, and between Miami and Los Angeles. They will also be available on 767s flying to South America and on 757s flying between Boston and Los Angeles.

The launch date is unclear, with Samsung Mobile and American Airlines saying that the tablets will be rolled out “later this year”.

Various other airlines have also started to move towards using tablet technology in flight. The Australian airline Jetstar, a Qantas subsidiary, has tested the use of iPads, while Alaska Airlines recently started using iPads instead of their paper flight manuals.

Apr 11
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Smartphone Users Wasting Hundreds On Unnecessary Contracts

By | Apple, ATT, Droid, Google, iPhone, Verizon | No Comments

A new study says that smartphone users are overpaying for their service by several hundred dollars each and every year. The study, put together by Billmonitor, notes that people are overspending primarily because they’re on contracts that wildly overshoot their needs. People have a habit of signing up for contracts with far more voice minutes than they use, and it’s primarily for this reason that smartphone users are paying much more than they need to. In other words, double-check your statement to make sure you’re on the right contract.

But it’s not only that smartphone users are paying for more voice minutes than they use. Now that data-heavy services (the usual suspects like Spotify, etc.) are commonplace, smartphone users often go over their monthly data limit. Pass the limit, per per megabyte. It’s a cruel world. The study found that the average smartphone user eats up some 133MB of data per month. That, of course, will only increase as users discover and use more data-heavy apps like the MLB app.

The study also says that people are afraid of “bill shock” (freaking out at the unexpectedly high cost of your monthly bill), hence their tendency to overshoot their contract requirements.