JetBlue first announced that it would be bringing in-flight WiFi to its fleet of aircrafts back in 2011, but we have yet to see anything from the airline at this point, although they announced back in September that free in-flight WiFi would be available soon. The project is still making progress, though, as the company has announced the name of their WiFi service, as well as a few other details.
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JetBlue names its WiFi service “Fly-Fi”, coming later this year
Google Animated Gif Search Filter: here’s where you find it
Though this week Google has addd an animated .gif image filter to its images search engine, it's not the easiest thing in the world to find. If you're the type of person who wants to work with animated images all day, every day, you'll want to know where this filter is and how to get to it rather quickly. As it stands, there's a couple of clicks you'll need to walk through before you get there - and it starts with "Search Tools".
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Amazon grabs all media with “Send to Kindle” button
This week the folks at Amazon's Kindle department have revealed a button that may just change your Kindle-loving life. It's the "Send to Kindle" button and it'll be able to send content from the web to your Kindle tablet in just a tap. With this button, website creators and you will be able to implement a quick web-to-device setup in a snap!
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South Korea hacked: North Korea key suspect in cyberattack
A huge cyberattack on South Korean banks, broadcasters and others, believed to be one of the most serious in the country's history, has left investigators hunting for evidence of North Korean involvement as infrastructure struggled back online. Systems at multiple banks and two insurance companies were either forced offline or severely impacted in the attack, which began at roughly 2pm local time; three TV stations were also targeted and suffered downtime. However, despite strong suspicions at North Korean involvement, spokespersons from South Korean agencies insist it's too early to lay the blame at their insular northern neighbours.
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Google Fiber approved by Olathe, Kansas City Council
Our lucky brethren in Kansas City have had access to Google Fiber, the much-envied service from Google. Now the Internet giant has announced that Fiber will be extending to a second location in Kansas, this time to Olathe, who's city council just approved the company's plans. The process isn't slated to take place for awhile yet, but was announced by Google shortly after the approval went through.
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Over 500m devices connected to internet in U.S.
A new analysis performed by The NPD Group shows that the United States has hit an impressive milestone. There are currently over 500 million internet-connected devices all across the nation. These devices include smartphones, tablets, laptops, PCs, video-game consoles, HDTVs, Blu-Ray players, and more. The NPD Group says that the main driver for this number is the increase in smartphone and tablet ownership.
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Simon Cowell to launch next competition on YouTube
Simon Cowell, renown for his position as a talent judge for several popular TV series like The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and American Idol, will be launching his next competition online. The competition won't just be limited to the vocally talented, like American Idol or The X Factor. It's extended to anyone who has a talent that they're willing to display on YouTube.
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Engineers win the Queen Elizabeth prize for creating the internet
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering goes to none other than the creators of the internet. There isn't anyone better than those engineers that I can think of who deserve the award more. Each of the 5 engineers will be rewarded 1 million pounds, or about $1.5 million each. The internet and the world wide web have changed the world's way of life, with over 2.1 billion people using the internet every single day.
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Google’s Eric Schmidt to tap into Myanmar’s potential gold mine
Google's Executive Chairmain, Eric Schmidt, plans on making a trip to Myanmar on March 22nd. He hopes to tap into Myanmar's market of 60 million people, which has the potential of being a huge gold mine for the search engine giant. Myanmar had been previously restricted from U.S. based companies due to many regulations and sanctions. Now that it's being freed from those restrictions, many U.S. companies are gunning to invest their resources into the country.
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Google $7m Street View fine shows how little we care about privacy
If you've heard about Google's latest fine at the hands of privacy seekers across the USA, you know good and well that their Street View cars are roaming around your neighborhood with their sensors on. But what are we doing to prepare for these traveling information collectors? Apparently not a whole lot, as part of the penalty being leveraged against Google is a requirement that they inform the public how to turn on the security on their own personal wifi hubs.
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Survey shows a quarter of American teens are “cell-mostly” Internet users
The booming smartphone market means that more and more people out there have mobile web connectivity right at their fingertips wherever they go. Pew Internet has published the results of a study that it conducted investigating smartphone adoption among American teens. The study found that the adoption of smartphones among teenagers has increased substantially and that access to the Internet via mobile devices is pervasive.
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Facebook reveals how the updated News Feed was developed
We've seen the new Facebook News Feed quite a few times lately, with all its redesigned goodness. While the features, changes, and other particulars have been detailed over the past weeks, Facebook has given us an alternative look into what went into the redesign - namely, a huge floor-to-ceiling paper storyboard and a stack of cards.
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