Tag archive: Delta

Added within a recent update to Delta's mobile application available for iPhone, Android and Windows phone owners, air travelers now have the ability to watch the progress of checked bags before, during and after the flight. After the Delta customer launches the application on a smartphone, they select “Track My Bags” and enter either the bag tag number or the file reference number into the screen. After entering a last name… Read More

Ever felt the urge to try in-flight Wi-Fi service to (let's face it) keep up with your friends and favorite sites or (the horrors!) try to get work done, but were put off by the added cost and the fiddliness? Now Google aims to solve that first problem—at least for a limited period of time. To promote it's Chrome Web browser, Google has made deals with air carriers Virgin America, AirTrans Airways, and Delta Airlines: from… Read More

ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday it's launched a new “Ticket Window” on Facebook that will allow passengers to book directly on the social media site. It's the first time an airline has allowed customers to reserve flights on Facebook, although nearly all major U.S. airlines use Facebook and Twitter to promote sales. Delta plans to expand the Ticket Window to other sites, including online banner ads from which… Read More

Earlier this year, Delta Airlines made the news as the first major U.S. air carrier to announce plans for fleet-wide in-flight Internet service. And Delta seems to be making good on that promise, with in-flight Internet set to launch as soon as tomorrow. But while the company had promised to roll out the service to its entire 300+ domestic fleet by mid-2009, things may get scaled back: Delta will be launching the service on just six planes,… Read More

Delta Airlines has become the first major U.S. air carrier to announce plans for fleet-wide in-flight Wi-Fi service, promising to roll out broadband Wi-Fi on its entire 330-plane domestic fleet by the second half of 2009. Delta will be installing Aircell's Gogo system on its planes, enabling customers with notebook computers, PDAs, smartphones, and other Wi-Fi savvy devices to access the Internet…and, of course, services like… Read More

New Line Cinema has snapped up the film rights to Epic Games' hit Xbox 360 title Gears of War and attached Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie (Collateral), who will work with lead game designer Cliff Blezinski to craft a screenplay. Marty Bowen is on baord as a producer with partner Wyck Godfrey. Gears of War sold more than three million copies in its first 10 weeks of availability; it also took over the top spot on… Read More

Despite some well-publicized instance where a few drivers have driven into construction zones, into buildings, and off roads because their GPS systems told them to, a new study (Dutch) from Dutch research institute TNO purports to find that the use of GPS satellite navigation systems actually improves driving and traffic safety. Of course, one must question the sources of reports like these, and this study was commissioned by Aon, Athlon… Read More

Podzinger, a division of BBN Technologies, today announced the launch of its Podzinger podcast search engine. Unlike podcast directories such as those offered by Apple or Yahoo, Podzinger applies BNN's speech recognition technology to podcast audio itself and creates a searchable index of the transcribed text. Users then search for terms and words in podcasts the same way they would use any other search engine. Podzinger displays the… Read More

Song, the low cost arm of Delta Airlines which, among other features, offered flyers a high tech in flight entertainment system for their viewingpleasure, is set to be folded back into its parent company. Delta made this announcement on Friday.   Delta, whichaccording to Reuters is currently operatingin bankruptcy, is doing this in what seems to be a move by the company to correct mistakes of the past as it seeks to reorganize. Song was… Read More

Xbox games currently shipping with Fonix voice command technology include Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow, Tom Clancy Rainbow Six: Lockdown, and Tom Clancy Ghost Recon 2, all published by Ubisoft; Delta Force-Black Hawk Down, published by Novalogic; and SWAT: Global Strike Team, published by Vivendi Universal Games. Fonix Speech currently provides voice recognition in the regular Xbox.

Eastman Kodak Company and T-Mobile USA Inc., which operates the largest carrier owned Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless broadband network in the United States, today announced an agreement to simplify online picture sharing using Wi-Fi outside of the home or office. Owners of the new KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE digital camera will have integrated access to T-Mobile HotSpot service, available at more than 5,000 convenient locations across the U.S. All… Read More

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Long a destination where business gets done, Kinko's® is becoming the place wired-in businesspeople also work wirelessly. The company's location on Greenville Avenue in Dallas today became the firstto host T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi service, providing a whole new way of doing business for mobile professionals with a Wi-Fi enabled laptop or handheld. Earlier today, Jeff Heyman, retail vice president for Kinko's, and Joe Sims, vice… Read More

General Sir Michael Rose said the use of footage licensed from ITN, Reuters and Associated Press was morally questionable. The game, Kuma: War, “combines the intensity of computer gaming and the timeliness of breaking news to provide you with an experience unlike any other” according to its official website. The game has yet to attract a publisher. Kuma: War is a tactical first person shooter that will recreate real-life… Read More

This will enable people to use their Wi-Fi enabled laptop or PDA to get a broadband wireless Internet connection at more than 2,300 T-Mobile HotSpot locations across the country. Consistent with its Get More promise to provide the best value in wireless, new and existing T-Mobile customers can now add theT-Mobile HotSpot service to their existing monthly bill at a special rate of $19.99 for unlimited access. The special rate rewards… Read More