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When Peter Shankman joking tweeted that he would love to have a Morton's Steakhouse porterhouse waiting for him when he landed at the Newark airport, he probably didn't think anyone was listening. Shankman tweeted to the official @Mortons Twitter account before taking off from Tampa, Florida. He had eaten some grouper for lunch earlier that day, but didn't have any time to pick up a proper dinner before boarding his 4:30 p.m.… Read More

Still love the ‘80s, but want it with a contemporary twist? Then you’re in luck. The New Jersey hair-rock band, Bon Jovi is going to give you the chance to book your tickets to see themin their home state online. There’s nothing new there, but in a first, they’re bundling a digital copy of their new album with your purchase.   The tickets are for the group’sfive-day stand in Newark. Initially the digital album… Read More

Back in January, reports began to surface that Avis Rent A Car was planning to offer a mobile Internet/Wi-Fi option to its rental customers, combining in-vehicle Wi-Fi with mobile, cellular-based broadband Internet connectivity—and, of course, customers could use the units anywhere they might go (hotels, restaurants, parks) so long as they have power and cellular access. Now, apparently Avis going ahead with the system, offering its… Read More

CEA issued the sales figures today simultaneously at the Association for Maximum Service Television's (MSTV) 18th Annual Television Conference in Washington, D.C. and at CEA's first 2004 fall HDTVUpdate in Chicago, IL. “Our industry continues to focus on expanding the market for DTV. The strong sales in August reflect that commitment, ” said CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro. “We look forward to dialogue with… Read More

The meetings provide a national perspective on where the transition is heading and give local parties an opportunity to discuss ways of working together to achieve greater consumer awareness of thebest of DTV – high-definition television (HDTV). The five markets, selected based on a strong retail HDTV presence as well as cable HDTV activity, are Chicago (September 27), Newark (October 5), San Francisco (October 20), Los Angeles (October… Read More

IDT's WiFi phone service will allow users to bypass local phone companies and make domestic and international phone calls via a wireless connection to the internet. IDT plans to initially roll outthe WiFi service in select areas of the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey. This initial deployment will provide research to help IDT develop the new service as it is rolled out in other areas.The new phone service will utilize… Read More

The most rapid usage increase is in Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, which went into service in January. “Detroit has about the same passenger volume as our other Midwest airport, Minneapolis/St Paul International, where daily sessions are running well ahead of our projections”, said Joseph Beatty, CEOof Concourse. “The Minneapolis system has been in service for over two years and in March had over 5,000 user… Read More