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US Airways launched Gogo Inflight Internet March 29 on five Airbus A321 aircraft, the company announced. “Gogo, which is provided by Aircell, allows passengers to use their laptops or WiFi-enabled mobile devices to surf the Web, e-mail friends and family, log into corporate … VPN and access online entertainment options,” US Airways said. The announcement […]

China has emerged as the leading spender on clean energy investments and finance, according to the latest Pew Report. In 2009, China invested $34.6 billion in the clean energy economy – nearly double the U.S. total of $18.6 billion. Over the last five years, the United States also trailed five G-20 members — Turkey, Brazil, […]

The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation March 25 that would place greater restrictions on the use of open network P2P software on all federal computers.The Secure Federal File Sharing Act (H.R. 4098) makes important progress toward banning the recreational use of P2P software on all federal computers, computer systems and networks including those belonging […]

Key lawmakers on the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics March 24 questioned President Obama’s decision to cancel NASA’s Constellation Program.Constellation is the human space flight development program established to deliver Americans to the ISS (International Space Station) and later to the Moon and other destinations in the solar system […]

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 March 24. The legislation attempts to address the nation’s well-documented flagging cyber-security efforts.“The legislation is the culmination of a year’s worth of consultation and input from cyber-security experts in the private sector, government and civil liberties community,” committee said in […]

Google earned lavish praise from a congressional panel for its March 22 decision to discontinue censoring search results in China, while lawmakers harshly condemned Microsoft for continuing the practice. In an unexpected development for the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Internet domain host site GoDaddy.com announced that it will not be offering new .cn domain registrations […]

Legislation that would protect the nation’s electricity grid from attacks passed passed the Energy and Environment Subcommittee March 24. The GRID Act (Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act) passed on a unanimous voice vote by the subcommittee.The GRID Act would direct the FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) to take measures to protect the electricity grid […]

WiMax mobile broadband provider Clearwire Communications used the annual CTIA show March 23 to announce a slew of announcements that it hopes will amount to 120 new customers by the end of the year. In addition to adding new markets for expansion, Clearwire announced the launch of the 30th 4G-embedded computer and 4G service for […]

Verizon Wireless and Skype announced at CTIA Wireless March 23 that Skype Mobile will become available March 25, “starting with nine Verizon Wireless 3G smartphones.” The deal allows Skype Mobile customers to “make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype contact around the globe; send and receive unlimited instant messages with [and from] […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Vonage Holdings a second patent for virtual telephone numbers. Vonage’s first patent involving virtual phone numbers-No. 7,386,111-was granted on June 10, 2008.Virtual phone numbers allow people outside a Vonage customer’s local calling area to call for the price of a local call, allowing customers to establish a […]