08/29/12
Marketplace Tech Report for Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Know how you have to turn off your Kindle when you're on a plane, at least when you take off and land? The FAA is asking for public comment on those rules. There are two ways digital devices cause problems -- one through radio frequency and one through Wi-Fi frequency. Is one worse than the other? Are either harmful?
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Reconsidering digital devices at takeoff and landing
Does it really matter if we turn off our Kindles and iPads before the plane takes off?
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