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Free Wi-Fi coming to some Delta flights

May 13, 2019
The Atlanta-based carrier will trial free Wi-Fi on 55 domestic flights each day.
The Atlanta-based carrier is offering free Wi-Fi on 55 domestic flights each day.
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Pretty much all Wi-Fi is vulnerable, security experts reveal

Oct 16, 2017
Belgian researchers have identified a vulnerability in the way most of us connect wirelessly to the internet. The weakness even has a name: Krack. If exploited (and luckily that has not yet happened, as far as anyone can tell), information like our credit cards, passwords, basically anything we type is at risk for being seen […]

Yeah, we know. You hate airplane Wi-Fi.

Feb 25, 2016
Complaints about connectivity in public spaces isn't hurting the providers.
Companies like Boingo and Gogo, which provide Wi-Fi in airports and planes, are increasingly worried that business could be lost to service provided by smartphones.
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Technology is a new kind of lifeline for refugees

Nov 9, 2015
Aid groups are beginning to view connectivity as a basic humanitarian right.

Sonification

Sep 4, 2015
Quartz and Marketplace listen to 'data,' and talk about Wi-Fi allergies.

Why is in-flight Wi-Fi so slow?

Sep 3, 2015
Gogo controls 80 percent of the US market.

Tech in 2015: We'll be connected 24/7

Dec 24, 2014
Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson tells us what to expect in the year ahead.

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49ers new stadium is a high-tech showcase

Aug 15, 2014
The venue boasts new technology, hoping to revolutionize the fans' experience.