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Singapore Airlines to introduce electronic magazines

Singapore Airlines said Friday it is to introduce an electronic version of its inflight magazines as part of its plans for paperless planes.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1




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Airborne prayers problem solved for tech-savvy Muslims

As a frequent flier and devout Muslim, businessman Abdalhamid Evans always comes up against the same challenge in the air: when to say his prayers.

Technology / Other

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Singapore family books $1 million Virgin space flight

A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid $1 million to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic, the company announced Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Climate talks eye revenue from shipping

With nations facing gaping shortfalls meeting pledges on climate change, several governments and activist groups are pushing to put a price on shipping emissions to fund aid to poor countries.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Why Asian firms are wary of social media

Faced with a massive fridge recall in Australia last year, South Korea's LG Electronics did something bold: It tweeted about it.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Asia budget carriers eye social media to cut costs

Asian budget carriers are increasingly using social networks like Facebook to boost their business and even channel customer criticism, without resort to print advertising, industry chiefs said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Extending Moore's Law: Expitaxial graphene shows promise for replacing silicon in electronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Move over silicon. There's a new electronic material in town, and it goes fast. That material, the focus of the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics, is graphene -- a fancy name for extremely thin ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

3 Questions: John Hansman on the Qantas A380 engine blowout

Last week, a Qantas Airbus 380 superjumbo jetliner made an emergency landing in Singapore following the mid-flight explosion of one of its engines that is manufactured by Rolls-Royce. All flights of Qantas’s ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Indonesian volcano forces flight cancellations

(AP) -- Indonesia's most dangerous volcano forced international airlines to cancel flights to nearby airports Tuesday, as fiery lava lit the rumbling mountain's cauldron and plumes of smoke blackened the ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hi-tech helps reduce health threat at mass gatherings

Canadian Dr. Kamran Khan looks at a digitised 3-D map of the world at the time of the World Cup last June showing the origins and number of air passengers flying into South Africa that month.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Singapore Airlines to offer inflight wifi

Singapore Airlines said on Tuesday it will be able to offer passengers inflight wireless Internet access at 35,000 feet (10,600 metres) by next year.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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