Air France Debuts Cell Phone Voice Service

When can we freely use a cell phone in the airplane?
This article seems to show the answer.
I think this service(in-flight communications and personal entertainment) will increase its customer value quite a bit.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207001687

Air France Debuts Cell Phone Voice Service

Airbus unit OnAir developed the system for use with phones utilizing the European-developed GSM mobile phone standard.
By W. David Gardner InformationWeek April 3, 2008 05:35

As the world's airlines prepare to compete for passengers by introducing in-flight communications and personal entertainment, Air France has begun to offer cell phone service on some of its flights to let passengers decide whether they want to chat with those on the ground.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207001687

Smartphones will soon turn computing on its head

March 31, 2008 12:52 PM PDT
Smartphones will soon turn computing on its head

http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9906697-37.html?tag=nefd.lede

There's almost as many people buying smartphones as there are people buying laptops, and that trend is about to turn the computing industry on its head.
"We do see that gravitational pull of the single-use device being played out in the market," said Nigel Clifford, CEO of Symbian, during the opening presentations of Smartphone Summit here at CTIA 2008. "This is not just about multiple devices, it's about knocking aside some other forms of communication." ..................

http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9906697-37.html?tag=nefd.lede

Dreaming of the Google phone

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9899447-1.html?tag=cnetfd.mt

Dreaming of the Google phone
Mar 20 2008. Kent German.

So far, we've only seen prototypes of a cell phone running Google's Android platform, but InfoWorld has some gossip on what the first real device might be. According to a source "close to the situation", HTC may become the first company to manufacture an Android device. Yet it also appears that Samsung, which also is a member of the Open Handset Alliance, is not far behind.
Details are slim but the source reported the following specs. The HTC device will be called the "Dream" and will be about 5 inches long by 3 inches wide. What's more, it will feature an alphabetic keyboard that will either slide or swivel out from under the display. There isn't much more to tell at the moment, but the above details match rumors that Forbes reported last year. We apologize that we can't offer any photos of the Dream but we can give you a look at an Android prototype that we examined last month at the GSMA World Congress. See the video for more details.
Posted in: Phones
Tags: Google Android, HTC Dream, cell phones