That
East Coast earthquake is pointing up the need to give public safety
forces their own wireless networks. Cellular service in Washington D.C.
was unavailable to first responders for nearly an hour after the
earthquake Tuesday when anxious callers overwhelmed the system. The
debate over a separate system for public safety forces began nearly a
decade ago after the 9/11 attacks. Source Link
New
rules are setting the cost quite high for airlines when your flight is
delayed or overbooked. Now a four-hour wait on the tarmac could cost
airlines penalties of over $27,000 per passenger. Those who are bumped
from oversold flights could get as much as four times the value of their
ticket up to $1,300 if the re-booked arrival time is more than a few
hours later. Source Link
iPhone
love is spreading to the nation’s third-largest cell phone carrier.
Reports say that Sprint will begin offering the iPhone to its customers
with the debut of the new iPhone 5 that’s expected to go on sale in
October. The Apple iPhone is the single best-selling cell phone model,
but overall more users are on Android-powered phones. Source Link
