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Google Music Expected, Authors Call Kindle Lending Library A Contract Breach, Miramax On Board Netflix U.K.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.READ»

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IBM Messaging System Could Speed Up Alerts for Pilots Dodging Volcanoes, One Another

In conjunction with Boeing, IBM today announced a life-saving messaging system that combines software and management techniques.READ»

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SFO's New Terminal 2: A Model for Green Airports?

Flying is an inherently unsustainable activity--the amount of CO2 spewed from planes on a daily basis is cringeworthy--but that doesn't mean airports can't be models of green innovation. Enter San Francisco Airport's new Terminal 2, ...READ»

Apple Just Patented Your Vacation

Apple wants to blend iPhone hardware and apps to manage your in-airport experiences. In fact, they've app-ified the entire travel package.READ»

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Iceland Erupts: The Prettiest Travel Headache You'll Ever See

Good news for sky watchers, bad news for sky travelers: The eruption of a volcano in Iceland means that all flights to and from Ireland and the U.K. are grounded until 6 a.m. GMT tomorrow morning, and airports have closed in Sweden, ...READ»

Is Milfhunter.com Appropriate Laptop Fare on Flights? Survey Says...

Asked by TripAdvisor in its second annual air travel survey what they'd do if their next-door neighbor were accessing inappropriate content on the in-flight Wi-Fi (not, one assumes, the movie Airplane!), 22% of respondents said ...READ»

At Last, a Flight Check-In System That Doesn't Suck

A revolutionary software system could take some of the tech turbulence out of air travel.READ»

Full-Body Scanners at Airports: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Full-body scanning tech will be coming to an airport near you. But are you ready to let a TSA agent see you, your wife, or your daughter naked? And does this really make us safer? READ»

Design Gadfly Strikes Again, All You Can Jet Pass in Hand

The young man who torched American Airlines' Web design embarks on an exhaustive new experiment: Hearing the stories of strangers on a plane.READ»

Technology: A380 Encounters Turbulence

Is the Airbus A380 a plane in search of a mission? According to a report in The Straits Times, if not for the recession, traffic controllers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) might have to turn away the A380 because it ...READ»