The move toward having internet wifi available to passengers on airplanes has become a mainstream goal of airlines. Along with Delta and Southwest Airlines, among others, American Airlines has decided to throw their hat into the ring in the broadband brawl.

And for safety, of course, VOIP services will be blocked.

I'm starting to think the restrictions on cell phones and internet-based phone services are more about them not being able to charge you to use them than for any perceived safety measures. But, I digress.

American Airlines launches in-flight Wi-Fi

As mobs of Yahoo! shareholders everywhere grabbed their pitchforks and torches, shortly after they picked their mandibles up off of the ground, Jerry Yang, Yahoo!'s CEO, tried to explain the inexplicable. Yahoo!'s main man turned down a seemingly exceptional offer from Microsoft for $33 a share. His reason for not accepting the offer? He felt that Yahoo! is worth something in the realm of $38 a share. Oh really?
Let's put that into perspective: after Microsoft decided to stop playing economic ping pong with Yahoo!, Yahoo!'s stock dropped about 18% to about $23. That is still about 20 percent higher than it was before Microsoft made its initial offer.

Sounds to me like daddy thinks a bit more highly of his baby than logic would warrant. Still, it seems that shareholders are continuing to hope for a deal as Yahoo!'s stock went up to $26 a share. Or maybe, they actually believe that Yahoo! can come through with something brilliant. After all, Jerry Yang may just be hedging his bet on Yahoo!'s next big thing.

Yang betting on Y!Open to save Yahoo!

AOL LLC today pulled the plug on Netscape Navigator, the Web browser that once owned the lion's share of the market and that was the focus of a landmark federal antitrust case against Microsoft Corp.

RIP: AOL kills Netscape

After retailer allegedly discovers contraband on man's computer, he asks judges to say results of search cannot be used as evidence against him

This is quite a sensitive and important topic in the privacy arena. Tell us what you think and leave a response below.

Police Blotter: Can Circuit City techs legally peruse your files? | CNET News.com

Municipal workers who spend work hours pursuing personal errands in their city-issue vehicles may have to readjust their priorities if the towns they work for join the growing list of governments tracking their fleets with global positioning systems. Managers say the devices significantly save gas and increase efficiency; some workers think they're intrusive and sneaky.

Technology News: GPS: Cracking Down on Municipal Goof-Offs With GPS

HP says it will jump out of manufacturing, distribution and camera design, in order to concentrate more on its home photo printing and online photo services.

PC World - HP Zooms Out of Camera Business

About 600 Wal-Mart Latest News about Wal-Mart stores will carry the US$199 Linux-powered Green gPC made by Everex of Taiwan, Wal-Mart said. It was available online on Wednesday.

Technology News: Consumer: Sign of the Apocalypse? Wal-Mart Sells Linux PCs

Seagate Technology LLC has agreed to settle a lawsuit by offering customers who purchased a hard drive from the company during the last six years a cash refund or free backup and recovery software.

Seagate to repay customers over inaccurate gigabyte definition

America's Internet access subscribers can breathe a sigh of relief: Congress isn't planning to allow taxes on your connection for another seven years.

Ban on Net access taxes extended to 2014 | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Learn more about the Daylight Savings Time change and how it will affect you.

FAQ: What the daylight saving shift means to you | CNET News.com