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United Airlines to deploy 11,000 iPads to its pilots by the end of the year

Today,United Airlines announcedit is converting to paperless flight decks by deploying 11,000 iPads to all United and Continental pilots. The iPad will be packed with flight charts, equipment manuals, and in-flight WiFi in a 1.6lb package, which is being referred to as an “electronic flight bag”. Aeronautical navigational charts will be replaced by an iPad app called Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck, which features data-driven enroute navigation information and worldwide geo-referenced terminal charts....

United dragged by Twitter over greenwashing with its ‘100% sustainable fuel’ flight

Wednesday was a “historic” day for aviation, United Airlinesclaims. Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and headed to Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, marking the “world’s first passenger flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).” Today, United will be the first in aviation history to fly a passenger flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This flight will serve as a turning point in the industry’s effort to combat climate change....

United States developing software for cyber propaganda campaign

AlJazeerareports that US military is currently developing software that will allow military personnel to create multiple fake online identities with a mission of going into chat rooms and online forums to spread “pro-American messages.” Critics call it propaganda or “systemized lying”, while the Pentagon calls it “countering violent, extremist and enemy ideology outside the US.” Right now it is still uncertain how effective it will be and how success or failure can be measured....

Unlock your Mac’s secret features with a subscription to this tool

One of the most beautiful things about Mac OS is that you don’t really need to do much for it to be truly functional—it already is. But if you want to do some customization, there’s very little you can do since the platform is designed to be minimalist. The good news is there are loopholes, and you can unlock features you didn’t know your Mac has if you knew how to uncover them....

Unlocked Apple iPhone 4S coming to U.S in November

So,iPhone 4S preorders are liveand you are now able to get your order in for an October 14 delivery. With Verizon, AT&T and Sprint all offering differing plans for the new handset, many U.S iPhone owners will have been watching closely to see when Apple would make an unlocked version of the iPhone available. Unfortunately for those that stayed up early into Friday morning, Applehas announcedthat the unlocked iPhone 4S will only become available in November, despite being ready to order in the UK from today....