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Wi-Fi on planes growing, if you can find the right flights

It could be two years before major carriers roll out entire fleets offering wireless service

Vonage bundles international calls, voicemail texts

A new plan includes unlimited calls to China, India, Mexico and other countries, plus voicemail sent as SMS or e-mail

China’s national 3G standard lags despite promotion

The carrier’s huge user base has brought few subscribers to TD-SCDMA

Tata to upgrade Asian undersea cable ahead of schedule

Its cable was unaffected by the disruptions near Taiwan, pushing up demand for its service

NASA speeds moon communication to near real-time

Wave amplifier enables lunar orbiter to transmit massive amounts of data at 100 Mb/second

NASA lunar probe blasts 461 gigabytes of moon data per day back home

A 13-inch-long tube, called a Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier, is making it possible for NASA scientists to receive massive amounts of images and data about the moon's surface and environment

Marines want lots of robots they can throw

10lb bot just part of robotic Marine Corp of the future

Oracle 11g R2 database release coming in September

The long-awaited update will come weeks before OpenWorld

NDOORS Atlantica enters European market

Garmin-Asus launches first Windows Mobile smartphone

The Nuvifone M20 will cost NT$17,900 (US$544) in Taiwan and will soon launch elsewhere