Monthly Archives: July 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking a more aggressive tack against telemarketers, including calling for telecom companies to provide consumers with more tools for blocking unwanted robocalls at no extra charge. Currently, robocalls and telemarketing calls top the list … Continue reading →

If you’re a fan of fighter jets in general, and F-86 Sabres in particular, do any and everything you have to get down to AirVenture 2016 in OshKosh. According to EAA officials, they’re expecting a strong showing of Sabres. One … Continue reading →

Mike Hutchinson retired nine years ago, but his schedule doesn’t reflect a life a leisure. Other than the fact that he wears shorts to the office these days and works on outdated equipment, you might surmise he was still in … Continue reading →

Facebook Aquila, an unmanned aircraft designed to stay aloft for 90 days and deliver the Internet to a 60-mile radius, completed its first successful flight. What has the wingspan of an airliner and can fly on the power of roughly … Continue reading →

After years of development, Facebook’s solar-powered, internet access-providing drone has successfully carried out its first test flight. While Facebook has been flying a smaller version over the past months that is one-fifth the size, the test flight on June 28 … Continue reading →

Starting August 31, Verizon will issue an ultimatum to wireless customers who use “extraordinary” amounts of data every month: either move to one of the company’s five tiered service offerings or face having their lines disconnected. The migration plan is … Continue reading →

There are many ways to play in the Children’s Museum’s new permanent exhibit “Beyond Spaceship Earth,” which now occupies significant real estate on the museum’s bottom level. You can, for starters, stuff a flight bag. You can don a space … Continue reading →