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Belkin’s WeMo Insight power-tracking wireless power socket has finally launched, offering internet-of-things and home automation fans a way not only to remotely control appliances, but see how much electricity they’re sucking down. The switch, revealed back in September, works with Belkin’s existing WeMo line-up of motion-sensors and remote plugs, with control from an iOS or […]

Soon, Delta and JetBlue will have the right to say they’ve adopted FCC’s new electronics policy before it was cool. Still, not everyone’s just following suit — the latest carrier to allow passengers to use mobile devices during takeoff and landing, Southwest, says it’s adding something extra. According to the company, it’s the only US airline offering gate-to-gate WiFi that keeps you connected the whole flight, including stops and transfers. That’s made possible by the company’s satellite-based WiFi technology, which (unlike the Gogo tech that many rival airlines use) works even if a plane isn’t 10,000 feet up in the air. You know what’s even better, though? Southwest isn’t jacking up the price for the gate-to-gate privileges: it’ll still cost the same $8 per device the airline currently charges.

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Via: USA Today

Source: Southwest Airlines

The follow-up to AT&T’s Unite LTE hotspot has arrived in time to keep folks connected during their holiday travels. Like its predecessor, the newly launched Unite Pro has a 2.4-inch touchscreen panel where users can change the WiFi network’s info, as well as monitor usage and battery life. The Unite Pro, however, ups the ante by connecting to as many as 15 gadgets, while promising up to 16 hours of use in one charge and having the capability to juice up a device jacked into it. What’s more, the portable modem even packs LTE-A and dual-band WiFi support. Those upgrades do come at a premium — while the original Unite cost mere 99 cents with a two-year contract, the Unite Pro will set you back $50 up front when it’s available on November 22nd. Feeling particularly jazzed about the hardware? Head past the break for a video overview.

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Source: AT&T

BlackBerry’s BBM instant-messaging service will be updated to run on WiFi-only iOS devices like the iPad and iPod touch “within 24 hours” the company has confirmed. The new version follows BBM’s release for iOS and Android in late October for cellularly-enabled devices, with head of BBM Andrew Bocking confirming the imminent update to SlashGear today. […]

Sony’s Music Video Recorder may well be the camera sleeper hit of the holidays. Think of it as the ill-fated Flip Video – or, indeed, Sony’s own Bloggie alternative – given a pro-audio upgrade, ostensibly targeted at bands and recording artists looking to make music videos and recordings simultaneously but, as we discovered when we […]