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The Inquisitr A top internet security expert, Chris Roberts, was on a United Airlines flight when he noticed a flaw in the airline's security system. The computer expert then took to Twitter to joke about the potential issue with the plane's Wi-Fi system, but … |
Australian airline Qantas recently announced a partnership with Samsung to provide the latter’s Gear VR virtual reality headsets to its passengers.
The company says the headsets will provide unique content, like its airplanes during takeoff and landing or a 3D view of Sydney, and promises to eventually become a source for in-flight movies. For the time being – specifically, a three-month trial – the VR headsets will only be made available to first-class passengers (of course), and to those waiting for departure in the first-class lounges at the airports in Sydney and Melbourne.
Although the content that most people would watch during a flight – namely TVs and movies – is still limited for the Gear VR, the device has received largely positive reviews across the board. Particularly when it comes to watching movies, this Gizmodo review touted the Oculus Cinema app, which gives the user the feeling that he or she is sitting in a theater while a movie plays on a screen ahead of them. You can even look around at the other parts of the theater, like the empty seats next to you, which sounds almost as entertaining as watching the movie on the virtual screen.
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Three dozen loyalty accounts belonging to United Airlines customers saw fraudulent transactions after hackers used login credentials collected from an unknown source.
The Mileage Plus accounts, which are part of United’s rewards program, were accessed early last month, said Luke Punzenberger, a United spokesman, on Sunday. The program has about 95 million participants.
Punzenberger said the accounts were accessed using login credentials that came from a third party. He did not have specific information on how the airline determined that.
The login credentials were not obtained as a result of a data breach at United, Punzenberger said. He added that United was not the only company that saw attempts to access accounts using the login credentials.
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Think twice before you click on that email from American Airlines. In the middle of the busy holiday season, a new scheme is trying to hook people who fly with the Fort Worth-based airline. “We have several examples that have been sent to us” says …
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