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1. Qantas tests iPad as in-flight entertainment

Starting in October, customers on select Qantas flights will be able to choose an iPad for their in-flight entertainment. The iPads will come with pre-loaded TV shows, movies and music to help pass the time on the plane. Eventually, Qantas hopes to deliver this multimedia content wirelessly so passengers can use their own device to watch in-flight movies and listen music while flying.

Qantas is not the only airline to offer iPads to their travelers. Jetstar is renting iPads to passengers on their A320 flights in Australia and Asia and British Airways is handing out the tablet to passengers in First Class and Business Class.

2. Woman Flies 9 Hours Next To Boyfriend's Body After He Choked to Death; She Thought He Was Laughing at Movie

Vanessa Preechakul and her boyfriend Robert Rippingale were headed to his Auckland birthplace from Singapore to meet his parents when the unthinkable happened: Rippingdale choked on a piece of airline meat while watching the in-flight movie and could not be revived

Rippingdale, 31, was "so excited for the trip" that the couple arrived to the Singapore airport six hours early for Jetstar flight, Preechakul, 27, told the Daily Mail. It would have the first time Preechakul would have met his parents, who were both celebrating birthdays.

Now they will meet for the first time under the worst imaginable circumstances.

Rippingdale was pronounced dead less than two hours into the 11-hour trip, and a devasted Preechakul, who is an architect in Singapore, begged to stay by his side for the remainder of the flight.

Preechakul initially did not realize that Rippingdale was in distress when he began shaking while eating the in-flight meal. "I thought he was laughing very hard," she told the Daily Mail. "Then I looked at his face and his eyes were rolling and he couldn't talk. His lips were turning purple."

When Preechakul realized what was happening she screamed for help. A doctor and two nurses who were passengers on the flight rushed to help to provide CPR , but they could not save him. His body was covered with a blanket and laid in a crew rest area, where Preechakul was permitted to remain for the duration of the flight.

"One minute we were sitting next to each other kissing, holding hands and the next minute he was choking," Preechakul told the Daily Mail.

"I'm struggling to come to terms with his death. He was so outgoing and generous."

Jetstar is a discount subsidiary of Quantas airlines.

"This was a very difficult and sad event and our sympathies are with the passenger's family," Jetstar spokesman Andrew McGinnes said in a statement. The airline is offering $100 vouchers to passengers who were on the flight.

Rippingale's father, David, told police that his son had an existing heart condition. Results of a coroner's inquest will be released next month.

3. Trade secrets exposed by 'stealthy' email typo attack

Australian organisations and individuals face losing thousands of private emails and trade secrets to hackers through a crafty new attack which takes advantage of typos.
Two researchers at San Francisco-based security firm Godai Group have released a white paper outlining how in six months they were able to intercept 120,000 emails - 20 gigabytes worth - that were meant for US Fortune 500 companies.
The emails scooped up included trade secrets, business invoices, employee's personally identifiable information, computer network diagrams, user names and passwords, according to the security firm's white paper which was published on September 6 in the US.

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Quantas tests iPad as in-flight entertainment

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by Kelly Hodgkins Sep 15th 2011 at 11:45AM Starting in October, customers on select Qantas flights will be able to choose an iPad for their in-flight entertainment. The iPads will come with pre-loaded TV shows, movies and music to help pass the time on ...

Woman Flies 9 Hours Next To Boyfriend's Body After He Choked to Death; She ...

International Business Times

Jetstar is a discount subsidiary of Quantas airlines. "This was a very difficult and sad event and our sympathies are with the passenger's family," Jetstar spokesman Andrew McGinnes said in a statement. The airline is offering $100 vouchers to...

Hackers' new secret weapon - typos

Sydney Morning Herald

Photo: Godai Group A person with malicious intent could register, for example, quantas.com. If a person then emailed alan.joyce@quantas.com instead of alan.joyce@qantas.com the email would end up with the impersonator. Ty Miller, chief technology ...

Optus, Quantas partner on frequent flyer points

Telecompaper (subscription)

Australian communications provider Optus and Qantas Frequent Flyer have teamed up to reward Optus personal and small and medium business (SMB) customers with Qantas Frequent Flyer (QFF) points. The exclusive alliance sees Optus personal customers earn ...