Here is a nice holiday gift from Google. The company will provide free Wi-Fi at US airports through January 15, 2010.

Some T-Mobile customers who use the Sidekick phone discovered that their data and contacts vanished late last week due to a failure in the servers that stored the data remotely.

The virtual world of Second Life has seen a host of experiences over the years, but on June 10th, the first Second Life college graduation will be held on the Second Life campus of the 150 year old Bryant & Stratton College. Approximately 40 graduates ranging in age from 25 to 45 will don their virtual cap and gown to receive their college degrees with all of the pomp and circumstance regularly witnessed in the real world, including the procession, the commencement speaker and the conferring of degrees.

A team competing for a NASA-backed one million dollar grand prize achieves first lift off with an innovative, light-weight lunar lander.

Melbourne, Australia, — 19 January 2009 — Australia’s leading scientific journal in the substance use area, the Drug and Alcohol Review – published by Wiley-Blackwell, has released a special issue on the use of new technologies in the treatment of drug problems. The issue highlights the use of mobile phones, Internet and computers to treat drug use problems.

Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc (NYSE: JWa), (NYSE: JWb), announced today that three outstanding researchers have been selected as the recipients of the fifth annual “Young Chemist Award", which Wiley organizes in conjunction with the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS). The Chinese Chemical Society is one of the founding partners of Chemistry -- An Asian Journal, published by Wiley.

Professional skiers can now learn how to ski faster with the aid of a new system used to capture 3D motion of athletic movements – Fusion Motion Capture (FMC). Featured in Wiley-Blackwell’s journal, Sports Technology, this is the first time the study of FMC has been published in a journal.

Asia’s Largest Infocomm and Media Trade Event Draws 67,573 Attendees Over Four Days

Many important electronic devices used by people today would be impossible without the use of ceramics. A new study published in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society illustrates the use of ceramic materials in the development of technological devices, including mobile communication and ultrasonic imaging.

Today saw the launch of an innovative little device called SIMable, which effectively puts an end to the complicated business of mobile phone unlocking.

Company Recognize as One of the 100 “Most Promising” Companies Driving the Future of Technology