Some travellers in the US will now not have to unpack their laptops when going through airline security, according to new guidelines released last week.
Business travellers are fuelling a growing mountain of lost laptops at UK airports which are increasingly being auctioned off as their owners fail to claim them.
Air travellers leaving the United Kingdom on Thursday faced the strictest security measures in years: iPods, mobile phones, laptops, and even books and magazines were no longer permitted as carry-on items.
The carrier has ordered the latest in IP-based digital video surveillance equipment as part of its plan to improve baggage monitoring at airports.
While encryption software might protect your organisation's data if a laptop is stolen, preventing the laptop from walking away in the first place is your best line of defence.
Increased airport security means business travellers may be separated from their essential gadgets for some time to come.
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While encryption software might protect your organisation's data if a laptop is stolen, preventing the laptop from walking away in the first place is your best line of defence.
If companies are serious about protecting their vital information, says Peter Cochrane, they may want to consider two locations unlikely to be damaged by terrorist attacks, hackers or global warming -- the Antarctic or the moon.
Designed to carry 17-inch laptops, the sturdy Kensington Contour Roller combines suitcase-like construction with the organisation of a laptop bag.
Before he starts work every day, Oscar Carranza places his hand in a biometric scanner that traces the contours of his palm and compares them to digital records in the airport's central database.
Could a vest designed to carry multiple devices help out the organisationally-impaired geek? It's possible. But after trying on the eVest, ZDNet's David Berlind found this one wasn't for him. Here's what made him take it off.
Innovative Australian company, STM, have designed a new range of Laptop luggage with great practicality and modern design in mind. These bags are lightweight, perfect for students, travellers, and those tired of lugging around the typical bulky laptop bag.
If Philips Semiconductor CEO Scott McGregor is gets his way wireless functionality will be inserted into clothes, cars, books, plane tickets, TVs, keyboards and homes.
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