| Business/Tech Why Microsoft is already losing the tablet battle
A decade ago, when Microsoft introduced the first consumer tablet computers, they were seen as another alternative to the desktop. They were full-function computers running full-function Windows, ready to get done whatever your laptop could already do. United tests natural gas synthetic jet fuel on flight
United Airlines Friday said it completed the first flight by a U.S. commercial airline using natural gas synthetic jet fuel. Airbus unions agree to end strikes pending talks
Unionized Airbus workers in France ended labor disruptions Friday, after management agreed to reopen pay talks, according to media reports. IE9 to support just one HTML5 video codec
For several months, Microsoft has been touting the deep support for HTML5 in Internet Explorer 9, which is still under development. The new Web standard is gaining popularity because it reduces the need for bulky browser plug-ins such as Adobe Flash. Who is running the tanker competition?
Last September, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the Air Force will run its own aerial refueling tanker competition. But senior Pentagon officials have been front and center in tanker-related announcements since then. AFP: Airbus delays Malaysia Airlines' first A380 again
Airbus has delayed delivery of Malaysia Airlines' first A380 for the second time, Agence France Presse reported Friday. Adria Airways gets first new Airbus A319
Adria Airways, Slovenia's flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A319, Airbus announced Friday. Pentagon officially pushes tanker bid deadline to July 9
The U.S. Defense Department Friday followed through on its earlier promise to delay its aerial refueling tanker bid deadline by 60 days, to July 9, if EADS pledged to submit a proposal. Report: HP kills Ballmer's Windows 7 tablet
Less than two days after Hewlett-Packard acquired Palm and inherited the struggling mobile company's operating system, reports say the computer maker has canceled its Windows 7-based tablet PC dubbed "Slate." U.S. identifies remains of missing WWII airmen
The remains of eight servicemen who went missing in action during World War II have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Boeing's third 787 Dreamliner in San Antonio
Boeing's third 787 Dreamliner, ZA003, landed at Lackland Air Force Base on Thursday, marking a 787's first visit to San Antonio, Texas. After HP-Palm deal, Microsoft loses if it snoozes
Update 9:35 a.m. April 30: Since this analysis was published, reports have surfaced that HP has canceled the Slate because it is unsatisfied with Windows 7 as a tablet operating system. Read more here. Boeing returns EADS' fire in tanker fight
Boeing has fired back at an incendiary list of talking points that EADS North America distributed to its allies in the U.S. Air Force's aerial refueling tanker contract fight. 9-foot-tall Na'vi won't fit in those seats
Virgin Blue airlines Thursday launched an "Avatar"-themed Boeing 737 to coincide with the blockbuster's release on DVD and Blu-ray. Microsoft to Windows Phone devs: Ready, set ... OK, now go
Microsoft has a heckuva job ahead of it in building an application ecosystem for Windows Phone 7 before its launch by the holidays. Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!
In announcing earlier this month that it would combine recently acquired Frontier and Midwest airlines under the Frontier name, Republic Airways Holdings said it would keep Frontier's signature "spokesanimals." Reuters: El Al Israel Airlines cancels Boeing 777 order
El Al Israel Airlines said Thursday it is canceling its order for four Boeing 777-200 jets, according to a Reuters report. 
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