Nokia Lumia 820 takes to the skies with Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines aims to create a more streamlined method for on-board payments and passenger interaction by providing over 19,000 flight attendants with Nokia Lumia 820 devices. The Windows Phone 8-powered smartphone comes with an Avanade point of sale (POS) system that runs on the Microsoft Dynamics for Retail mobile point-of-sale platform and AT&T’s 4G LTE network. It allows flight attendants to handle almost real-time credit card processing for things like on-board purchases as well as seating upgrades. They can even email eReceipts to passengers. 

Aside from already offering a Fly Delta app for Nokia Lumia and other Windows Phone devices, Delta wants to develop the service with the ability to read coupons on customer’s smartphones and give the flight attendants essential customer-specific information through their Lumias to help create a more personalized service for each passenger.

Source: Conversations by Nokia

Honda Canada and its customers help enhance Canadian forests

Honda Canada announced it will plant more than 18,000 trees across Canada, with the help of Trees Ontario. For every Honda ATV and lawn care product sold between April 1, 2013 and July 31, 2013, a tree was purchased on behalf of Honda’s customers. The Trees Ontario's Forest Recovery Canada (FRC) program will plant trees native to their chosen area nationwide. Tree planting will take place this fall through to spring 2014 and will greatly contribute to the beautification of local communities. 

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'Gold iPhone 5S' caught in group shot with slate and silver variants

Could be a complete hoax but here's an image of the alleged new iPhone colour gold (or Champagne) in the middle of the slate and silver variants we all know so well. The images from Weekly Ascii don't show any other details differentiating the purported new device from the current ones. For more of this gold rush, check out Weekly Ascii which has more photos.

Source: Engadget

Feature: The Basics of BYOD

By Mandi Rogier 

BYOD, or bring-your-own-device, is a new type of policy that’s gaining popularity in businesses across many industries. Nearly every type of business uses technology in some form or fashion, whether it’s a cell phone that keeps account managers in touch with clients or a tablet that helps a designer sketch new projects. BYOD policies allow employees to use their own personal devices for these professional purposes.

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