It recently launched Connexion, a broadband mobile data provider, on Lufthansa Airlines.

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On long-haul flights, texting and Wi-Fi access might prove more attractive than voice-calling, provided the price is right though Boeing recently axed Connexion, its impressive but little used satellite-based in-flight broadband service.

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German airline Lufthansa has also picked the Connexion system.

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Just because Boeing decided to pull the plug on its Connexion service doesn't mean in-flight broadband has been grounded for good, with a company called ASiQ now promising to step in and fill the wireless void.

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Too bad that Connexion was scrapped just when things are looking up for future-thinking fliers, but maybe, just maybe we finally can all throw out the ages-old argument of cellphones being dangerous for use in flight.

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The cry was answered partly by a new breed of mouse made specifically for navigating virtual worlds. 3D Connexion's SpaceNavigator, for instance, features a knob you can push in any direction to fly around, with your speed depending on how hard you push.

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