Luckily, I flew Virgin America, which had the prescience in 2008 to install a power outlet at every seat on every plane important in the age of BYO entertainment since watching movies and surfing the net drains the battery on portable devices very quickly.

BBC: In-flight entertainment at a crossroads

He soon gave up these outdoor interests to concentrate on surfing the net.

BBC: The man behind Napster

Somewhere on there is a timer of the minutes you spent yammering away on the phone -- not texting, not surfing the net, but actually engaging in voice-to-voice communication.

CNN: A call to pick up the phone