Neowin News Feed for: Heathrow

Heathrow Airport trials 30-minute COVID-19 testing with Yoti

Paul Hill — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 12:32:01 +0000

Heathrow Airport is trialling a 30-minute COVID-19 test that is linked to the digital identity app, Yoti. A digital certificate in Yoti can be displayed to airport official to show you're healthy. Read more...

Near-miss with two drones "compromised the safety" of a passenger plane

Mina Esapa — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:00:01 +0000

A report by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) has concluded that the safety of a passenger plane was "compromised" in a near-miss involving two drones that occurred near London's Heathrow Airport last year. Read more...

Object that struck flight approaching Heathrow no longer 'thought to have been a drone'

Jack Wilkinson — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:00:01 +0000

An investigation into a British Airways flight reported to have been hit by a drone has ended due to lack of evidence, and it was unlikely that it was a drone that had hit the aircraft as it landed. Read more...

Heathrow contradicts Samsung's claims of "rebranding Terminal 5"

Andy Weir — Sat, 17 May 2014 13:55:04 +0000

Samsung announced yesterday that it would be completely "rebranding Heathrow Terminal 5 as 'Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5'" - but an airport spokesperson says Samsung is merely renting existing ad space. Read more...

Wi-Fi deployed in Heathrow Terminal One

Mon, 07 Apr 2003 13:24:19 +0000

A new wireless network has been unveiled in Heathrow Airport's Terminal One. Intel has created the new network, with help from various UK firms including BT and BAA (the airport operator). Similar systems... Read more...

Stolen Heathrow Intel chips are Pentium 4s

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:09:52 +0000

MICROPROCESSORS STOLEN from a van at Heathrow Airport yesterday are Pentium 4s, the police confirmed today. As we reported yesterday, the microprocessors were worth approximately $10 million but there was initial confusion as to which... Read more...

Samsung offers £100K reward for Heathrow DRAM theft info

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 23 Nov 2002 11:14:52 +0000

Samsung and its insurers are offering a Â£100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the people, or person, behind the $4.5m Heathrow computer chip theft in October Here are some... Read more...

Thieves snatch £4.5m DRAM from Heathrow

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 17:58:19 +0000

Thieves stole Â£4.5m worth of computer memory from a warehouse near Heathrow, just hours after it arrived from Korea. Police are calling on computer dealers to watch out for cheap memory chips.... Read more...