THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL FINALLY PHASE OUT THE LONG REQUIRED AIRPLANE MODE Airplane Mode has always been somewhat of a mystery to me.  I’m just old enough that I remember its inception, and the first time I heard the very stern instruction over a plane’s intercom informing me to turn it on if my phone had it, or to turn my phone off completely if it didn’t.  It created a strange authoritarian dynamic, where as a passenger I was aware of how many frequent flyers simply ignored the instruction and continued using their phones fully connected.  Fortunately, none of those … Continue reading European Union to Phase Out Required Airplane Mode