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Google to deliver free airport Wi-Fi for the holidays

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Here’s one holiday treat that Mac and PC users alike can enjoy. Google announced yesterday that during the holiday season, it is sponsoring free Wi-Fi at 47 airports around the United States, as well as on every Virgin America flight. According to CNN, those who choose to take advantage of this will be urged to set Google as their home page, or receive an offer to download Google Chrome. Google has also suggested that those utilizing the free service should donate the money they would have otherwise spent on airport Wi-Fi to a worthy charity.

Full details, including a list of airports, a contest and the charity drive, can be found at FreeHolidayWiFi.com. To connect on a MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, simply make sure your Airport is turned on and look for the available networks at your airport, then launch a web browser to complete the connection.

Other free Wi-Fi deals for the holidays include Yahoo donating a year of free Wi-Fi service to Times Square in New York City, and Microsoft’s Bing search engine joining forces with JiWire to offer free Wi-Fi at JiWire hotspots that opt into the program — provided that you run a search using Bing first.

TUAWGoogle to deliver free airport Wi-Fi for the holidays originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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