Even the House of Commons was cut off from electronic communication with the outside world, as the network was shut down to prevent the bug spreading.

BBC: You are in: UK

My car, outfitted with a GPS position finder and an off-the-shelf wireless local area network (WLAN) communication system, was tipped off by another car carrying the same gear.

CNN: Behold the?all-seeing, self-parking, safety-enforcing, networked car

It's also communication and relationships: I still keep in touch with some people whom I met on the Prodigy network in the early '90s, when I was a teenager.

ENGADGET: Growing up Geek: Philip Berne Alt

DUBAI, UAE, December 17, 2012 - Thuraya Telecommunications, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and Softbank Mobile, a telecommunications leader in Japan today announced they have signed an agreement with the goal of bringing mobile satellite communication services for Japanese business, enterprise, and consumer subscribers across Thuraya's satellite network.

ENGADGET: Softbank will offer satellite phones for use during natural disasters