(PRNewswire)

Alaska Airlines (Motto: "Guess where we fly?") is taking a step towards the environmentally-friendly by issuing iPads to all of its pilots. According to the airline, this can replace up to 25 pounds of paper flight manuals that the crew ordinarily has to carry. (The company is also looking into using the tablet to replace flight charts, too.) Apparently, they're loading all their manuals into GoodReader, so the next time you show off your iPad to your mom, you can tell her that you're an airline pilot.

(Bloomberg)

In a move that coincides with , PayPal has sued the Mountain View-based company, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets. How so? Well, it appears Google's new initiative is being spearheaded by two former PayPal executives. Included as evidence, and I am not making this up, is the fact that one of the executives, who had already left for Google and was under contract not to recruit employees, posted on the Facebook wall of the other, writing that she had a "HUGE" opportunity for him. Yeah. It's a good thing these guys don't work in the field or anything.

(MacRumors)