DEVICES – Product news, launches and more – May 2013

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Malaysia tourism launches Trip Planner app for iOS, Android

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A rough guide to handling mobile device security

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As smartphones and tablets increase in popularity, so do threats that target mobile devices exclusively.

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Attack on the clones: HotelTonight launches review tool, plots strategy

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HotelTonight is aiming to outrun its copycat competitors with an iPhone app upgrade called Snap Your Stay, which encourages users to take photos of their hotel rooms.

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A tale of two Ryanair apps – one serious, another less so

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Ryanair officially unveiled its first app back in September last year (after keeping it quiet for around six months) – and now it is bringing its unique approach to web merchandising also to mobiles.

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Cyber crime takes advantage of mobile revolution

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Opportunist cyber criminals are seeing mobile devices as the new method of spreading their chaos, with ome countries reporting a 400% increase in malware on some handsets between 2011 to 2012.

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Back to basics – Four essentials for any mobile travel strategy

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Believe it or not, people today are more dependent on our phones than even our wallets – indeed some research says that 70% of people who used a smartphone believe that losing their mobile phone would be worse than misplacing their wallet.

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The rise of value-add travel apps in India for existing brands – here comes iXiGo

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Indian travel search service iXiGo is joining the trend of brands in the country that are building mobile apps for customers which have functionality away from the core business.

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EasyJet mobile boarding pass trial includes Passbook integration

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EasyJet is testing mobile boarding passes across departures from six airports including London Stansted, Edinburgh and Amsterdam

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BlackBerry boss: Tablets? Are you kidding me…

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Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins doesn’t see a future in tablet computing, perhaps a sign the company will abandon a follow-up to its PlayBook device.

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Visual currency converter – genius or a travel app for app’s sake?

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Pass through a London tube station at the moment and you cannot fail to see a poster campaign for the Apple iPad, reminding potential owners of the hundreds of thousands of apps available.

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