This is no joke – people travelling to areas at risk areas of malaria could be sent a text with advice on preventing the further spread of the disease
Mobile big data used to track spread of malaria via travellers
October 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Location, Location: Kayak app for Kindle Fire gets location services
May 24, 2012 By 4 Comments
If you want to book a nearby hotel using the Kayak app for Kindle Fire, location-based services certainly would come in handy.
Boomers taking over from Gen-Y in smartphone stakes
April 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Babyboomers are overtaking the more youthful Gen Y equivalents in smartphone ownership according to a report from BDRC Continental into British hotel guest habits
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Lookze brings history of buildings and destination content to mobiles
March 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Lookze, a mobile application to give travelers information about the buildings and their surroundings as they walk around cities.
Google Earth software engineer tracks flights, tours and trees
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Daniel Barcay, a Google software engineer, may spend a lot of time focusing on KML markup language and loading GPS tracks of paragliding forays and ski treks into Google Earth, but he has a trace of the poet in him, as well.
Google Maps becomes mobile transit system tour guide
July 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
If you are traveling in the Paris Metro or riding the bus and rails in New York City and you don’t have a clue where to transfer or stop to check out that art museum or dive bar, Google Maps 5.7 for Android may now become your tour guide.
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Orbitz focusing on hotels in new iPad app
July 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
Orbitz introduced Orbitz Hotels for the iPad, sticking with the high-margin hotel business for its first mobile implementation on a tablet.
Mobile service for parents to keep an eye on the kids during Gap Year
June 24, 2010 By 3 Comments
Location software developer Ubitrac is launching a system for young travellers to keep in touch with family and important services during extended stays overseas.
Is this the most expensive iPhone travel app on the market?
March 15, 2010 By 4 Comments
At £20 ($30) a download for a month’s service, a new iPhone product from TrafficMaster’s International Rescue could be the priciest travel app around.
interactive Mobile @dvertising gets its first funding round
March 12, 2010 By 4 Comments
Interactive Mobile @dvertising, which offers GPS-enabled mobile destination guides in partnership with tourism authorities at trade shows, attracted a $500,000 investment from Connecticut Innovations.
