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Video: American Airlines puts Apple iPads in the cockpit

American Airlines is swapping volumes of flight manuals for a single iPad as the airline rolls out the first of its 'electronic flight bags' featuring Apple's all-conquering tablet. Similar to the...

POSTED ON 22/3/13 0 comments
Qantas: top service hinges on technology and ‘the human touch’

It’s been a busy seven months for Simon Hickey since he was promoted from chief of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program to the newly-created role of CEO of Qantas International. But while the h...

POSTED ON 7/2/13 22 comments
Virgin Australia starts inflight wifi movies, music this week

Virgin Australia will this week begin trials of an inflight wireless system which can broadcast movies, TV shows and music straight to a traveller's own tablet, laptop or smartphone. A Boeing...

POSTED ON 17/12/12 11 comments
New iPhone, iPad app helps plan meetings in different timezones

Trying to schedule a conference call, meeting or other event which spans more than one timezone can be a pain – especially when you're dealing with several different countries, when various h...

POSTED ON 7/12/12 0 comments
Qantas to put iPads in the cockpit

Qantas is putting iPads at the most pointy end of the plane, in the form of an ‘Electronic Flight Bag’ (EFB) app set for the Red Roo's Airbus fleet. Airbus confirms that Qantas is...

POSTED ON 30/11/12 3 comments
The best New Zealand prepaid SIM cards for iPhone, iPad & Android

Want the best prepaid SIM card for your iPhone, Android device, Windows Phone, iPad, tablet or pocket 3G-wifi device in New Zealand? Avoid costly trans-Tasman roaming fees on Telstra, Vodafone or ...

POSTED ON 2/11/12 11 comments
Photos: Qantas updates Boeing 767 fleet with iPad-friendly seats

Qantas will fast-track a refresh of its Boeing 767 fleet between now and March 2013, with a spruced-up interior intended to give the ageing jets a fresh look and feel. The airline says the&nb...

POSTED ON 1/11/12 13 comments
Singapore's Changi Airport releases iPad HD app

Singapore's Changi Airport has jumped into the iPad era with a lush large-screen HD app dubbed iChangi HD... and if you've got an iPad and will be spending any time at Changi we reckon this freebie...

POSTED ON 16/10/12 1 comment
Travel tip: Easily create & send PDFs to your iPad

As somebody who tends to copy a lot of PDFs onto his iPad for later reading and reference, I’d have to rate this as one of the coolest little-known tricks of the Mac. In any Mac app that pri...

POSTED ON 2/10/12 3 comments
The best SIM cards for voice and mobile Internet data in France

As a regular traveller to France and a fluent French speaker, I'm often asked for my advice on which French SIM or microSIM card is the best for an iPhone, iPad, Android device, Internet USB stick ...

POSTED ON 27/9/12 16 comments