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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
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
How to get Google Maps back onto iOS 6 as a 'web app'

There’s a lot to like about Apple’s shiny new iOS 6 software, released overnight as a free update for iPhones and iPads (and also baked into the all-new iPhone 5, of course). But it&rs...

POSTED ON 20/9/12 0 comments
Six reasons travellers should be wary of Apple Maps in iOS 6

Business travellers who rely heavily on the Maps app of their iPhone or iPad will find Apple's new iOS 6 Maps is more like a dead end. Our hands-on testing indicates the new Maps app is inaccurate...

POSTED ON 20/9/12 28 comments
Qantas mulls Apple Passbook support for mobile boarding passes

Qantas is looking to follow Virgin Australia in making its mobile boarding passes work with the new Passbook app in Apple's iOS 6 software and the iPhone 5. "Qantas is currently exploring the oppo...

POSTED ON 20/9/12 2 comments
New iOS 6 iPhone/iPad Maps app: a good reason to delay upgrading?

If you're a business traveller who relies on the iPhone's Google Maps app on the road, you might want to hold off upgrading your iPhone or iPad to Apple's new iOS 6 software, which was released ove...

POSTED ON 20/9/12 14 comments
Virgin Australia debuts iPhone 5 Passbook mobile boarding pass

Virgin Australia's mobile boarding passes will work with the iPhone 5's new Passbook app when Apple's next-gen smartphone goes on sale this Friday. Passbook – a 'digital wallet' capable...

POSTED ON 19/9/12 8 comments
Apple’s new iPhone 5: what’s in it for business travellers

Apple’s new iPhone 5 will be released in Australia on September 21st, starting at $799 outright for the 16GB version, $899 for 32GB and $999 for 64GB, as well as a range of monthly ...

POSTED ON 13/9/12 3 comments
Virgin Australia, Delta, American Airlines, United support Apple's Passbook app

Update | Virgin Australia's Passbook mobile boarding passes will go live this week with the debut of iOS 6 and the iPhone 5. Previous | Virgin Australia, American Airlines, United and De...

POSTED ON 13/9/12 8 comments