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Optus launches HTC One with free Qantas frequent flyer points

Optus has cooked up a new way to tempt travellers with HTC's latest smartphone: offer them a fistful of Qantas Frequent Flyer points. Current Optus postpaid customers will rake in 8...

POSTED 3 WEEKS, 6 DAYS AGO 3 comments
Travel tip: store frequent flyer numbers in your smartphone's address book

Tired of juggling all those loyalty reward cards for airlines, hotels and car hire companies? Business travellers and frequent flyers typically have a dozen or more such cards, but you may not wan...

POSTED ON 18/3/13 6 comments
Travel tech review: Plantronics Voyager Legend Bluetooth headset

Small, stylish, low-priced or feature-packed: that’s pretty much the matrix for Bluetooth headsets. You won’t get a single headset which ticks all those boxes. The first trait I’...

POSTED ON 12/3/13 1 comment
How to avoid the overseas data roaming rip-off

Business travellers love that their smartphone keeps email, Web sites, apps and online services just a few taps away. But as many have accidentally discovered during an overseas trip, the cost of ...

POSTED ON 14/1/13 12 comments
Travel tech: Kogan's new dual-SIM $149 Android smartphone

Mobile phones with room for two SIM cards instead of just one have long made sense for business travellers who often head overseas. There's no need to choose between keeping your Aussie SIM card t...

POSTED ON 11/1/13 5 comments
Samsung rolls out Galaxy Note II smartphone, Windows 8 tablets

Samsung is set to roll out its strongest play yet to woo the heart, mind and wallet of business travellers looking for some 'tech to go' in both the smartphone and tablet/ultrabook 'hybrid' space. ...

POSTED ON 15/11/12 8 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
Turn your iPhone 5, iPad Mini or iPad 4G into a personal 4G-WiFi hotspot

Need a quick hit of wireless Internet for your laptop when you're out and about? Here's how to set up a "personal WiFi hotspot" – also known as 'wireless tethering' – on your ...

POSTED ON 13/9/12 3 comments
Apple Passbook: the first step towards the iTravel era

The new Passbook app in Apple's iOS 6 software for the iPhone and iPad, which provides digital versions of boarding passes, movie tickets and membership cards, could prove to be the first step towa...

POSTED ON 11/7/12 3 comments
Qantas adds flight booking to mobile website

IN BRIEF | Qantas has upgraded its mobile website to search for flights and make bookings on both domestic and international services. The mobile site appears whenever you visit Qantas.com from a ...

POSTED ON 4/7/12 1 comment