Airports Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

GateGuru for iPhone has been updated and greatly improved

by Mel Martin (Apr 26th, 2013)

I've been a fan of GateGuru since I first tried it in 2010. It's a travel app for the iPhone that provides a plethora of information of flights, airlines and airports. It's great having all of that in your pocket. Version 4.0 fixes some problems and makes GateGuru even better. Version 3 was ...

Just Landed is a neat twist on travel apps

by Mel Martin (Nov 23rd, 2012)

There are lots of travel apps, but Just Landed from Little Details is really different and handy. This app is not for the traveler, but for the person picking someone up at the airport. Just Landed (US $0.99 for the iPhone) tracks a flight you are going to meet and sends an alert when it is ...

GateGuru gets an update for holiday travel

by Mel Martin (Nov 21st, 2012)

GateGuru has updated the popular travel app to version 3 today, just in time (almost) for Thanksgiving travelers. The app started as a guide to airports, with information on gates, maps of the concourses and even reviews of the shops and restaurants. Now the app has the ability to reserve ...

Pocket Planes gets a trailer, looks great

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2012)

I first saw Pocket Planes, Nimblebit's next freemium title, running at GDC earlier this year. Being a huge fan of both Pocket Frogs and Tiny Tower, I can't wait to see it in action on my iPhone and iPad. Unfortunately, the game's not out yet (it's still "coming soon"), but Nimblebit has ...

Skype offers free Wi-Fi at select US airports this holiday

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 20th, 2011)

Skype is getting into the holiday spirit this year by giving anyone with a Mac, PC, or an iOS device free Wi-Fi at any one of 50 US airports. To take advantage of the deal, check out Skype's handy map of participating airports. When you're in one of them, launch Skype on your Mac or PC or the ...