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Priceline says mobile flight bookers like taking it easy

by Mike Schramm (Apr 22nd, 2013)

Priceline.com is one of the most well-known flight- and hotel-booking sites out there, and the company recently shared some information with TUAW about how its mobile device-based users tend to set up travel. The company identified three trends for the people booking flights from mobile devices ...

Daily iPhone App: Bad Hotel combines hotel building with music

by Mike Schramm (Nov 28th, 2012)

Bad Hotel is a great game that you may have missed on the App Store earlier this year. I certainly missed it, though since it arrived (back around August), I believe, it's come up a few times in various game design and game reviewer circles. It's a weird mix of music and gameplay that is ...

iPads affect the future of hotel Wi-Fi

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 26th, 2011)

Hotels are at a crossroads because of the iPad, says a report from the New York Times. Travelers armed with iPads are taxing WiFi internet connections and causing problems for hotels that want to provide reliable internet service for their visitors. This bandwidth crunch is the result of ...

The Plaza Hotel providing iPads for all guests

by David Quilty (Feb 7th, 2011)

The Plaza Hotel in New York City is now providing all guests with iPads both in their rooms and in The Palm Court dining room, according to a report from Luxist. Started in January 2011, the program gives guests complete access to guest services like room service along with the ability to control ...

London hotel offers guests iPad during stay

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 4th, 2010)

Select guests at The Berkeley in London will gain an extra amenity in addition to their already posh quarters -- an iPad. When the iPad comes out in the UK later this month, the hotel will offer the iPad to its guests staying in certain suites during their stay. The iPad will include a variety ...

Viva Las iMacs!

by Steven Sande (May 31st, 2008)

What happens in Vegas will be visible to your iChat buddies when the $2.9 billion Fontainebleau resort opens in Sin City next fall. VegasTrippers.com reports that the Fontainebleau has partnered with Apple to install an iMac in every one of the 3,889 rooms and suites. To quote the fancy brochure ...

In-room iMacs added to hotel amenities

by Dave Caolo (Feb 25th, 2008)

Mac lovers traveling to the UK may be able to leave their computers at home -- as long as they stay at a City Inn hotel. Guests will find a shiny iMac in each room, with full access to the internet, iLife and Office apps. Plus, the hotel will let you use the iMac as a TV, internet radio and media ...

Charge your iPod and listen to it at the same time

by Scott McNulty (May 10th, 2006)

This might be old news for most of you, but those new to the iPod might benefit from Chris Breen's latest iPod tip. Chris found himself in a hotel that has a TV with the right ports to hook up his iPod with video, however, the iPod was seriously lacking juice. He could just plug it into his laptop, ...