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Garmin and Navigon integrating Glympse and Foursquare into nav apps

by Mel Martin (Dec 18th, 2012)

This is cool. I'm a big fan of the Navigon family of apps, and also the Glympse location-tracking app. Now they are together, and it seems a natural fit. The integration of location-sharing service Glympse allows you to easily share your location with friends and family, so they always know ...

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 ...

Tour Italy via your iPhone or iPad

by Mel Martin (Nov 8th, 2012)

Fotopedia has added another luscious app in its travel series. Fotopedia Italy is a free universal iOS app that is like a coffee table book with some interactive features. The app features a large collection of high-resolution images optimized for the Retina display and iPhone 5. A Trip Builder ...

Uber cancels NYC taxi program, due to high demand

by Mike Wehner (Oct 16th, 2012)

Uber's bold initiative to let New York City residents hail taxis via their smartphones has met its end after just a few of months of operation. The company announced the shutdown today, going on to say that the reason is not due to poor reception -- in fact, it's exactly the opposite. It seems ...

Airline support of iOS 6 Passbook reportedly ready for takeoff

by Steven Sande (Sep 7th, 2012)

During the WWDC 2012 presentations of iOS 6 features, one demonstration stood out -- that of Passbook, a new capability to store digital boarding passes, movie tickets and membership cards. With the new iPhone and iOS 6 both about to launch, it appears that some airlines are already beginning to ...

Flight+ travel app now has free ad supported versions for iOS

by Mel Martin (Jul 30th, 2012)

I raved last April about Flight+, a travel app from International Airport Flight Track Technologies. Flight+ diligently tracks every flight in the world, alerting you to delays and gate changes while relaying the current position of your chosen flight on a detailed map. It sends messages on ...

Just in time for the Olympics, Time Out releases Time Out London for iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Jul 28th, 2012)

Time Out has just released Time Out London for iPad. The app offers users a curated mix of suggestions for things to see and do in the host city of the 2012 Olympics. Time Out London for iPad has a Flipboard-esque look and feel to it. On the app's home screen you're presented with multiple ...

iTranslate Voice HD comes to the iPad with lots of features

by Mel Martin (Jul 27th, 2012)

I've looked at some translation apps before, and it seems each time I review a new one I see increased capabilities and better performance. iTranslate Voice has available on the iPhone for awhile, and now it has come to the iPad in an HD edition. Like its smaller sibling, iTranslate Voice HD ...

History Here app is perfect for summer travel

by Mel Martin (Jul 19th, 2012)

History Here for iPhone is a clever take on travel discovery apps. The app comes from The History Channel and A&E Networks. In a nutshell, the app knows where you are and what historical sites are near you. It could be a National Park, a Civil War Battlefield, a museum, a Western fort or ...

Twist for iPhone is an interesting 'twist' on location sharing

by Mel Martin (Jul 18th, 2012)

I've been a big fan of Glympse as a way to share my location with friends, so they know where I am and when I might arrive. In fact, it's a favorite app of mine. So I was interested to try Twist, an iOS app that has similar features but accomplishes things quite differently, and in many ways does ...

Five apps (and more) for the summer road trip

by Michael Rose (Jul 4th, 2012)

The Independence Day holiday week is upon us, and millions of American families are heading out on the open road. Where past generations depended on paper maps and Mad Libs, the march of technology has given us new tools for kids and parents alike. Our five-plus apps for road trips are ...

Orbitz profiles Mac users with pricier hotels, here's how to block

by Michael Rose (Jun 26th, 2012)

Let's try a little Gedankenexperiment here. Imagine that you sell widgets of all kinds; some are drab and functional but cheap, while others are shiny and a bit more expensive. You're looking to improve the sales of your shiny, high-margin widgets by getting them in front of the type of consumers ...

Glympse partners with Mercedes to bring built-in location sharing

by Mel Martin (Jun 6th, 2012)

I've been a frequent user and a big fan of Glympse ever since I first reviewed it. If you're on a trip, meeting someone for lunch and so on, you can share your location in real time, along with your ETA and your route. It's a clever marriage of iOS and GPS. The Glympse app is free, and has had ...

Photo trips with the iPhone 4S and iOS photo apps; past and present

by Mel Martin (May 29th, 2012)

It was about 14 months ago that I took a jaunt to Northern Arizona for a landscape photography trip. I hit Canyon de Chelly, a dramatic area of seldom visited beauty, and the iconic Monument Valley that straddles the Utah and Arizona borders. On that trip I had my trusty DSLR, a Canon 5D, and ...