Articles tagged “smartphones”

Google had years of mapping experience with its browser-based maps before it moved to mobile, so it's understandable that Apple will face significant challenges with the new product. Luckily, Apple has a locked-in user base passionate about its hardware.

We're glad Siri is still in beta. She can tweet now, but her restaurant reservations' prowess through OpenTable doesn't live up to the promise of the advertisements.

As understandable as the conflict between Apple and Google may be, the consumers are the ones that are bothered when a reliable and trusted service is removed from their smartphone. And it's not always simple for them to figure out who to blame.

Davidson lays out the case for each carrier and makes a clear case for the benefits of Verizon, both in terms of costs and flexibility, over AT&T and Sprint.

Blink made a name for itself in the UK earlier this summer with a list of insane hotel breakfast prices. But with a presence in 70 cities across Europe, Blink is ahead of U.S. imports and clearly has more going for it than survey of good fry ups.

According to the FlightView poll, most travelers still aren't happy with the smartphone tools available for navigating airports and airlines. Highest on the wish list: Apps that let you take actions to improve your current situation -- seating, rebooking, and more.

While San Francisco's poor taxi service provided an opening for services like Uber, Amsterdam and other European cities will be the real test markets for which car hailing services will become dominant.

The USA Today looks at the new iPhone tech that travelers care about the most and break them down for the masses.

Key points in the study both for advertisers and destinations point to the heavy media habits of these aspiring travelers as well as their higher-than-average usage of smartphones -- especially the iPhone.

In less than a year Priceline's act-now deal app has quintupled in destinations. Even better for users is the savings they're seeing booking via mobile as opposed to published rates on Prineline's website.