Articles tagged “tablets”

The FAA has reportedly been looking into relaxed regulations for electronics use for some months, and rising pressure from Washington will hopefully rush the process along.

It's only a matter of time before the FAA approves the use of electronic devices on flights, and it's a positive development that the FCC is cheering on the move.

Functional apps that serve a real purpose – getting around a city, weather reports – are the most popular among travelers, another bad sign for a growing number of pretty inspirational apps.

Passengers probably prefer to use their own devices, but selective access to content hand-picked by the airline might feel restrictive for flyers willing to pay for more options.

Nokia's app brings real-time traffic data and detailed public transport information for major cities. Can it gain enough ground among users to keep them interested after Google updates its own map product?

This is a proverbial "win-win" or a nothing-to-lose contest for JetBlue. Let's see if any of the submitted ideas eventually make it into JetBlue's tablet app.

It's always a surprise when yet another good-looking, well-engineered, and intelligent trip-planning site or app launches and thinks that it will be the one to magically solve a problem that not too many people actually have.

Peninsula Hotel stays on the cutting edge of hotel technology with its in-house team of engineers by integrating tech into every aspect of the hotel experience from automated privacy signs to touch-screen walls. Why they're using Samsung tablets is a mystery.

If you are sitting toward the back of the plane, British Airways' Know Me program may know you, but expect their special efforts to be directed to the passengers in the better seats.

Travel companies need to figure out where and when to reach their consumers on a growing number of platforms. This survey found that many tablet users are young, middle-class, and looking to book a trip one to three months ahead of departure.