Tagged With "iOS apps"
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French food inspections: An app for that!
France's new app lets you check the sanitation status of establishments in the food chain, from farm to table.
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Germany tests 'be your own conductor' app
Punch your own ticket? There's an app for that, and Deutsche Bahn is trying it out.
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Paris: Velib gets makeover and competition
Gobee offers new bikes that don't need docking stations, but Velib has new plans, too, with a new operator and new bikes.
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Tokyo taxis get app with locked-in rates
Tokyo is trying out an app that lets passengers order a cab and lock in the rate shown in the app.
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Top 8 mobile apps for scanning purposes
Mobile apps find their contributing use in several domains like payment, entertainment, health, virtual assistants etc. They also find good use as scanners over the desktop counterparts which dont offer mobility Mobile Scanner Apps Mobile scanner apps find their use in scanning any documents and also can assimilate text from the scans. The standard of these apps are close to its desktop counterparts. Several apps related to this are present in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
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AA: Few flights, but improved info
American has few flights, but it's using some of the downtime to upgrade the information on its webpage.
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London: Uber rivals moving fast
As Uber fights to retain its expired London license, its rivals move in to offer rides and jobs.
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Paris clamps a cap on scooters
Paris is following the lead of Marseille by limiting the number of scooter companies to a manageable and licensed few.
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How to Get Your Vehicle Ready for a Long Road Trip
Some helpful suggestions for preparing your vehicle so that you can enjoy a road trip (sponsored content)
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Super Shuttle shutting down—mostly
While corporate-owned locations will shut down New Year's Eve, franchise operators in some cities will continue, under new brand names.
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When hotel check-in isn't checked in
That 'check in online' option may not always mean you are really checked in!
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Phoenix tacks curbside fee on Uber, Lyft
Phoenix joins a long roster of airports coping with increasing traffic, especially at terminal curbsides.
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Where to get Discounts on Oman Airlines Flights
Sponsored content about discounted flights on Oman airlines.
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Daytripping: The Lafayette Trail, Havre De Grace, Maryland
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger explores some of the sights around the history-rich Lafayette Trail.
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Vienna, Berlin: Does cheap transit work?
Vienna, Berlin and Munich are all concerned about congestion and carbon, but don't agree on how to get passengers off the road and onto trains.
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New Yorkers lose Global Entry; others may follow
New Yorkers have been barred from joining or renewing Global Entry in a dispute over federal access to state databases.
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Barcelona's free beach WiFi also tracks trash
Barcelona is rolling out free WiFi on the city's beaches this summer, and expects eventually to extend it city-wide. It's already been tested at nearby beaches. Aside from the convenience for visitors and residents on the beach, the WiFi will...
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Marriott Launches a Mobile App Concierge
A new Marriott mobile app feature, Mobile Request, is being introduced at 46 hotels today and will be launched at Marriott globally this summer. The app will be available to members of Marriotts loyalty program, Marriott Rewards. Travelers...
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Paris to set flat-rate airport cab fares
A plan for fixed-rate taxi fares to and from Paris's two airports has been announced by the government, and it's already drawing cheers from travelers and big jeers from cabbies who believe the proposed rates are wrong and don't impose similar rules...
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Apple Maps still trying to find its way
A fleet of Google's mapping cars...now Apple is doing the same Photo: westbayhomes.org Apple, whose 2012 Maps application got no love as a replacement for Google Maps on Apple devices, is...
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Citymapper tells you what part of the train to get on.
Today Citymapper Travel App starts telling you the best spot to get on a train, so you'll be close to an exit or connection platform as you exit. The feauture is also useful for those who don't understand...
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Device and Smartphone App Tracks Your Luggage
The Tumi Global Locator wasdemonstrated on Tuesday andwill go on sale before the end of the year. It will track your bags anywhere in the world. It has been developed by theluggage-maker TUMIin partnership with AT&T and LugTrack. It uses GPS, GSM, wi-fi and Bluetooth to maintain a connection with the supporting smartphone app and even knows to shut down when you board a plane. Read More: http://www.euronews.com/travel...bye-to-lost-luggage/
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Airbnb Announces App for Apple Watch
Photo of Apps on Apple Watch by Joho345, Wikimedia Commons Airbnb has announced a new app for the Apple Watch. The app will features a messaging service ...
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New York Taxis Debut App to Compete with Uber
In July, Uber said it had 26,000 Uber driver-partners in New York City, almost double the city's 13,587 yellow taxis. To be more competitive, the New York taxis started using the luxurious Nissan NV200 minivan...
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The last word: Uberpop banned in France
The French ban on Uberpop, the version of Uber that allows riders to connect with amateur drivers in private cars for a paid ride, It's been banned since January, and France's highest court has now confirmed the ban. As in a number of other...
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Kenya's wildebeests: On the road again, and on TV
Every year, millions of wildebeests migrate from one grazing area to another in Africa, centered on Kenya, crossing open land, water and forest. And this year, they'll do it on live TV. The northward migration, from the Serengeti to the Maasai...
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Sweden getting set for currency change
Money with star power: Greta Garbo and Ingmar Bergman on new Swedish banknotes And no, they're not adopting the Euro in place of familiar kronor—instead, they're getting ready to take on unfamiliar kronor, as all of Sweden's bills and...
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Concierge Apps are popular with Hotel Guests
Hotel concierge apps are becoming very popular with many travelers, and major Hotel brands now consider them as "must-haves". The apps allow access to a guest's smartphone and help to anticipate their needs before arriving at the hotel property....
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Paris bridges language gap with new app
Paris is consistently the world's most-visited city, and while it's fairly easy for English-speakers to get what they need, it's harder for speakers of many other languages. Paris has just rolled out a new app called "Yes, I speak touriste?" to help...
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France to enforce Uberpop ban after violent protests
French taxi drivers protested across the country today against the illegal but continuing Uberpop service, with some demonstrations turning violent. At the end of the day, the government announced it will now shut Uberpop down, at least in Paris....
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New app makes Paris buses cheap tours
Soon to be your tour bus with new Visitobus app Photo: Simon_sees / Wikimedia RATP, the regional authority that runs Paris transit systems has just unveiled a new set of smartphone apps,...
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France's new taxi app aims to out-Uber Uber
The French government is launching "Le Taxi," a new app that allows passengers to "e-hail" taxis from their computers or smartphones, and rate the service afterward, much like the private Uber service. Because there are 57,000 cabs in...
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Best Western is changing
Best Western International is going to rejuvenate and re-brand itself with a new name and logo. The 69-year-old hotel chain is very familiar, especially to Americans, and grew with the increases in automobile travel and road-trips...
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Uber-Like Rickshaw App Launched in Pakistan
Model of a Rickshaw- Wikimedia Commons/User: Pakfuture Taxis and private cars are expensive to rent and public buses and vans are over-crowded in Lahore. That makes rickshaw's a convenient form of getting around....
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TripAdvisor shuffles its apps for new all-in-one look
Love it or hate it, it's pretty hard to avoid TripAdvisor, and they're doing their best to be even more inevitable by rolling up a bunch of available features into one Swiss-army-knife of a mobile travel app. The new app will replace...
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GPS helps blind hikers, may help millions more
Five blind or partially blind hikers, with the help of an innovative GPS-enabled smartphone app, completed a 6-day, 80 kilometre hike in the Vosges mountain range last week—unaccompanied by sighted guides. The developers, a team at...
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How many airliners do we really need?
How well do aircraft manufacturers' predictions for future markets add up? Gumbo has some doubts...
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5 Tips For Staying On Track As A Solo Traveler
Kirk Bowlen offers some good advice on preparing for that solo adventure. Some good travel tips in this piece.
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In cashless Norway, an app for buskers and beggars
As Norway becomes increasingly cashless, beggars and buskers have turned to an app to receive payment.
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China's 'toilet app' tells visitors where to go
Finding a bathroom in China has never been easier, thanks to a new app sponsored by the National Tourism Administration.
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SFO gets OK for emergency cellphone blast
San Francisco, and several other airports, have been approved to reach all cellphones in the airport with emergency messages.
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River cruise line hooks up with dating app
A boutique river cruise line continues to try and find its niche.
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Delta takes premium seats to the bank
Deltas's happy with a new revenue stream: Selling upgrades to business travelers whose companies don't put them in the front of the plane.
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Notes and Noticings from the road
PHeymont shares some notes from a just-completed trip, with kudos and complaints.
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Google Maps dominates the field
The leading map app has 67% of the business, and its sibling has another 12% share.
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Paris gets electric scooter rental
A new transit option in Paris: electric scooters by the hour. But will it succeed where others have run into difficulties?
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Portugal has a new plan for ride-hailing apps
Portugal moves to regularize and regulate Uber and other ride-hailing app companies.
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House FAA bill: Plus and Minus for consumers
A new 5-year authorization bill comes to the floor of the House, laden with a wide variety of new and revised rules.
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Delta's mobile app goes on 'auto-pilot'
Delta's smartphone app will now check you in automatically and walk you through the airport.
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Google Sheep View maps the Faroe Islands
A Google project manager said "Where there's a wool, there's a way," and islanders convinced Google to add their homeland to Street View