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Articles tagged “smartphones”

Online Travel

Tourists can now rent smartphones with unlimited call time from Hong Kong’s airport

The rental service Handy rents out the Samsung Galaxy Note pre-loaded with apps for about $11.30 a day offering short-term tourists a more cost-effective option than piling up data roaming fees.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

10 transportation apps smartphone owners should download now

From bike-share finders to budget GPS services to real-time traffic updates, these ten apps will make navigating your destination much easier.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

New official Disney World smartphone app helps users master parks in a few taps

Disney runs its operation so efficiently it was likely a challenge deciding which tools they'd put at users' disposal for their app. The focus on wait times and schedule events was a smart bet.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Skip the kiosk: Amtrak begins accepting electronic tickets on all routes

Lovers of the click-click-click of the ticket punch will be sad, but anyone who's wrestled with an Amtrak kiosk at Penn Station during rush hour will fall in love with the new service.

Skift | 12 years ago

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NYC subway disruption: Google puts transit alerts into maps

Ignorance is far from bliss -- especially if you can consult Google Maps before you head out into the NYC subways to see what treats the MTA has in store for you.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

Call it a tracker, not a phone — that’s more app

The genie is out of the bottle -- smartphones track your every movement for law enforcement and travel apps' developers purposes. The backlash is coming.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Nokia Transport makes mapping easier for Windows Phone users

The Transport App helps users find the closest public transportation and, although useful, won't compete in the local travel field unless they roll it out to Android or iOS devices.

Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

India’s Cleartrip goes mobile with hotels tonight and international flights

Mobile may soon outpace desktops in India as the preferred way to book travel and Cleartrip clearly seems to be out front in its smartphone platform.

Skift | 12 years ago