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Articles tagged “tablets”

Airlines

From HD screens to smartphones: LAX aims to create a unique airport media experience

When LAX exceeds expectations for this "multi-sensory media experience," it may get passengers to turn off their personal downloads and engage with something besides the free Wi-Fi.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

U.S. senator and private plane aficionado McCaskill wants FAA to relax on-board electronics use

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

U.S. senator and private plane aficionado McCaskill wants FAA to relax on-board electronics use

Airlines

FCC tells FAA: Lets get going on using digital devices on airplanes

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Most popular travel app download? A map of your destination

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.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Most popular travel app download? A map of your destination

Airlines

Virgin Australia tells flyers to bring their own devices to access free in-flight Wi-Fi

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Virgin Australia tells flyers to bring their own devices to access free in-flight Wi-Fi

Online Travel

Nokia pushes its HERE map app to Apple iOS 6 devices

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?

Jennifer O'Mahoney, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Nokia pushes its HERE map app to Apple iOS 6 devices

Airlines

JetBlue doesn’t know what to do with a tablet app, so it’ll give free travel for a year to someone who does

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.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

JetBlue doesn’t know what to do with a tablet app, so it’ll give free travel for a year to someone who does

Online Travel

Meet Desti: It’s the next trip-planning service that is going to pivot

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Meet Desti: It’s the next trip-planning service that is going to pivot

Hotels

A look at secret tech lab that’s turning Peninsula Hotels into a connected travelers’ dream

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

A look at secret tech lab that’s turning Peninsula Hotels into a connected travelers’ dream

Airlines

British Airways searching Google Images for passengers to personalize service

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.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago