Superfly, a service that takes your personal itineraries, receipts and frequent flyer balances into account to recommend the best flight booking options, has today expanded into hotels by way of a new app....
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Superfly brings its smart travel planning tech to hotel bookings, with a new iOS app 0
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Google Maps for iOS adds iPad support, live traffic updates and indoor navigation 1
July 17th at 8:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsGoogle unveiled a significant update to Google Maps on Tuesday, finally bringing support for Apple's iPad, while adding enhanced features like indoor walking directions and "Explore," a new interface for browsing shopping, dining and lodging destinations.
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Uber launches new fare splitting feature, making it easy for groups to split the cost of trips 0
July 15th at 8:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsUber has just launched a new feature which lets users split the cost of a trip when riding together in the same car....
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6 Apps You Don't Want to Miss 1
July 14th at 2:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsIt can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week, we found a whole new way to read Reddit on-the-go, and an app for coloring you have to see to believe. SEE ALSO: Top 25 Free iPhone Apps of All Time A popular dating app finally made its way to Android, and a taxi app got even better for taking rides with friends.
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Google Will Shut Down Alfred, The Local Recommendations App, July 19 2
July 11th at 3:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsLooks like Latitude wasn’t the only Google product that got shut down yesterday in the wake of a new version of Google Maps. Alfred, the local recommendations app that Google picked up through its acquisition in December 2011 of developers The Clever Sense, is getting shut down on July 19.
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Skobbler brings travel guides to its OpenStreetMaps-powered navigation app for iOS 0
July 11th at 2:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsA little over two months after Skobbler debuted ForeverMap 2 for iOS, an OpenStreetMaps-powered mapping tool with offline route-planning, the German startup has announced that it’s now introducing a travel guide into its navigation app....
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App Store at 5: A Good Ride That Could Go on Forever 0
July 10th at 6:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsApple's App Store remade the world of software and mobile and, as I see it, all for the better.
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Mobile App Postagram Now Lets You Send Photo Postcards For Free, Sponsored By Brands 0
July 3rd at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsPostagram, the mobile app from Sincerely that turns your photos into postcards you can mail from your phone, just received its first big update in over a year, with the most notable change being the addition of free postcards. Previously, users would pay 99 cents to mail these personalized cards in the U.S., or $1.99 to ship worldwide, including the cost of postage. But now the company is…
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EasyJet extends its mobile check-in and boarding pass trial to 38 European airports 1
July 3rd at 6:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsBack in May, we reported that European budget airline EasyJet had added mobile check-ins and boarding passes to its Android and iOS apps. But at the time, the trial was restricted to just six airports, four of which were in the UK....
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A Digital How-To for Disaster Preparedness 0
July 3rd at 5:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsYou never know exactly when disaster will strike, and even in this age, no app or gadget can fully replace good old-fashioned preparation. Keeping reliable technology on hand, however, can potentially save lives. We'll walk you through five important steps to cover your bases. SEE ALSO: How We Use Social Media During Emergencies [INFOGRAPHIC] 1. The Basics FEMA has a very thorough disaster supply list online.
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After Waze’s Big Exit, Car-Community App Fuelzee Wants To Gamify Your Trips For Gas 0
June 27th at 7:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsGoogle swooped on Waze earlier this month, shelling out $1.1 billion to acquire the crowdsourced traffic app — indicating there is mileage (and cash) in crowdsourcing-plus-cars. Exactly how much of either remains to be seen but a just launched iOS app, called Fuelzee, reckons there’s enough of both to build a new car-centric community in and around trips to the gas station.
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Following Android, Google Earth for iOS gets Street View support, updated search and 3D directions 1
June 27th at 2:08am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsGoogle today updated its native Google Earth for iOS app with a big new feature and two improvements. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store....
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Google Earth gets Street View and new UI in update 0
June 27th at 1:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsGoogle rolled out a substantial update to its Google Earth iOS app on Wednesday, bringing a few important changes to the title, the biggest being built-in Street View capabilities.
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19 apps that already look perfect for iOS 7 6
June 25th at 10:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsEditor’s Note: The following is a guest post by Ryan Matzner of Fueled. Fueled is a digital product design and development incubator based in New York, Chicago and London....
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10 Free Road Trip Apps for a Smooth Vacation 1
June 25th at 12:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsOut of all the possible summer vacations, road trips have the unique ability to crumble apart as soon as they begin. What you predict will be a long, character-building family trip through the countryside quickly dissolves into a car of hungry, screaming relatives -- if you're not careful.
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10 Best Apps for Summer Festivals 2
June 24th at 1:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsAfter braving through the virtual push and shove of snagging the summer's most coveted festival tickets, it's time to slather up the sunscreen and head out to the crowd. We know you've endured the tedium of poring over lineups to create the perfect itinerary, so now's the time to make the most of your summer festival experience.
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Yelp takes on Foursquare with new iOS discovery and recommendation features 0
June 11th at 12:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsAs Foursquare continues to improve its location-based service with more focus on business listings, Yelp is pushing back at its rival with new mobile discovery features and design overhauls. As part of its new iOS app update, Yelp has revamped its Nearby tab to display relevant local businesses based on a user's location, using their past check-ins, reviews and recommendations of friends to deliver more relevant results. It will now also factor in the time of the day and the weather — suggesting...
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Yelp revamps Nearby feature for iOS with suggestions based on location, check-ins, reviews, friends, and more 0
June 11th at 2:48am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsYelp today announced it has revamped its Nearby feature in its iOS app with suggestions. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store....
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UrbanWonderer Turns Your Smartphone Into a Tour Guide 0
June 8th at 12:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsHistory buffs and urban explorers alike can get a sense of New York and its best sights, without having to read an entire guidebook. UrbanWonderer, the free iPhone and Android app created and narrated by licensed NYC tour guide Steven Craig Sickles lets you select from a variety of self-guided audio tours through the city.
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Briefly: British Airways, Subway UK apps add support for Apple's Passbook 0
June 6th at 12:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple's Passbook gained compatibility with two major apps on Tuesday as British Airways updated its boarding pass and travel title to support the coupon and pass management service, while Subway added integration for customers in the UK.
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British Airways’ iPhone app is now Passbook-enabled, will soon link to boarding passes from lock screen 0
June 5th at 7:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsBritish Airways has finally introduced Passbook integration to its iPhone app, almost three years after it first launched mobile boarding passes....
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Top 5 iOS Travel Apps for Your Summer Vacation 1
May 31st at 6:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsBetween pricey flights, hotels and foreign shopping sprees, travel may be one of the best indicators of consumer confidence. And with unemployment going down, and even real estate seeing a modest comeback, that confidence seems to be rising. Last summer, one in five Americans said they planned on taking a vacation, according to a survey by the market research firm Harris Interactive. And almost half of them, 42%, said they planned on taking two or more trips.
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Alaska Airlines adds Apple Passbook support for boarding passes 0
May 31st at 12:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAlaska Airlines on Thursday updated its official iPhone application to allow customers to access digital boarding passes through Apple's Passbook service.
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The New York Times’ Mobile Guide ‘The Scoop’ Gets A Citi Bike-Sponsored Update 0
May 28th at 9:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsWith of today’s update to its iPhone app The Scoop, The New York Times may have accomplished something that advertisers and publishers often boast about but rarely achieve — it may have found a genuinely useful way to incorporate sponsored content. And the update isn’t just relevant to New Yorkers (who can actually take advantage of The Scoop’s recommendations for the best restaurants, bars…
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10 Apps for Enjoying the Great Outdoors 2
May 25th at 10:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWhen you think about enjoying the great outdoors, embracing the natural world and soaking up all of the sun's vitamin D, technology doesn't really enter the picture, does it? But using tech and being outside don't have to be mutually exclusive. There are plenty of mobile apps to help you connect with nature, rather than keeping you glued to your virtual life.