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Hertz NeverLost® GPS Gets Upgraded

2014-09-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hertz Never Lost

Hertz and Navigation Solutions have announced a next generation Hertz NeverLost® GPS navigation system with more customization capabilities for travelers. Available in the US for now, the all new breakthrough navigation tools solves the pains of planning trips in an on board way.

Tags: car rentals, GPS, Hertz, navigation, travel gps, travel nav

The Basics of Mobile Navigation

2012-08-05 by Guest Author

Mobile apps

Where is your mobile phone right now? If it is within five feet of your person, you are like most of the people in the world today. While it used to be a rarity to find someone with a cell phone, it is now almost impossible to find someone without one. Even many kids have their own phones these days, as their parents equip them for emergencies, and make it easier to keep track of their whereabouts.

Tags: Android, Blackberry, geo-apps, GPS, iPhone, location apps, Mapquest, mobile, mobile apps, mobile nav, navigation, travel apps, travel gps

Expedia Introduces New Android App and Mobile Website

2011-05-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Expedia Android App

Expedia and its sister company Hotels.com released new mobile apps for Android as well as an upgraded mobile website for Expedia.com. Expedia is showcasing the new apps and features at Google I/O Developer Sandbox. Among the new features in the Android app are: Interactive view of all hotels in an area with multiple sorting options […]

Tags: Android, Android market, apps, Expedia, Google I/O, GPS, hotel booking, Hotels.com, interactive, one tap, TripAdvisor

Creator of Travel iPhone App Says it Helped Find Bin Laden

2011-05-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tactical NAV iPhone app

The world is a safer place tonight, and that is partially due to an iPhone app for adventure travellers, according to the app’s creator.  Tactical NAV says its app may have been used to track down Osama bin Laden. Tnooz reports that when Navy SEALs successfully stormed Bin Laden’s house, they were using what Tactical […]

Tags: Afghanistan, army, camera, GPS, iPhone app, navigation, Navy SEALs, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, Tactical NAV, travel app, waypoint sharing

New In-Terminal Augmented Reality iPhone App

2011-03-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Copenhagen Airport terminal

Imagine an app that knows exactly where you are in the airport and can give you real-time information about services such as restaurants, shops, and gates.  That is what SITA and Copenhagen Airport are promising for iPhone users who visit the airport.   Using augment reality technology, via wireless access points strategically placed throughout the […]

Tags: app, Appstore, augmented reality, Copenhagen Airport, GPS, iPhone, positioning, services, shops, terminals

Expedia Says Hotel App for iPhone Coming

2011-03-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

iPhone

Expedia’s recent acquisition of mobile app developer Mobiata has paid off, and the web-based travel company says it has created an Expedia Hotels app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Within four taps of a finger, Expedia says, a traveler can go from researching hotels to booking a room. The app will also make use […]

Tags: Expedia, GPS, hotels, iPhone app, iPod Touch, Mobiata, smartphones, travel agency, TripAdvisor




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