Technology News Page 35

Top five Apple Watch apps for travellers

The Apple Watch makes its much-heralded debut this Friday, and the avalanche of pre-orders – estimated at over two millio...

Chris C. |

Aircraft window charges your tablet

Many airplane passengers travel with the window shade pulled down – especially to block out the first rays of sunrise whe...

David Flynn |

First look: Samsung Galaxy S6

TECH | In designing the latest edition of the world’s best-selling Android smartphone Samsung went back to the drawi...

David Flynn |

New Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge phones

TRAVEL TECH | Samsung’s latest generation of Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones go on sale next month, with promise...

Chris C. |

New Seagate portable and cloud-based drives

TRAVEL TECH | Seagate’s latest space-saving and rugged portable hard drives hit the shelves this week, along with 'person...

Chris C. |

Netflix Australia: will you sign up?

It'll be easier for Aussie globetrotters to tune into Netflix when the streaming video service launches in Australia this comin...

David Flynn |

Qantas unveils Apple Watch app

Qantas frequent flyers can soon flash their wrist to board their flight with the airline revealing an Apple Watch app in time f...

Chris C. |

Five tips for using inflight Wi-Fi

Inflight wireless Internet access is quickly becoming a staple of international travel, but with hundreds of passengers fightin...

Chris C. |

Starwood, Uber team up for points on rides

Members of Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) can now collect Starpoints when riding around town with Uber, thanks to a new partner...

Chris C. |

Globalgig launches new 4G roaming plas

TRAVEL TECH | Globalgig is more than doubling the size of its international network as the mobile broadband company chases a la...

Chris C. |

HP's big tablets and skinny laptops

TRAVEL TECH | How's this for irony? While notebooks keep getting thinner, a new crop of tablets are upsizing to notebook-s...

David Flynn |

Optus global roaming: calls, SMS, data

With the new 'Optus Travel Packs’, you’ll pay just $10 per day in selected countries for unlimited calls and text messages to ...

Chris C. |

Vodafone launches new 4G Cube modem

Here's a new way to get your team connected at conferences, trade shows, temporary on-site offices and anywhere else you need h...

Chris C. |

What boarding pass barcodes reveal about you

About to snap a photo of your airline boarding pass and share it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? Don't be so hasty, at leas...

Shaun Ewing |

Vodafone roaming: calls, data, SMS

With free international roaming in 47 countries on selected plans – or global roaming for $5 per day for most other trave...

Chris C. |

Telstra int'l roaming: voice, data costs

Travelling overseas with your Telstra post-paid mobile phone? Here’s what you’ll pay for international roaming call...

Chris C. |

Vodafone suspends data roaming in UAE

Vodafone Australia customers will no longer be able to use smartphone data roaming in the United Arab Emirates from January 1, ...

David Flynn |

Vodafone: free roaming on premium plans

Vodafone has dropped the $5/day roaming charge from its most expensive smartphone plans in a move that delivers up to two years...

David Flynn |