Technology News Page 38

Social media, maps tops with travellers

Facebook and Google Maps are among the most popular apps used by Australians when travelling overseas, although a massive 92% a...

David Flynn |

Passports could get voice recognition, eye scans

Passport checkpoints at Australian airports may eventually resemble something from a top-secret bunker – or at least the ...

David Flynn |

Vodafone offers double data

Vodafone is offering up to two years of double data on its Red roaming plans, giving travellers as much as 10GB per month for u...

David Flynn |

US flights: gadgets during takeoff, landing

"Please turn off all your personal electronic devices?" Not anymore! The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the use ...

David Flynn |

Vodafone ramps up roaming

Vodafone plans to expand its $5/day global roaming deal to more countries next year as well as making data and voice roaming ea...

David Flynn |

New Zealand roaming costs set to fall

Trans-Tasman travellers are set for a long-overdue win next year as the Australian and New Zealand governments move to slash th...

David Flynn |

Telstra cuts data roaming costs

Telstra’s cut-price data roaming deals come into effect today as the nation’s leading carrier plays catch-up to rec...

David Flynn |

Vodafone extends $5 global roaming to Europe

Vodafone Australia will extend its $5 per day international roaming plans to Europe this month. Travellers to 34 countrie...

David Flynn |

Google offers Quickoffice for free

If you're often hit by the headache of working with Microsoft Office documents on your iPhone, iPad or Android-powered dev...

David Flynn |

Vodafone, Optus get real on global roaming

Australia’s mobile phone companies are finally moving to make global roaming an affordable proposition, with both Optus a...

David Flynn |

Optus global roaming flat-price travel packs

Optus is streamlining its global roaming plans and slashing the cost of overseas voice, text and data as Australia's mobile car...

David Flynn |

Vodafone ready to roam

Vodafone Australia is expected to reveal its new global roaming plans for travellers visiting New Zealand, the United King...

David Flynn |

Win a HP ElitePad 900 tablet

And we have a winner! Congratulations to Marcus Westbury, who will soon be packing a HP ElitePad 900 tablet into his travel bag...

David Flynn |

Review: Westpac Concierge iPhone app

As part of Westpac's new Earth Black and Altitude Black frequent flyer credit cards the bank has also unveilled a com...

Chris C. |

Travelling with your UItrabook

More than any other laptop PC, the Ultrabook™ was made for mobility. Its slim profile, light carrying weight, long batter...

David Flynn |

Choosing the right Ultrabook

Tired of lugging around that large, heavy old laptop which can manage only a few hours of battery life between recharges? It&r...

David Flynn |

Top 5 ways to watch live TV news online

Want to catch the latest TV news while you're on the road? As long as you've got a fast and stable internet connection, it's ea...

danwarne |

Telstra trials airport 'small cell networks'

Telstra is evaluating advanced 'small cell networks' to cope with the boom in smartphones, tablets and laptops at Australia's b...

David Flynn |