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LocalMind purchase next step on Airbnb's path to local domination

By Nick Vivion | December 17, 2012

Montreal-based Localmind has announced that it has been acquired by Airbnb last week, the second acquisition by Airbnb in 4 months demonstrating the company's continued pursuit of dominance in the local... Read More

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Travelport research shows room for travel agents at the digital inn

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2012

Travelport's latest research into how leisure traveller plan and book their trips shows to what extent consumers now rely on their mobile phones. Read More

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The Scan: Russia OTA funding, airport self-service stats, movers and shakers and more travel tech news

By PhocusWire | December 4, 2012

Odigeo, Oktogo, Travelata, Hudson Crossing, GraysEscape, iV Platform, CarTrawler, Expedia, Lufthansa Systems, LateRooms and SITA self-service all make the cut for our roundup of the stories making news... Read More

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Mobile device usage in day-to-day life - are you a morning or an evening person?

By Linda Fox | November 27, 2012

Some interesting findings from this IAB research on what and when people are consuming media using their smartphone and tablet devices Read More

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Social travel initiative sees phone sent around the world - last spotted in Baku

By Linda Fox | November 16, 2012

It's the simple idea that are so often the best and sending a phone packed with social media apps around the world to get people talking and sharing fits right into the category Read More

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The trav-olution begins again? Desti brings Siri-like personal assistant into the travel ecosystem

By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012

Desti joins the ranks of travel startups claiming to be on the path to "travel nirvana" with their Siri-spawned travel planning iPad app. Read More

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Tablets continue to attract more sales and of higher value items [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | November 8, 2012

Hot on the heels of yesterday's piece on kids and parents' mobile habits is this study from eDigitalResearch tracking tablet and smartphone behaviour in the UK Read More

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What kids and parents do on mobile, not so different actually [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | November 6, 2012

This might be something to take comfort from if you're feeling the generation gap between you and your kids Read More

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The power of place: Evzdrop encourages users to listen to places through people

By Nick Vivion | October 31, 2012

Chicago-based Evzdrop is a new location-based interest network that makes place the center of the social/mobile/local experience. Rather than following people like on other social networks, Evzdrop... Read More

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Booking.com and Skyscanner check in with first Windows 8 apps

By Linda Fox | October 31, 2012

Booking.com's first foray on to the Windows 8 platform comes as no surprise given the sales it is already seeing via its mobile website and existing applications. Read More

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Transport and ticketing clear winners as mobile payment methods converge to NFC?

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2012

Total spend via mobiles using near-field communication (NFC) is to rise more than twenty-fold from $4bn this year to $100bn in 2016 according to forecasts from ABI Research. Read More

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Getting the skinny on mobile in a one size does not fit all world

By Viewpoints | October 18, 2012

The current mobile conundrum is that there is no “one size fits all” solution. Read More

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QuickMobile raises additional funding to fuel international expansion

By Nick Vivion | October 17, 2012

Mobile event app developer QuickMobile has announced an additional round of funding, with a $3.3 million infusion from BDC IT Venture Fund. Its original invesors, various angels and Canadian credit un Read More

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Considerations for leveraging loyalty across mobile, web and in person

By Nick Vivion | October 16, 2012

Businesses spent over $2 billion in cash in 2010 on loyalty programs. With all this cash floating around, what are some strategies for leveraging this opportunity into true loyalty that effectively... Read More

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Mobile big data used to track spread of malaria via travellers

By Linda Fox | October 16, 2012

This is no joke - people travelling to areas at risk areas of malaria could be sent a text with advice on preventing the further spread of the disease Read More

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