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Communication tips for the Modern Road Warrior [not helped by daft software]

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 26, 2010

Many people who read Tnooz are technically proficient, but all know from deep experience that coders get lazy or have bad habits when it comes to certain issues. Read More

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Frommers launches travel assistance app for iPhone and iPad

By Kevin May | April 15, 2010

Travel content provider Frommers is the latest travel firm to launch a series of apps for the iPhone and iPad devices by Apple. Read More

DHS wants smartphones to get smarter with chemical sniffers

By Dennis Schaal | April 13, 2010

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security wants to enlist your smartphone -- on a voluntary basis -- in the war on terror. Read More

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CarRentals.com takes the iPhone out for a spin

By Dennis Schaal | April 13, 2010

CarRentals.com, a unit of the Hotwire Group, introduced a free iPhone app, enabling users to search and book domestic and international car rentals without leaving the application. Read More

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TripSay and Layar combine, win backing of mobile giant

By Kevin May | April 12, 2010

TripSay may not be a household name yet, but after working with Dutch augmented reality pioneer Layar things may be looking up. Read More

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Ten reasons why 2010 is NOT the year of the mobile in travel

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 9, 2010

This is - yet again - the year of the mobile in travel. But there are many reasons why mobile doesn’t currently work. Read More

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Much to admire, still more to do, with boredom-fixing Goby iPhone app

By Stephen Joyce | April 5, 2010

Goby, the things-to-do metasearch engine, has released an iPhone app that it says will cure boredom on the go. Read More

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Kayak, Mobiata size up the iPad transition and like the design freedom

By Dennis Schaal | April 4, 2010

Kayak and Mobiata transitioned their iPhone apps to the iPad and in the process both companies realized that developing iPad apps involved more than a quick revision or two, and provided some relative... Read More

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TripIt likes Google travel link, but apps marketplace for business is even better

By Dennis Schaal | March 31, 2010

Apple iPhone and Google Android apps get a lot of buzz these days, but TripIt likes the bump it is getting out of the newly launched and less publicized Google Apps Marketplace for business. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Siri

By Stephen Joyce | March 29, 2010

TLabs Showcase on startups featuring San Jose-based Siri. Read More

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Lonely Planet CEO - more integration, premium content works, mobile push

By Kevin May | March 25, 2010

Lonely Planet is planning on a string of developments around its overall content strategy as it looks to carve out a dominant position across digital platforms as well as guidebooks. Read More

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NileGuide iPhone app features multisource content, many destinations

By Dennis Schaal | March 23, 2010

NileGuide, the trip-planning company, released its second mobile app, What's Next, an iPhone app that features information on more than 200 destinations from 30-plus content sources. Read More

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interactive Mobile @dvertising gets its first funding round

By Dennis Schaal | March 12, 2010

Interactive Mobile @dvertising, which offers GPS-enabled mobile destination guides in partnership with tourism authorities at trade shows, attracted a $500,000 investment from Connecticut Innovations. Read More

Game-changer? Smartphone manufacturers looking to disrupt travel distribution

By Dennis Schaal | March 11, 2010

Apple changed the music industry with iTunes. Might smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and RIM or mobile operating-system providers like Apple, Google or Microsoft disrupt the travel... Read More

Google kaboom -- disruption coming from search, video, mobile, cloud

By Dennis Schaal | March 10, 2010

Dennis Woodside has some simple advice for travel marketers who will have to try to cope with the coming disruption -- "dog-fooding." Read More

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