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Yesterday, Wikimedia Foundation announced that it will seek declaratory relief in response to legal threats from Internet Brands, the company that has run the collaboratively-edited destination database Wikitravel since 2006.... Read More

Retina scanning for security and fingerprinting are par for the course these days for many travellers (especially entering the US) - but what about a facial recognition tool to get deals?... Read More

Much hyped but slow to be adopted, augmented reality may finally be getting its start turn as manufacturers like Nokia make it a built-in feature, instead of bolt-on option.... Read More

The latest data from the mobile ecosystem highlights Apple's continued dominance, despite explosive growth in Android smartphone adoption.... Read More

A cool campaign from Expedia here cashing in on the college football fan base and the towns where the games will be played this year... Read More

Mapov is setting out to simplify the hotel booking experience by combining hotel deals with TripAdvisor reviews and plotting them on a map... Read More

Singapore-based A*STAR, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, has developed software that taps into data accumulated from mobile devices, with an emphasis on reducing look-to-book ratios.... Read More

Screens are pervasive, part of techno-centric society like never before. Consumers have screens of all shapes and sizes, and are increasingly using multiple screens at the same time. So how can travel brands capitalize on this developing trend of consumer consumption?... Read More

CWT Online is China's first online booking tool for international flights, and more items in our roundup for 5 September.... Read More

Google signed off on its deal this week to buy destination guidebook and web content provider Frommer's, but has yet to outline what it intends to do with its latest purchase in travel.... Read More

Google signed off on its deal this week to buy destination guidebook and web content provider Frommer's, but has yet to outline what it intends to do with its latest purchase in travel.... Read More

The Canadian payment technology company bought its British counterpart for the latter's impressive list of airlines and rail companies, fortifying its ancillary services business.... Read More

Following a successful 50-hotel pilot, Pegasus Solutions' Open Hospitality is offering Google Hotel Price Ads to participating hotels.... Read More

Ryanair always like to make a big song and dance about almost everything - but why did it wait six months after launching its first mobile app before unveiling it officially?... Read More

Some interesting take-outs on consumer behaviour on mobile devices from research carried out by Nielsen on a good sample of US smartphone and tablet users... Read More