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by Chris Parsons
Sep 19, 2012
American Airlines and Samsung have joined forces in the past to bring in-flight entertainment to travelers by way of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and now they're expanding their deal and starting...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 09, 2012
Here's some good nerd news for you road warriors who fly outside the U.S. Gogo has signed a deal that will bring in-flight Wifi to flights over portions of the Atlantic and north Pacific, and ov...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 05, 2012
Listen up, road warriors. Searching for travel on your phone just got load easier. Hipmunk this morning announced an update that brings calendar integration to its already excellent search app. That...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 09, 2012
Just a quick heads up for you folks flying to Austin, Texas, for SXSW -- GoGo Inflight Internet is free if you're flying on Alaska Airlines, American Airlines or Delta Air Lines to Austin from M...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2011
If you're hopping on a plane today for the holidays, there's a new free travel app that's worth giving a look. GoHow Airport is a simple app that gives you information on a score of airp...
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by Chris Parsons
Oct 25, 2011
TripCase has rolled out their latest update bumping the app up to v2.4.1. Previously, the offline feature of the app was removed but has now made its triumphant return along with the ability to comb...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 29, 2011
Searching for flights is a pain. Searching for flights with a chipmunk -- excuse us, Hipmunk -- is far less a pain. Yep, Hipmunk is now available for Android. With just a few taps, you can search an...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 16, 2011
One of my favorite flight tracking websites soft-launched its Android App earlier this month. FlightAware is one of the most in-depth aviation websites around, with tons of content, tracking and info...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 08, 2011
If you're a frequent flyer on US Airways, they've announced some great news for you today that will help you out when traveling. US Airways passengers are now able to make use of their smartphones as...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 28, 2011
If you're up in the air anywhere near as much as we are, you've likely used Gogo Inflight to get online at 30,000 feet. We've long been awaiting a proper Android app, and it looks like we're closing i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2011
Travel giant Travelocity has launched its Android app. You've got options to book flights and hotels, find deals, get flight info, explore destinations, find gas stations, view your trips (once you're...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2011
Delta Air Lines' Android app just got a little update that brings a couple of cool features. If you're logged in, you can now view and change your seat assignments (provided there are any seats left)...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing We've long expressed our love of FlightTrack, helping keep track of all our flights for the events we head to month after month. And it's nearly ready for Honeycomb tab...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 26, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing It's been a couple months since we first took a look at the full version of Laminar Research's X-Plane 9 -- and, my, how things have changed. Gameplay is pretty much t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 01, 2011
I fly a lot. And I have to work on the plane a lot. But one thing I don't do because it's a hassle is connect my phone to the in-flight Wifi. It's just not easy to do on a mobile browser. But it...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 09, 2011
If the airline you frequent flying doesn't have an app to help make your trips a little easier, you might want to look into changing carriers. (We kid! But not really, and here's a list of handy trave...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 14, 2010
Just in time for for some holiday travelers, Southwest Airlines has released their Android application to the masses. Given how hectic traveling is to begin with any application that's sole purpose i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2010
We took a look at the Worldmate travel app for back when it was in beta, and as of today's, it's bona fide and in the Android Market. In a nutshell, you sign up for Worldmate's free service, the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 24, 2010
Android travel app Flightview -- read our initial review -- just announced an upgrade, adding a trio of improvements. They are: Manage Travel Itineraries - with the updated My Trips feature, use...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 28, 2010
If you fly more than, say, once a year, you absolutely should look into an Android travel app. And a new one to Android is FlightView. It's got the all the basics that you'd expect from a top flight-...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 24, 2010
Airplane-landing games are a dime a dozen now, but the original and best is coming to Android. You might want to consider quitting your job to free up time for this one. [Firemint via @alexessory] Th...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 20, 2010
I'm pretty sure I could probably fly myself home after spending a few minutes with Laminar Research's X-Plane Android flight simulator (this is no mere "app"), which we toyed around wi...
