Technology News Page 41

Mobile boarding passes ready for iOS6 Passbook

Update | Virgin Australia's Passbook mobile boarding passes will go live this week with the debut of iOS 6 and the iPhone ...

David Flynn |

Apple's iOS 6: six things you need to know

Apple's new iOS 6 software for iPhones and iPads contains some welcome wins for business travellers and frequent flyers. The s...

John Walton |

Turn your iDevice into a personal wifi hotspot

Need a quick hit of wireless Internet for your laptop when you're out and about? Here's how to set up a "personal WiF...

danwarne |

New Kobo ebook readers

It’s perhaps not the best timing, considering the debut of new Kindles from Amazon, but competitor Kobo has a trio of ebo...

David Flynn |

Amazon's new Kindles are coming

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD tablets and Paperwhite ereader will hit the Aussie market in early October. Independent online r...

David Flynn |

Optus flicks the 4G switch

Optus is gearing up to woo business travellers with its new 4G mobile broadband network in Sydney and Perth, with Melbourne com...

David Flynn |

Travel tech: ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabook

Just when you were starting to think that all Ultrabooks looked alike, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon has landed on Aussie shores. And...

David Flynn |

How to fax online without a fax machine

"Yes, we'll need that by fax. No, you can't scan and email it." Just about every business traveller has hit the fax machine roa...

John Walton |

Mac OS 10.8 Mountain Lion's most useful features

If you're one of the many business travellers running a Mac, you'll discover plenty of useful new features in Apple's latest OS...

John Walton |

New satellites mean faster inflight Internet

A new series of satellites launching in 2015 will boost inflight Internet speeds to up to 80Mbps per plane -- a lightning fast ...

John Walton |

How to get a US iTunes account

Any seasoned traveller knows that you can't rely on any airline's inflight entertainment system to actually be working on the d...

danwarne |

TED's new iOS book app: perfect for the plane

Business travellers looking for a concise yet interesting read on their next trip now have a fantastic electronic option for th...

John Walton |

How to get a local SIM overseas for your iPhone

If you're travelling abroad for anything more than a day or two, it really pays to have some sort of global roaming solution th...

John Walton |

Apple’s secret iTravel app

The new Passbook app in Apple's iOS 6 software for the iPhone and iPad, which provides digital versions of boarding passes, mov...

David Flynn |

7 inch tablets: best for business travellers?

Rumours of a 7 inch 'iPad Mini' are swirling anew, with reports from the likes of The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg capping...

David Flynn |

The best roaming SIM for Europe

Local SIMs are a useful way to avoid the global roaming rort from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone -- which can be an eye-watering $...

John Walton |

How travellers can save 10% on their iPad

Heading online or into the shops to grab one of Apple's new iPads, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro laptops, and also heading overse...

David Flynn |

Rent a car (and a mifi) from Hertz in NZ

If you're heading to New Zealand and renting a car, you can now pick up a rental portable 3G wifi router from Hertz when you re...

John Walton |