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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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 $...
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...
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...