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Personal hotspot: BYO wireless
Tired of having to use your laptop at your hotel room desk? A small wireless router can help you convert a wired hotel room int...
Free worldwide data roaming SIM for next two weeks
A new global roaming SIM card from Australian telco gotalk is offering free global roaming internet access until the end of Sep...
Optus to launch 4G mobile network, better 3G too
Optus' mobile broadband speeds are set to ratchet up a notch when it launches its next-generation 4G mobile network in April ne...
Boeing hearts Android
While Apple continues to score wins in the use of its iPad for inflight entertainment, Boeing has chosen its nemesis – Go...
New Marriott iOS, BlackBerry, Android apps
Marriott has fleshed out its suite of hotel apps for iPhone/iPad, Android and Blackberry, which let business travellers find ho...
Most travellers carry both laptop & iPad
In brief: One in every four US travellers carries a tablet – and it's almost certainly an iPad, according to US ...
Optus to warn customers about global roaming
Optus, Australia's most expensive network for data roaming, says it will start proactively warning customers when they start cl...
Hertz: unlimited UK Internet on a "MiFi" device
Heading to the UK and wondering how to avoid paying through the nose for data roaming on your smartphone and laptop? You could...
Virgin Atlantic plans inflight Internet for 787s
In brief | Virgin Atlantic is adding its name to the growing list of airlines planning inflight Internet. The international ca...
Free Wi-Fi in Wellington, NZ
Travellers to the New Zealand capital have free wi-fi available across the centre of Wellington from this week, with the cbdfre...
Toshiba's stunning Portégé ultrabook
If you're pining for a travel-friendly ultra-slim Windows laptop, Toshiba's Portégé Z830 could well be a per...
Best prepaid SIM for Singapore: StarHub MaxMobile
If you're heading to Singapore for a business or leisure trip, you should pick up a prepaid SIM card at the airport. The best w...
Free iPhone Frequent Flyer calculator app
Here's an app that any Australian frequent flyer won't want to miss: the unofficial Qantas Frequent Flyer Calculator for iPhon...
Cut global roaming costs with this free app
Onavo, the app that dramatically cuts how much data your smartphone uses to cut down on data roaming costs, is now available fo...
Samsung Notebook Series 9: featherweight champion
UPDATE | Samsung has released several new models of this gorgeous, ultra-slim Windows notebook. A new 11.6" model, built around...
iPhone app review: Star Alliance FareFinder
Frequent flyers loyal to the Star Alliance network of airlines have a new iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch app at their fingertips w...
Tech tip: buy WiFi access by the minute
Travellers can buy access to over a million Wi-Fi hotspots on a per-minute basis, rather than having to buy in hourly or daily ...
Travel Tech: New wireless hard drive for iPads
UPDATE | This nifty piece of tech has gone on sale in Australia today, for $219 inc GST -- practically the same price as the US...