The battle for mobile phone generated taxi business continues to see more apps produced. While Uber is the most well-known of the apps, a new start-up called Maaxi could be set to shake up the industry. This new app is aimed at black cab taxi drivers in London and is designed to let them compete against the likes of Uber and Hailo. The idea behind Maaxi is that a maximum...

If you are planning to fly from Heathrow Airport for your summer holidays then there is a good chance that you are going to be taking some of your favourite gadgets away with you. We all love to use our phone, our tablet or some other gadgets while we are sunning ourselves on a beach and worrying about whether heading back to the breakfast buffet for a second time might...

Ties are great for a number of reasons although none of them spring instantly to mind, to be honest. However, one thing they aren’t generally bought for is negotiating public transport routes. Well, things are about to change in the exciting world of neckwear for passengers, with the arrival of the rather fine Tokyo Metro Map tie from Bluebelland. It looks like just...

What’s the worst thing about flying? Apart from the possibility of the plane plunging onto those scary looking rocks way below, we mean. Well, if you pushed us on the subject we would need to reluctantly start to complain about the long way from security to our departure gate. Couldn’t the people who design airports make them a bit smaller? The good news is that even...

Australia’s low-cost airline Jetstar will now offer passengers free use of the Apple iPad as an option for in-flight entertainment. Starting November 9, the new service feature will be made available on flights that go for two hours or longer. The airline enables the viewing of music, movies and TV shows, as well as a lineup of emagazines, ebooks and games that can...

Five months after settling an anti-trust lawsuit for the Justice Department to permit its acquisition of ITA Software, Google has released its own flight search service. The Google Flight Search gives users the ability to search and book air travel using its native search engine. Now, users will be able to search for flights by keying in keywrds like “flights from...

Do you have problems traveling because conventional travel pillows don’t work for you? You’re not alone. A survey that interviewed 1,500 people at airports throughout the world revealed that about 80 percent of travelers find normal travel pillows to be uncomfortable. Now travel company Cabeau unveils a neck pillow called the Evolution Neck Pillow, which is...

A popular saying that men never ask for directions should be scrapped and changed to men don’t need to ask for directions as mxData’s London Tube Map’s figures reveal that men download their travel app twice as likely as women. Of the 631,000 users who downloaded the app last year, more than 408,000 are men, while 200,000 are women. Of the total smartphone...

So you love jetting off to sunny beaches and exciting cities and you also love your gadgets? Here are a few tips for getting the most out your technology during this year’s summer holidays. Download some apps. If you are planning on taking your smart phone with you then you can stock up on apps to help you with the language, check out flight information, see...

Being a country bloke I have always found arranging train journeys (especially to London) pretty stressful. First of all you have to buy your tickets, then you have to plan your journey which sometimes means making changes/connections in stations you have never been to before only to find out there is a delay and you have to start all over again. Before any major project...