If you are sick of traveling with a number of cords and plug ins for your iPod, laptop and cell phone, you may want to pick up the iGo charger. The company’s latest offering, the iGo Everywhere85 has the ability to charge two devices from the same wall socket at the same time. In addition,  Continue Reading »

The great thing about laptops and handheld devices today is that they are so small and lightweight they are a delight to travel with. Unfortunately, anyone with any serious work to do on their pocket sized laptop or Blackberry is usually quickly frustrated by the difficulty of typing for any length of time on such  Continue Reading »

With worldwide distribution increased by a staggering 96%, the Travel Channel International is definitely doing something right. The latest expansion for the company is to become an offical travel broadcast partner with World Travel Market. World Travel Market chairman Fiona Jeffrey says, ”We have been working closely with Travel Channel International for the past five  Continue Reading »

Lastminute.com is a website where travellers can search for online deals for hotels, flights or car rentals at the last minute for a discounted price. The website is now rolling out a partnership program which will include the database of 80,000 hotels from its parent company, Sabre. The new website, wayn.com will also include data  Continue Reading »

Plans to provide low-cost or free wireless internet in cities across the United States are unlikely to be realized faced with the reality of how much such a scheme would cost. Cities are delaying or even abandoning blanketed wireless schemes altogether because of both the cost and the complication of setting them up. San Fransisco,  Continue Reading »

Two tech companies have formed a partnership recently to tap into the burgeoning Chinese travel market by offering them a blog type setup to compare yarns and hams from their recent journeys. Qunur.com and Sina.com will soon commence their combined effort called ‘Free Talk Travel’, tailored specifically for the Chinese. With the ever-increasing number of  Continue Reading »

Talk of a permanent bridge spanning the Thames from Walton-On-Thames and Shepperton in Surrey has been on the drawing board since the 80s, but now it seems, with the help of a virtual model currently on display at the Heart shopping centre, visitors can see what the bridge would look like after completion and put  Continue Reading »

Facebook.com has become one of the leading social community websites on the net today. Millions of people from around the world now use the facebook platform to communicate with their friends and find new ones as well. What makes facebook different is the vast amount of third party software made available within the original template.  Continue Reading »

A huge rebuilding, rezoning project is underway in the city of the biggest seaport in the world. Rotterdam, Holland has been the gateway for imported cargo for many moons now, which has left the embankments of the industrial mouth of the Rhine in a rather unattractive state. Local officials have announced a 10 year plan  Continue Reading »

Technology which would enable travelers on flights to use their mobile phone while in the air could be only months away from becoming a reality. Until recently, cellular phones have been banned from use in flight because of fears that cell phone signals could interfere with the communication equipment on board the plane. But mobile  Continue Reading »

Electronics giant Panasonic was selected by China Southern Airlines to provide the installation of the new eX2 in-flight entertainment system in the airline’s 10 new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft starting next year when they are delivered. eX2 is the next generation of in-flight entertainment systems, with over 50 applications and extended bandwidth to the individual  Continue Reading »

There are many travel search websites out there these days, but new fish Farecast.com is a new site that predicts trends in airfare and a service which compares prices of hotel rooms and tells you whether or not you’re getting a good deal or being taken for a ride. The president and chief executive Hugh  Continue Reading »