Delta Airlines' new iPad app has a cool feature that will help pass the time on long flights: A "glass bottom jet" setting that lets you see exactly where you're flying and how fast. The feature offers a view of the plane flying over the map, replete with the shadow that the aircraft is projecting. The map also calls out landmarks and messages from your social networks. If a Facebook friend, for instance, has checked in to somewhere you're flying over, you'll see it.
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Delta Airlines iPad App Has a 'Glass Bottom Jet' Feature 0
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Currency: A Beautiful Converter App for iPhone 0
April 18th at 5:53pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsCurrency conversion apps is something of a saturated market already with the likes of Currency Converter, Currency and, erm, Currency Converter all vying for your hard-earned cash (and ad-seeing eyes)....
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Skobbler brings travel guides to its OpenStreetMaps-powered navigation app for iOS 0
July 11th at 2:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsA little over two months after Skobbler debuted ForeverMap 2 for iOS, an OpenStreetMaps-powered mapping tool with offline route-planning, the German startup has announced that it’s now introducing a travel guide into its navigation app....
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Uber adds ETA and live map sharing feature to update friends on your arrival time 0
September 17th at 2:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsInstead of making smart (or stupid) guesses about your estimated time of arrival (ETA) whenever you’re caught in a moving car on your way to meet your friends, private car hire startup Uber wants to ease such concerns and do the work for you....
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How to choose the best turn-by-turn app for your iOS device 4
January 25th at 9:07pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsAs some app development teams race to include as many new features in their navigation apps as they can, others are creating complementary features outside those same apps. Perhaps there is no ‘one’ best solution anymore.
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Roomlia Takes On HotelTonight With Mobile Hotel Reservations App 0
August 25th at 7:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsToday Roomlia has launched into the App Store to provide the fastest hotel booking on mobile. Started by two former Expedia employees, Michael Reichartz and Jim Ferguson, Roomlia offers discounted hotel rooms up to seven days in advance with only a few clicks to complete booking. Unlike Expedia and its counterparts, Roomlia links you directly with your chosen hotel the moment you book, as…
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Via Raises $27M For Its Flat-Rate $5 Urban Carpool-Style Ride Sharing Service 1
April 2nd at 3:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsUber‘s growth has taken the company into many categories of transportation, from simple car services for individuals through to courier deliveries. Now, a startup out of New York called Via has raised $27 million to take Uber on in one specific area: ridesharing services for people in urban areas. With a flat rate of $5 for prepaid rides (and $7 for those you order on the fly)…
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App lets travelers plan their entire trip as soon as they book 0
April 1st at 2:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsHostelworld and Gogobot are joining forces.
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Joe Jonas Named Pepsi Ambassador for ‘Pulse’ Dashboard, #LiveForNow Campaign 0
May 9th at 7:07pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsPepsiCo has tapped Joe Jonas as a brand ambassador for its new celebrity-infused “Live for Now” global ad campaign. The Jonas Brother wil…
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LOCQL Debuts 'Visual Discovery' iPhone App Discoverful 0
March 9th at 3:30pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThe team behind strangely named local Q&A site LOCQL has come to the realization that their original idea doesn’t really appear to have legs, and has decided to shift focus…
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13 Lonely Planet European City Guide iPhone Apps Are Free Right Now 0
December 21st at 3:57am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThirteen Lonely Planet European City Guide iPhone apps are absolutely free right now. Here's the list—complete with links to iTunes—so that you can grab them all: The apps will be free until 1:00 pm on December 23, 2010.
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The New Essential Apps May 2012 0
May 31st at 10:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsiPhones. iPads. Android. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: The end of the month is here, and that means it's time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Who made the cut? Facebook Camera: Facebook gave us a clue as to why it made that billion dollar Instagram...
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Apple's App Store reaches 40B downloads, almost half occurred in 2012 8
January 7th at 5:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple on Monday announced that more than 40 billion applications have been downloaded from the iOS App Store, with nearly 20 billion of those in 2012 alone.
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TripAdvisor Launches v2.0 of SeatGuru iOS App 0
February 22nd at 11:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsIt’s been almost a year since SeatGuru first launched for iOS, letting travelers secure the best seats on their flights from their mobile device. And yesterday, the TripAdvisor-owned company quietly launched a brand new iOS app with a revamped design and additional photo features to help illustrate aircraft seat and cabin appearance....
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Don’t forget these apps when packing for your Disney trip 2
May 24th at 5:47pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsKnow before you go: the best iOS apps for planning for, getting around and navigating the lines at Disney World.
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Google to retire Google+ Local for iOS on August 7 1
July 26th at 5:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsIn an email being sent to Google Maps users, the Internet search giant announced that it will be retiring localized dining, shopping and entertainment discovery app, Google+ Local for iOS, on August 7.
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'Living Wallet' Runs Away From Shopaholics' Hands 0
October 22nd at 9:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThe Living Wallet looks like a regular wallet -- except for the small wheels on its sides. According to its official website, the wallet pairs with a bookkeeping app called Zaim, which works on the iPhone, Android, iPad and on the web. The wallet, created by a Japanese company, looks ordinary on the outside -- but inside, it's anything but. See also: 10 Weird Japanese Products That Are Actually Kind of Useful The wallet can apparently be set to two different modes, Save Mode and Consumption Mode.
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7 Apps For a Hassle-Free Spring Break 2
March 20th at 1:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsWhether you've suffered your way through midterms or you're just ready to ditch the office for some warm weather, spring break is upon us. Grab your skimpiest bathing suit and load up on the SPF. See also: 10 Romantic Vacation Spots Where You Can Actually Get Away But before you take off, you also might want to consider loading up your cell phone with a few apps to make sure that you're not working any harder than you have to once you're beachside.
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Lyft, Seamless & Amazon Instant Video add iPhone 6 & 6 Plus screen support; JetBlue gains Touch ID 1
December 19th at 12:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsA trio of popular apps -- Amazon Instant Video, Lyft and Seamless -- all gained native-resolution support for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Thursday, joining a number of others also updated this week. In addition, JetBlue airlines added Touch ID logins for TrueBlue members, while SwiftKey is providing users with a free, festive holiday keyboard theme.
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7 essential apps for your vacation in London 0
May 31st at 9:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsFrom coffee to cycling, we've got you covered.
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20 free must-have apps for dog lovers 0
August 30th at 3:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis is the last dog app guide you'll ever need.
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Urbanspoon iPhone App Serves Up Award-Winning Restaurants 0
March 28th at 10:51am / Mashable / 0 opinionsPopular restaurant review service Urbanspoon integrated editorially curated lists with its iPhone app on Wednesday. Users of the app, which the company says has been...
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Social Travel In Realtime: HipGeo Offers A Glimpse Into The Future Of Location-Aware Apps 0
January 10th at 1:24pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAs Semil showed back in November, social travel sites are all the rage these days among the entrepreneurs, offering plenty of interesting approaches to offering recommendations on where and how to travel. You may not have heard of HipGeo, but if you’re a traveler, this is something that will likely pique your curiosity. HipGeo has developed a location-aware platform that records and displays the places users go and how they get there, and today they’ve released a new app that is essentially a travel dia...
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Disney World Launches New Guide App, With Hints at NextGen Fastpass 0
August 3rd at 1:23am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsDisney has launched a brand new app for Walt Disney World attendees, and it looks like a great new all-in-one companion for visitors. The app, called My Disney Experience, features…