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8:30AM Angus Kidman | Air travel from Australia to the US is more competitive than ever, but that doesn’t mean that it is any more profitable for the carriers. Delta and V Australia have been looking to operate their trans-Pacific flights as a joint venture, and that move is looking more likely with the ACCC giving provisional approval for the deal. More »
Delta/V Australia Tie-Up Gets Provisional ACCC Approval
8:30AM Angus Kidman | Air travel from Australia to the US is more competitive than ever, but that doesn’t mean that it is any more profitable for the carriers. Delta and V Australia have been looking to operate their trans-Pacific flights as a joint venture, and that move is looking more likely with the ACCC giving provisional approval for the deal. More » 
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | I’ve done a lot of testing of how well 3G broadband services work on trains, including two separate attempts at maintaining a connection while travelling to Townsville on high-speed trains. Last week, I upped the speed ante again, seeing if I could maintain a broadband connection while working on the Eurostar between London and Paris. More »
The Train Torture Test Takes On Eurostar
12:00PM Angus Kidman | I’ve done a lot of testing of how well 3G broadband services work on trains, including two separate attempts at maintaining a connection while travelling to Townsville on high-speed trains. Last week, I upped the speed ante again, seeing if I could maintain a broadband connection while working on the Eurostar between London and Paris. More »
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VRBO Finds Economical Rentals For Your Next Vacation
10:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Looking to holiday on the cheap with space to spare? Check out VRBO to find thousands of vacation rentals at great prices. More »
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | Christmas must be getting closer, as GPS vendors look for new ways to part us from their cash. Last week Navig8r offered “free maps for life”, this week Navman is offering three years of free maps across its MY series, plus a Suna traffic subscription for its MY 30 model (matching the options on other models). More »
Navman Cuts Prices, Offers Maps And Free Traffic
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Christmas must be getting closer, as GPS vendors look for new ways to part us from their cash. Last week Navig8r offered “free maps for life”, this week Navman is offering three years of free maps across its MY series, plus a Suna traffic subscription for its MY 30 model (matching the options on other models). More »
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Photo Fakeout Hotel Reviews Compare Promo Images To Reality
11:00AM Adam Pash | Online hotel review service Oyster features a Photo Fakeout category in their blog that gives a reality check to hotel reviews, pitting a hotel’s promotional images with actual photographs. More »
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10:30AM Angus Kidman | Paying for map upgrades is one of the more annoying but essential features of using a GPS. Australian GPS developer Navig8r is promoting “free map updates for life”, but it pays to read the fine print. More »
What Qualifies As A Free Map On A GPS?
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Paying for map upgrades is one of the more annoying but essential features of using a GPS. Australian GPS developer Navig8r is promoting “free map updates for life”, but it pays to read the fine print. More »
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10:30AM Angus Kidman | Having rolled out an iPhone application back in August, Air Canada is continuing to beat the smart phone drum, launching a free BlackBerry application for online check-in and flight information. More »
Air Canada Offers BlackBerry App For Check-In
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Having rolled out an iPhone application back in August, Air Canada is continuing to beat the smart phone drum, launching a free BlackBerry application for online check-in and flight information. More »
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8:30AM Angus Kidman | If there’s one thing that can be said about the rules surrounding whether you can use a mobile phone GPS in your car, it’s this: they’re not at all clear. More »
Mobile Phone GPS Rules Still Highly Confusing
8:30AM Angus Kidman | If there’s one thing that can be said about the rules surrounding whether you can use a mobile phone GPS in your car, it’s this: they’re not at all clear. More »
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | It’s my ultimate travel nightmare — arriving in a busy location at 2pm to discover that the hotel room booking never came through. What’s the best way to deal with that issue? More »
Finding Accommodation In A Real Hurry
12:00PM Angus Kidman | It’s my ultimate travel nightmare — arriving in a busy location at 2pm to discover that the hotel room booking never came through. What’s the best way to deal with that issue? More »
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1:30PM Angus Kidman | Actor and adventurer Charley Boorman might specialise in roaming the world on motorbikes and other odd vehicles, but his ultimate travel essential turns out not to be mechanical at all. More »
Charley Boorman On The Ultimate Travel Essential
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Actor and adventurer Charley Boorman might specialise in roaming the world on motorbikes and other odd vehicles, but his ultimate travel essential turns out not to be mechanical at all. More » 
