The extraordinary and largely undeserved success of Apple’s iPad is all the more extraordinary when one understands that its sales numbers are being achieved in spite of, rather than because of Apple. Here are three policies that would […]
You may recall the spectacular crash of an Air France Concorde at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris back in 2000. This tragic event can also be considered as the catalyst that caused the entire Concorde fleet
In an annual lovefest that encourages the notion that airlines are wonderful entities, offering their passengers enjoyable travel experiences, Skytrax have now announced the results of their 2010 World Airline Awards, with South Korean based Asiana Airlines (pictured
Here’s a fascinating overlay that can be added to Google Maps or Google Earth. It has been created from pictures submitted to the Panoramio website. These pictures are all coded with the location where they were taken, and
Blogsite gearpatrol.com offers two articles, one with ten reasons to love an iPad and the other with ten reasons to hate it. Puzzlingly, some reasons (eg web surfing) appear in similar form on both lists. So which list
Leading Bluetooth headset manufacturer Jabra has just released the results of a survey about what we all do when we’re driving – other than keeping both hands on the wheel and concentrating on the road ahead, that is.
The travel planning and ideas website, Tripbase, has released a series of seven free travel guide books. These are all in PDF format, and downloadable from their website. There is a generic travel tips book, and
The BlueAnt Q1 Bluetooth Headset becomes the 17th in an ongoing series of Bluetooth headset reviews that I have published. Not only is it the 17th in the series, but it succeeds in listing all 16 previous headsets,
The last week has been a torrid time for airlines and their relationships with their employees. The BA cabin crew’s latest series of four strikes were due to start this week, but at the last minute, a
The website hotels.com has just released a list of what it deems to be the top ten hotels made famous in the movies. It is a curious list, with some very notable omissions, most particularly the Hotel de
The new whole body imaging type airport scanners are being rushed into service, everywhere in the world. But as I have reported repeatedly before, serious doubts exist as to whether they really work nearly as well as they
People privileged enough to be testing the latest Beta release of the iPhone 4.0 firmware have uncovered a new feature which hopefully will end up being released in the production version of this software. This is the
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