I recently took my mobile phone on holiday abroad with me. It appears I wasn't the only one, as I surprised at how many other holidaymakers I saw constantly on their phones strolling along the beach, cycling along the coast or eating in a restaurant, people of all ages were making a voice call, sending a message or updating their social networks.
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Checking In on Holiday
Google's Ambitions in the Flight Business Should Worry Rivals
On 1 July Google announced that it intends to buy flight search provider ITA Software for $700 million in cash. ITA is one of the leading providers of flight search information and bookings, competing with Amadeus, Sabre, Expedia and others. It has agreements with a large number of airlines and travel search sites including Fly.com, Kayak and Microsoft's Bing.... Read more
Orange Gets a Social Life
Looking through the news today, I saw that Orange in the UK has announced a new service called Social Life. This will be a site on the operator's Orange World portal that allows people to access multiple social networking accounts from one place. This is made by possible by a single log-in.
As I understand it, people will be able to update their status an... Read more
Facebook Addicts Will Love LG's Low-Cost Qwerty Phone
LG's KS360 hits the high street in the UK this month with a price tag that I think will ignite sales of qwerty phones to consumers. The phone (pictured on the left) comes in a choice of three finishes blue, pink and black that will appeal to younger users. The phone packs in a tremendous number of features, including a touch screen, two-megapixel camera and a fu... Read more
