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After the American FCC’s bombshell ruling that phones and other devices were safe for use on airplanes, the European Aviation Safety Agency looked into its own regulations and made a change. Scandinavian Airlines became the first carrier to allow gate-to-gate electronic use on its flights. Now British Airways has followed suit and made gadgets even easier…
If you’re an AT&T customer and you find yourself travelling to the great white north, you won’t have to worry about being without 4G LTE data thanks to a new agreement between AT&T and Rogers. AT&T customers will be able to use Rogers’ 4G LTE network while travelling in Canada, provided they choose one of…
Google Maps Street View is a great tool but sometimes it comes up short if you’re traveling. Huge train stations and airports can be as tough to navigate as anywhere, but they’ve never been properly mapped and photographed until now. Google announced this week that the Street View feature of Google Maps is getting a major upgrade.…
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently lifted the universally-loathed ban on electronics during take-off and landing. Finally the need to power down devices at the beginning and end of flights is ending. Now another agency is looking into removing the ban on cellphone use during flights altogether. This is a terrible idea. The Wall Street…
Let’s face it, travelling by air is a pain in the ass. The long lines, ridiculous security, and screaming babies are all necessary evils we accept to travel long distances in a short time. Now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally changed its regulations, getting rid of one of the biggest annoyances of air…
If you’re a sports fan like myself, then you’d know the amount of times you’ve heard a player get in trouble for driving under the influence is endless. Players seem to always get in their own way because of bad decisions or being flat-out undisciplined. Thankfully, the NFL Players Union with the help of Uber,…
Lyft, the popular ride sharing service, announced that it has expanded to new cities that include Indianapolis, St. Paul, and Atlanta, adding up the total number of locations to ten. This comes after its competitor Uber said it’s bringing its taxi hailing service to the land of Dubai. The company expressed its decision to choose…
Android users have been enjoying Google Maps’ built in transit tracking feature for years now, but today a popular iOS app provides another option for Android users’ transit needs. Transit App went live today in the Google Play Store. A free download, Transit App works in 43 cities in the U.S. and Canada (you can…
A few months ago, we heard news of Google’s mysterious Babel project. At the time, rumors pointed to the service being a cross-platform chat solution. With the death of Google Talk and the release of the superior Google Hangouts service, many believed that Babel was dead, and had transformed into Hangouts. According to new reports,…
Foursquare updated its iOS and Android apps today to include a small new feature. The apps now allow you to check-in your friends when you mention them in your own check-in. Most likely, this is a feature that will benefit Foursquare more in the long run than the users, but we’ll get into that a…