Android News and Tips
The day your long-awaited vacation starts is finally here, but you still haven’t had time to properly plan your trip? Our list of top 5 best travel guide apps for your Android phone is here to help. Apps on this list use real reviews to separate places that are worth your visit from those that
Overseas travel is unfortunately often associated with excessive charges and high roaming rates. This is especially true in Europe, where you encounter a large number of different carriers as you travel across individual regions. This is where an international SIM card will help you immensely, especially when used with the dual SIM phones. Editor’s Choice
If there’s one thing that can ruin any overseas vacation, it’s international roaming fees. It doesn’t take much more than a few calls to friends and family and perhaps a couple of online searches before your phone bill grows a few extra digits. That is, of course, unless you have one of our top nine
When you are away and on the road for the most part of the calendar year, it makes sense to have the best internet for your devices. While it can be hard to maintain a stable connection on one device, it’s always a better idea to get a travel router to maintain a steady flow of
Most of us keep traveling abroad for a variety of reasons. And when we travel abroad, it’s imperative that we try to get a homely experience wherever we are. While it might not be possible due to the places we’re visiting, we can take some part of home with us when we travel, thanks to
When traveling to foreign countries that don’t speak English, the language barrier is often the most troublesome problem that travelers have to face. But not everyone can hire a professional translator, and even fewer people need to. A modern Android smartphone loaded with a selection of translation apps is often more than enough to help
Tablets serve a variety of functions in addition to letting you do a lot of productive work and consume multimedia content. However, most tablets are bulky and large, making them incredibly difficult to carry it everywhere. Thankfully, the trend has changed now, with manufacturers launching slim and lightweight tablets, making it easier to carry them
Japan is a widely popular holiday destination. The region sees innumerable tourists every year, including a handful of American citizens. Given that we live in the smartphone era, a life without internet is unimaginable, even more so when we travel abroad, leaving our loved ones and family behind. So what can you do to access
Almost 2 million pieces of luggage are lost, stolen, or damaged by major U.S. airlines every single year just on domestic flights. This may sound alarming but consider this: Department of Transportation spokesman Bill Mosley says, “The rate of mishandled baggage reports filed by carriers is at an all-time low.” Do you wonder why? Because
Getting the best price on a hotel room, and selecting a great hotel in the first place, traditionally requires a lot of time spent on research. With our selection of three favorite travel apps for Android, it takes just a few taps on the screen to find a fantastic hotel and book a room at
The 2013 Nexus 7 can be yours for just $199 through the ASUS store. This wouldn’t come across as a good deal on a regular day, but ASUS is bundling a wireless charger, dock and a travel case for the price, which makes this deal very hard to miss. Not to mention the fact that this
The holidays are over, and it’s the start of a new year. For many, this means starting the year right with a few resolutions. For some, the period after holiday season could be a time of post-holiday blues. Are you an avid smartphone user? Here are a few apps that can help you manage. The
Arthur Frommer has bought back his very own Frommer’s Travel Guide from Google, and promised to continue printing the guide in digital and traditional forms, CNN Money reported. The sale came as a surprise, especially because Google just acquired the rights to the publication in August 2012 from publishers John Wiley & Sons. Last month,
A recent trip outside the country introduced me to basic applications that allow a system to store information about the customer and provide him/her personalized experiences the next time he/she visits. This is a nifty feature; one that might completely overthrow the need for concierges, receptionists and front desk clerks in hotels and restaurants. We
We ought to travel sometime in our lives, and in today’s technologically knitted world, it is almost unimaginable to be off the grid even on holidays and pleasure trips. Even some remote parts of the world now are no longer free from the reaches of the Internet. Travelers can now conveniently share visual pleasures on
Available On: Android, iOS Price: Free, Ad-Free – $3.99 Download: Google Play | iTunes TripIt Travel Organizer is the world’s easiest way to organize all of your travel plans and even share them with friends and family. With TripIt you can keep all of your travel information all in one place so you’re able to
If you haven’t heard of the travel website mygola.com then you’re missing a great bit of information. If you’re a frequent traveller you may want to check out the site which puts a different spin on travel. What separates Mygola from other travel sites is that the site does more than just hook you up
Nuance’s signature voice recognition app, Dragon Go, just made it easier to get up and actually go somewhere. Last week Nuance announced a new partnership with premiere travel site Expedia and the Expedia group, to help users find and locate travel easily. Expedia has joined over 200 other content providers in the Nuance Dragon Go
Last week thedroidguy team was in New York for meetings, San Francisco for the Crunchies and Miami for the ITExpo. After repeated problems with Hotwire, despite our Elite Express status, we needed a change in booking last minute rooms in major cities. After initially writing about Hotel Tonight’s Android launch we were able to put
A new hotel booking app called Hotel Tonight has caught the eyes of some of the top tier media like TechCrunch and the LA Times. Both gave the new app a great review. Hotel Tonight offers users the ability to book unique, boutique style hotels at the last minute and up until 2am pacific time.