Delta has launched its first Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch travel application, or “app,” with on-the-go features and tools that customers can use to check in and view their flight status; review their SkyMiles account balances; access boarding passes; view upcoming flight schedules; get airport information and weather reports; and even store a parking [...]

Over the weekend it was reported that Apple hired Benjamin Vigier, an expert in near field communication (NFC), a short range wireless protocol most synonymous with contactless payments. This key Apple hire is perhaps the strongest public signal yet of Apple’s intent to use NFC to build on its micropayments franchise and disrupt traditional point of sale [...]

Russian airline S7 Airlines has launched new mobile services for iPhone users. The new S7 iPhone offering ensures that customers who choose not to download the application can experience the same interface, by accessing the service via the iPhone mobile web browser. This means that S7 iPhone users benefit from a native downloadable iPhone App [...]

A mobile contactless payment solution, designed to enable iPhone users to make contactless transactions, such as Visa mobile payments, by simply waving the iPhone in front of a contactless payment terminal, has been launched. The solution, In2Pay, has been introduced by DeviceFidelity. The solution combines DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay microSD technology with a specially designed, patent-pending protective [...]

The travel app has just been taken to the next level by tripwolf -now the app is even more practical to use, and ultimately cool. This new feature was announced in March at ITB Berlin, but is now finally available on the app! Augmented Reality (expanded reality) utilizes your iPhone camera to show travel information layered [...]

Visa and DeviceFidelity are working to allow iPhone users to make payments by simply waving their iPhone in front of a contactless payment terminal. The new technology, developed by DeviceFidelity and certified by Apple, combines a protective iPhone case with a secure memory card that hosts Visa’s contactless payment application, called Visa payWave. The technology [...]

Jonny Evans fuels the rumours about the next, maybe NFC enabled, iphone on computerworld.com : So there was this guy, a busker, and he was playing the most beautiful guitar. I didn’t have any cash on me, so I went to tell him I liked him but had no money. He told me he could take [...]

PatentlyApple reported today that Apple has filed a patent for a travel app called iTravel that books flights, hotels and car reservations, as well as providing ticketless check-in using Near Field Communications (NFC), a short-range wireless technology. Apple has already indicated its interest in the ticketing space by filing a patent for “Concert Ticket +”, [...]

Your iPhone is perfect—you just wish you could hear that Southwest trademarked DING!, right?  Well now you can. Southwest Airlinesannounces its first app for iPhone and iPod touch now available from the App Store.  Customers can book reservations, checkin for flights, check flight status, view flight schedules, and download DING! to get exclusive, deeply discounted fares on Southwest [...]

Pageonce has released the TripTracker and TripTracker Pro apps for iPhone and iPod touch. TripTracker puts all essential travel documents in one place and assists users through every stage of their journey. The application imports travel itineraries for hands-off travel management. To get started, travellers download the app and enter their account information for airlines [...]

Flyingwithfish writes about the iPhone App of the Week : The Boarding Pass The Boarding Pass offers users a wide range of excellent travel tools. The most obvious benefit to travellers is The Boarding Pass’ users is its star rating system and reviews. The App lists the best and the worst for airlines, airports and [...]

A nice example of an mobile application, imagine the same one for airports …