Top iPhone and iPad Traveling apps We Can't Miss

Traveling means a great holiday for those who love nature and life, but is ordinary for those businessmen! Whatever, travel involves traffic, weather, accommodation, daily diet and even scene sighting! Nowadays there are a lot of mobile apps available for our phones and tablets. Some of great apps actually help much people save time and trouble in those places far from home! Today let’s share some great and necessary iOS traveling apps for those iPhone 5 and iPad mini users out out of home!
 

Flight+

This iOS app can help you track all flights worldwide in real-time and display them all in one unique interface. You can track detailed real-time flight info,no matter departure and arrival time, information about gate,airline,airport and aircraft. What’ more, its alert can help remember every flight you concern. In other words, with the help of this app, you won’t miss any your flight  and sometimes receive your friends at the airport in time! It has free and paid version for iPhone and iPad! Its paid version will certainly give you more wonderful services!

Living Earth- clock&Weather

It is a most beautiful and stunning clock and weather apps! it features HD live 3D simulation of our planet. You can get real-time global weather map, forecasts and world clock for cities around the world, and track hurricanes and tropical storms. It is optimized for the Retina display of iPhone and iPad 4. Last year, it was ever rated as a Top 10 iPhone and iPad app in 2011 by Apple New York Times. during our holiday or business travel, it would be better to install Living Earth into iPhone, iPad even iPod touch!

  

Wi-Fi Finder

when you travel, how to quickly and easily find Wi-Fi will be an important issues since International data rates can be crushing out of your country. Wi-Fi Finder can track over 200,000 both free and paid hotspots in 135 countries, and tell you exactly where the closest Wi-Fi hotspot is and how to get there!

Currency Converter

We need local money when traveling, so it is necessary to know the currency rate! This iPhone and iPad app converts exchange rates for over 180 currencies and 4 metals in a simple interface! And the rates are daily updated based on information supplied by leading market data contributors. But it is more important to know details where you can see buy and sell rates for both currencies. The app also can help you solve this problem!

SpeechTrans French English Translator with Voice Recognition

It is impossible to know all main languages worldwide. But we can communicate with those people whose mother language is different from yours with the help of translator app! We all know the free Google translator but most of time it is full of grammar mistakes! This French English Translator can translate out what you need! It supports Text to Speech translations and record function for your voice! BTW, it is fast and accurate!

Google Earth

Wherever we go, it is better to own a navigation app or device in hand in case of losing way!Undoubted, Google Earth is the most amazing Nav app worldwide. Based on its up-to-date Map data , you can browse layers including roads, borders, places, photos and more in almost any place around the world! Its new service “tour guide” even helps you easily discover exciting new places to explore.

Hotels.com

Everyone on the way need accommodation! If you don’t camp and have no friends in a new place, finding a hotel will be a key thing when you are traveling. This iPhone and iPad app is developed by Hotels.com. With this app, you can search and book 150,000+ hotels throughout 200 countries, and even get lots of last minute deals in the new feature ”Tonight’s Local Deals”. In addition, all bookings made on the Hotels.com app will count towards your WelcomeRewards account, and you will be rewarded for one free night after booking 10!

Yelp

If you go to a new city even in your home city, you sometime feel trouble to find some restaurants especially those popular and special food! Now with Yelp, you can easily search out places to eat,drink, shop and rest! The new version of Yelp not only help find nearby bars, restaurants, cafes and more, but also allow you to find great Deals, browse a restaurant's menu along with photos and reviews, and even make reservations! It is a necessary partner for your iPhone and iPad when we travel out of home!

Urbanspoon

This is another great app searching for food! Just shake your iPhone and the Urbanspoon slot machine will suggest a restaurant and you can follow GPS to get there! Of course, like Yelp, you can find out great new places to eat. And make a RESERVATION.

Of course, these are basic and necessary apps for users of iOS devices around the world. When you travel to some place, you still can find out more local and detailed apps for your iPhone and iPad!

Top Tips for iPhone 5 and iOS 6: Google Map and Battery Life

The iPhone 5 is on your hand and iOS 6 has been updated for iPhone and iPad. Even though you love them, you have to admit that they also make some troubles to you, such as Apple Map, battery life. Thereby, we pick up some top tips to help you solve these problems.

Replacing Apple Map by Google Map on iOS 6

You may have complained the new Apple Map app so much, which has less, wrong information, and some terrible satellite photos. As we all know, the key point of map software is its richness and accuracy of data. To save your trouble, why not replacing the Apple Map by Google Map? Here is a useful video we pick from YouTube to tell you how to get Google Map back on iOS 6.



App: Tips & Tricks for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 - Video Walkthrough Secrets

This app, Tips & Tricks for iOS 6 and iPhone 5, is designed for both iPhone and iPad. You will get over 1000 unique iOS 6 tips and easy ways to master your iOS and iPhone 5. Most of the tips are step-to-step videos. We think it is worthy to own. Download it on iTunes.

Extending the battery life of the iPhone 5

As Apple claims, iPhone 5 offers talk time of up to 8 hours on 3G and video playback of Up to 10 hours. But are you satisfied with it? No! So here we pick up some top tips to tell you how to extend battery life of iPhone 5.

1. Reduce screen brightness (browse to Settings > Brightness and adjust). There is also the option to set this on an automatic setting (browse to Settings > Brightness > Auto-Brightness On).

2. Turn off the functions and apps you don't use often.

Services like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in use, turn off them and ensure Vibration Mode is turned off (browse to Settings > Sounds and set it to off).

Location Services (like Maps), when it is not in use, turn off (browse to Settings > Privacy > Location Services).

Turn Push Email function off, if not in use (browse to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Fetch New Data and set Push Email to off).

3. Disable some default settings. Some apps use Push Notifications by default and this drains the battery. To disable, browse to Settings > Notifications and disable notifications for chosen apps.

4. Switch to Airplane Mode when low on battery or in an area with no network coverage (browse to Settings > Airplane Mode).

5. Keep iPhone away from direct sunlight and other heat sources.

 More tips for iPhone 5:

3 Ways to Play Flash SWF as HD Video on iPhone 5

iPhone 5 Tips - How to Transfer Videos and Music from iPhone 5 to Computer

Data Recovery Tips: How to Recover Deleted Files for iPhone 5

How to Travel Around London with Your Phones Faster

Today is DAY 3 for London 2012, and hundreds of thousands of people have swarmed into London. As a local when you are on the commute, you will feel the transportation pressure. If you are travelers and today’s match schedule is not your favorite, you will prefer to go out into London for visiting some streets and famous places. So you absolutely need some navigation apps with your phones in order to ease the extra stress and travel faster. Here we will pick out some useful apps for you based on the possible and key travelling modes like walking, bus, cycling. 

Google Maps
No doubt it is the worldwide popular map app wherever you are. The latest release of Google maps offers you detailed maps with 3D buildings, and driving, public transit, biking, and walking directions. You also can get voice-guided turn-by-turn GPS navigation, live traffic information to avoid congestion, and in particular Google Maps Street View. Yes, it is the best map app for you. Of course, you could simply surf the Google maps website for navigation.

Tube Map
The most downloaded and used Tube map app on the App Store is the Official licensed Tube map from Transport for London, covering zones 1 through 6. It assists you plan your route to find the fastest journey or fewest changes, but also helps you find out the nearest station. You can get underground departure times and real-time service updates to keep track of delays on the lines. By the way, it can run feely on IOS, Android and Windows Phone.

Barclays Bikes

If you prefer to cycle rather than take the bus or tube around London, this is the app you should keep. The app takes the total number of available bikes to 8,300 from 15,000 docking points across central and east London. You can locate bike docks near you as you need and quickly find the nearest docking point to drop your bike off. At the same time, it helps you plan your route with route information and turn by turn navigation, set an alarm on your rental timer so you know when to return your bike, and also allows bookmarking the docking stations you use regularly. Obviously it saves you troubles to find bikes without hunting around. 

London Bus Checker

It is the Live Bus Countdowns for every stop in London on your iPhone and Android! In other cities, you may know which bus passes along your stop or destinations, but you are not sure when the bus will arrive. But the London Bus Checker can solve this and other troubles for you when you take a bus in London. You can instantly see when your bus is due and gain Real-time information - not from timetables of buses. Its Full route maps helps you see where your bus goes and the Stop Alerts will wakes you up when you get to your bus stop! Moreover, it automatically locates nearest stops on map and stores your favorites for you. Luckily, it is available on both iOS and Android.

With the help of these map apps, you are definitely glad to avoid the traffic problems and travel around London during the Olympics.