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Avoiding a Stay at a Haunted Hotel And Why We Need a Travel App for That

CIO Business Intelligence

Imagine booking a room at a small, charming, off-the-beaten-path hotel on the Hawaiian island of Kauai using a popular mobile travel app, only to discover that the room is… haunted! Today, it’s a popular place to stay for budget-minded travelers who want to enjoy the neighborhood’s Italian restaurants near Fisherman’s Wharf.

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Tech Moves: Booster hires ex-UberEats leader; First Mode expands C-suite; and more

GeekWire

Booster’s mobile fuel delivery services uses proprietary trucks to refuel individual and fleet vehicles. The company launched its service in the Seattle area two years ago and tested a consumer version earlier this year after Washington state legislators approved a law authorizing mobile fueling.

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We will soon see humanoid robot for sale flyers all around us

Dataconomy

In hospitality, they can be used in hotels, restaurants, and other settings to provide personalized service to guests, such as taking orders, answering questions, and providing recommendations. At just $199 (USD), Robosapien is a budget-friendly way to spark curiosity and ignite imaginations. Remember, this is just the beginning!

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Strategic positioning in the flow economy: 3 action steps

Trends in the Living Networks

Walk into a youth hostel or budget hotel in any exotic country around the world, and you’re more than likely to see someone reading a guidebook from Lonely Planet, the dominant global brand in budget travel. Standards are the very basis of this mobile connectivity. Strategic positioning in the flow economy.

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With the Samsung Galaxy S21, it’s time for Bixby to put up or shut up

The Verge

Samsung will use its unseemingly immense marketing budget and longstanding carrier relationships to ensure it will be seen as the default option if you want a premium Android phone — especially if you are making that purchase in a US carrier store. LG’s latest 4K laser projector supports AirPlay 2 for $2,999. ? Monica Chin.

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Most Perspective Gadgets In 2017 That Will Enchant You

Galido

Residents of megacities can entrust the animal to hotels for cats and dogs, but what if the services of such organizations do not fit into the family budget, and friends and relatives cannot or do not want to help? Any business trip or holiday of many owners of domestic animals cannot do without difficulties – who should be fed?

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- Thanks & Turkeys 2010

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

My colleagues elsewhere have similar stories, whether in Houston and Mobile, Alabama, who have suffered through hurricanes, or Los Angeles and Riverside who have suffered through earthquakes, or Chicago and Washington DC, with their snowstorms.). But we have a sustainable budget and services going into 2011.