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TomTom has updated its iPhone route-finder app to version 1.5. Among the new features are updated maps and updated graphics specifically for the higher...
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TomTom has updated its iPhone route-finder app to version 1.5. Among the new features are updated maps and updated graphics specifically for the higher...
Most sat-nav devices and paid-for smartphone route-planning apps offer traffic monitoring of some description, but these features are really intended to help you avoid...
After scrapping Windows Mobile earlier this year, Microsoft finally launched its replacement mobile operating system on Monday, called Windows Phone 7. So, if don’t...
Google is well-known for the cars it sends out to take 360-degree photographs for its Google Maps Street View service (which was recently updated...
We’ve mentioned the free iPhone and Android sat-nav software, Skobbler Lite, before, but here’s some news about an update to the paid version of...
Noise-cancelling headphones are a great way to filter out ambient distractions when you’re listening music and audio books, and Denon reckons that its latest...
Here’s a heads-up for Android smartphone users. Researchers at Intel and two US universities have discovered that many Android apps routinely send private user...
Mozilla doesn’t make smartphones — it makes web browsers, like Firefox. Still, if it did, it this designer’s video shows what one would look...
There are all manner of nifty in-car iPhone accessories, but the Scosche MotorMouth II is the neatest we’ve seen for a while. In short, it’s...
You may know it more for the universal remote controls that help wrestle complicated TV set-ups into submission, but One For All is now...
Pundits are predicting that Apple will sell 21 million iPads next year, which isn’t bad for a gadget that some people wrote off as...
Facebook’s Places feature is now active in the UK, which means anyone in your Friends list can not only see where you are at...
As standard, caravan appliances get a meagre one year warranty but Dometic has decided to bump up the warranty on all fridges fitted to...
There isn’t any single solution to make drivers stick to speed limits and it’s a particular problem in suburban areas, where road humps and...
If you’re on the lookout for a new portable computer and can’t decide between a slender touch-screen gadget like the iPad and a more...
We warned about the perils of sharing too much Facebook information with people you don’t know well just a few weeks ago. If you...
At the Lawns Show, I was talking to the National Caravan Council (NCC) and was told the number of caravans being stolen had dropped...
If you stumped up £99.99 for the TomTom iPhone Car Kit earlier this year and are more than a little irked that it won’t...
Amazon launched its latest ebook reader, the Kindle 3, just a couple of weeks ago and now Sony has announced updates for its models....
Computerised heads-up displays that tell someone (usually a murderous robot) more about what they’re looking at are a staple of science fiction films, but...
Last week’s piece on the Cricket Trailer showed one way to condense mobile accommodation into a very small space, but the Bufalino takes the...
There can’t be many must-see documentaries about a motorhome salesman, but Winnebago Man, showing on BBC4 tonight, is certainly one.
Wireless internet access is now available at 60 Caravan Club sites, and Wi-Fi is fast becoming a standard feature at other campsites, too. So,...
You probably don’t give much thought to your towing mirrors beyond putting them on at the start of a trip and taking them off...
Another day, another iPhone app aimed at the camping crowd. This one is called Go Camping: Worldwide and, according to the blurb, it’s “the...
No matter how carefully you plan, there will come a time when you need to reverse with your caravan in tow. We’ve put together...
It may look like something that James May might cobble together for a Top Gear challenge (or at least the cover star of our...
Facebook rolled out a new ‘Places’ feature this week that lets US users of the iPhone Facebook app and mobile web site to tag...
If packing a pile of paperbacks in the back of the van is your idea entertainment for rainy days away, then the latest version...
Caravanning can save a bit of holiday money if you take the family dog with you rather than pay for full board at the...
Before you can hitch up your outfit, the rear of the car needs to be as close to the caravan’s nose as possible. Then...
I can’t say that I’ve ever been an enthusiast of hitch/stabilisers although I have towed with them on many occasions over the years and...
Brenda and I have just returned from a press familiarisation trip to the Republic of Ireland and Ulster. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip but...
Lately, I’ve been hearing stories about movers damaging the tyres on caravans. So far however, they’ve been anecdotal with the information is coming via...
It’s surprising how many times we hear about caravan brakes being burnt out. Just recently we’ve come across two within a matter of days...
Instead of being stranded at the roadside or on site, be more self-sufficient – build a simple toolkit. Here are a few items to...
If you have bought a motorhome, a caravan, or an accessory and feel that you have been ‘had’, the law can protect you. Here...
There’s no downside to regular maintenance of your car, caravan or motorhome. It’ll keep you safe and lower your running costs. These are the...
The best thing you can do to ensure a safe trip is to load your caravan properly. Using just a little common sense will...
OK, so we can’t seriously entertain paying £300 for a floor-standing fan when models cost £14.99 from Currys, but we have to admit...
If you’re still struggling to justify splashing out on an Apple iPad, how does using one as the biggest-ever sat-nav device sound? ALK...
As you’re probably aware, the UK is in the midst of a switchover from analogue to digital TV — the process started in...