Summer may seem like the biggest travel season of the year, if you're headed abroad, cross country, or to far-off locales, travel time is ripe 365 days a year. Unfortunately, traveling can also have you racking up the charges on your credit card, but with these handy tech tips, you can save money while on the road now, or any time! Track down free WiFi — There's a number of US airports that Read more

Checking in on Foursquare or other geo-location apps can get you more than mayorship — it can get you some pretty sweet deals if you know where to look. More and more businesses are offering up discounts for their mayors, frequent customers, and even passers-by, kicking back a little coin just for visiting. Find out how you can save money, get a great deal, and even make a little cash, just by Read more

Google just recently added check-ins and Google Maps integration to Latitude, and in an effort to compete against popular apps like Foursquare and SCVNGR, the company is now incorporating deals to its geo-location app. Google's list of deals partners is extensive (launching with Macy's, RadioShack, American Eagle Outfitters, and many more), but rather than allowing anyone to take advantage of Read more

Your iPhone is loaded with geo-location apps like Foursquare and Gowalla, and you even use Facebook Places. All that is fine and dandy, but wouldn't it be nice if you found an app that compiles all of your (and your friends') social check-ins on one singular map? Enter MeMap (free), which does just that. Using your shared check-ins, MeMap shows you which of your friends are around you now. One Read more

Topguest, a membership rewards program that pays its users for checking into locations using services like Foursquare and Loopt, has a new partner: photo-sharing service Instagram. Yesterday, Topguest began rewarding users posting photos of certain locations on Instagram. To take advantage of this new functionality, just link your Topguest and Instagram accounts. In celebration, Read more

There's a whole new crop of location apps appearing on the mobile scene that allow users to preemptively check in to a venue they'd like to visit in the near future — a restaurant, for example — inviting a friend who may want to do something similar to join. Instead of telling friends and contacts what you're doing, it broadcasts what you plan or want to do. One such app, called Ditto, Read more

2010 was a huge year for Foursquare, and 2011 appears to be looking up, too. As location-based services surge in popularity, the original check-in service has evolved from a simple way to share your location with friends to a full social media experience. Here, five cool uses for Foursquare — if you're not on the service yet, perhaps one of these fun facts will convince you! Discovering city Read more