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On the Road (Again) Road warriors can now arm themselves with an arsenal of tools to survive the travails of travel. Here are some of the best apps for those who spend their life shuttling between office and airport.

By Ericka Chickowski Apr 15, 2010

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APPLICATION	MOBILE PLATFORM	WHAT IT'S GOOD FOR	PRICE	FIND IT
Kayak	iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows, Symbian	Booking trips while on the road	Free	kayak.com/mobile
Trippo VoiceMagix	iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian	Speech-to-speech translation in 27 languages	$7.99	cellictica.com
Currency Converter	iPhone, Android, BlackBerry	Currency conversion for 190 currencies updated daily	Free	oanda.com/mobile
Flighttrack Pro	iPhone, Android	Real-time flight status, ability to update others about status with one notification, integration with TripIt	$9.99	mobiata.com
WorldMate	BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, Windows Mobile	Automatically import itineraries from e-mailed confirmations, plus flight status, hotel searches, world clock and currency conversion	$14.99	worldmate.com
Exgis Time and Expense Enterprise	BlackBerry	Track time and expenses while on the road and convert expenses to your home currency	$10 per month	exgis.com
PhotoLoco	Android	Find cool places to visit by searching Flickr feeds based on your location	Free	positronicapps.com

Ericka Chickowski

Self-described tech geek Ericka Chickowski also writes for Consumers Digest, the Los Angeles Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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