Beef up your mobile device with PocketExpress program

By Catharine Hamm

Dec. 28, 2007 11:11 AM PT

Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

The Nikkei closed higher, and Texas levied a tax on strip clubs. Heavy rain was forecast in the Southeast. AirTran’s phone number is (800) 247-8726, and Celebrity Cruises can be reached at (800) 647-2251. These are just some of the thousands of news and info tidbits one could glean from PocketExpress, a program you can download onto your hand-held device.

Travelers get plenty of info for free (news, sports, entertainment, travel numbers, weather); for $9.99 a month, they also can get premium services that include a 24-hour mobile concierge service and flight-status tracking. All this info? It’s almost as addicting as the CrackBerry. Info: www.pocketexpress.com.

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Catharine Hamm

Catharine Hamm is the former Travel editor for the Los Angeles Times and became a special contributor in June 2020. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y., to a peripatetic family whose stops included Washington, D.C.; Honolulu; and Manila. Her varied media career has taken her from McPherson, Kan., to Kansas City, Mo., San Bernardino, Salinas and L.A. Hamm has twice received individual Lowell Thomas Awards, and the Travel section has been recognized seven times during her tenure as editor. Her favorite place? Always where she’s going next.

Beef up your mobile device with PocketExpress program

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