What it is: a way to add special effects in 5- to 10-second videos shot in-app. Free effects include “Star Trek” phasers, photon torpedoes fired from Star Trek Enterprise and “Call of Duty” effects.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s a mobile office. It’s a virtual wallet. It’s a lifeline. And now, it’s a hotel room key. This fall, the smartphone will get a whole lot smarter – especially ...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts on Monday launched keyless entry, allowing smartphone-toting guests to skip the front-desk check-in and use their phones as room keys. Meanwhile, Hilton Worldwide next year ...

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Hilton Worldwide announced last week that it would be allowing guests to access their rooms via their smartphone at select brands in late spring of 2015. Hilton, which already allows for Hilton ...

Near-field communication tech is already being used by companies such as Zipcar to unlock its rental cars so why not hotel guest room doors. HotelTonight is on its way to making that happen.

LOS ANGELES — The hotel room key card may become as obsolete as the brass room key it replaced. Door lock vendors have developed the technology to let smartphones function as keys, and the hotel ...

Hotel companies are starting to conclude that guestroom key cards are no longer the key to customer satisfaction. The largest hotel companies in the world are experimenting with technology that allows ...