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Kate Russell's weekly review of websites and apps. (Weblinks for all the sites featured are at the bottom of the page.)

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Getting around on public transport is hard enough on home turf, but in a strange city it can be a nightmare. Hopstop is a fantastic solution with a browser based tool and apps for iPhone, iPad and on most other handsets through a mobile web app. It has the public transport information for over 300 of the world鈥檚 busiest cities with an attractive, simple interface to plan your journey.

If you do need to jump in a taxi instead, PinPin ATM Finder will make sure you are never left short of cash. This free app for windows phone shows the location of the closest cash dispenser in over 220 countries.

Last week Google announced a cunning ploy to sap your productivity by partnering with Lego to create a completely addictive virtual playground in the form of Build with Chrome.

A different type of games, the Winter Olympics starts this weekend in Sochi, Russia. Catch all the 大象传媒鈥檚 live digital coverage including radio, statistics and live text commentary on the dedicated website. There will also be 650 hours of live video from up to six simultaneous streams.

How fast are you moving right now? The answer is 鈥減retty fast actually鈥� as explained in this week鈥檚 video of the week courtesy of the Ed.Ted YouTube channel.

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