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Flagging down a taxi in New York City can be a pain sometimes, so it’s no surprise that the Empire State is looking to ease the stress. A pilot program headed by New York City Taxi and the Limousine Commission announced today that it will vote on usage of a smartphone apps that’ll summon taxis.…
RIM just got some good news from a government contractor. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) plans to hold off on its switch to the iPhone, until the release of BlackBerry 10. According to a BlackBerry spokeswoman, the government agency plans to begin a pilot program on RIM’s new line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones…
Yes, let the Apple buying TomTom rumors begin. An analyst named, Hans Slob, believes there’s a 30 percent chance of Apple buying GPS and mapping company TomTom. Slob, in a note to investors, said “TomTom needs the cash from Apple, and Apple needs the know-how of TomTom.” A move like this makes perfect sense, considering…
We’ve known for a while that Dish Network has wanted to start its own cellular service, but the FCC has stood its way. Well, the feds are no longer a threat to the satellite television provider, as the government agency has unanimously approved Dish’s plan to build a nationwide LTE network. The company plans to compete against all the…
Yahoo has been hard at work lately with implementing so many new changes. Yesterday the large social company unveiled a new mail client for iOS, Android, Windows 8, and the web. Yahoo today has finally gave its popular photo sharing service Flickr some much-needed attention, by revamping the entire look of its iOS app. In…
When T-Mobile finally struck a deal with Apple to bring the elusive iPhone to its network it essentially put an end to its issue with subscriber drop-off. Love it or hate it, the one thing people fail to realize is the importance of the iPhone to carriers, as it brings stability to a wireless providers’ roster of…
You can finally check China off the list of countries to have not received any of the Nokia Lumia phones. Yesterday the huge country known as “the middle kingdom” got the entire Lumia roster of handsets including the low-end 620, the mid-range 820 and the high-end 920T. The sales director for Nokia China said that pre-orders…
Well, what do you know. Samsung is continuing its trend of sending out speedy updates, as the company begins pushing Jelly Bean to the International and LTE versions of the Galaxy Note II. The Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update brings along some interesting features, including: New notification toggles Customizable notification toggles Brightness slider can now…
Google Maps now lets users take advantage of NASA’s cool ‘Black Marble’ feature that display a series of images showing what the Earth looks like from space once the sun sets. This feature is apart of Google’s new Earth at Night service, which the search giant announced today. The new service is a global view…
Superstar CEO Marissa Mayer announced on the Yahoo blog a new mail client for iOS, Android, Windows 8 and the web. Mayer in the blog post explained to readers how the company has listened and grown from the mistakes of the past, adding “ You’ve told us loud and clear that you want fewer distractions when it…