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Uber teams up with Safetipin to collect location safety data in New Delhi

Feb24
by on February 24, 2015 at 7:51 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, India, Safetipin, safety

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Uber is partnering with mobile safety app Safetipin in New Delhi, India, to tag locations across the city with safety scores. The effort will allow citizens to understand their surroundings in terms of safety and inform government authorities with precise data for improved urban planning. The initiative will see Uber training drivers to work after dark with Safetipin’s auditors for five months, starting February 25, to capture photos and safety information for areas and roads across the city. Each image will be tagged with a safety score based on nine parameters: lighting, openness, visibility, security, walk path, crowd and gender…

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Uber teams up with Safetipin to collect location safety data in New Delhi

Feb24
by on February 24, 2015 at 7:51 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, India, Safetipin, safety

Uber Safetipin
Uber is partnering with mobile safety app Safetipin in New Delhi, India, to tag locations across the city with safety scores. The effort will allow citizens to understand their surroundings in terms of safety and inform government authorities with precise data for improved urban planning. The initiative will see Uber training drivers to work after dark with Safetipin’s auditors for five months, starting February 25, to capture photos and safety information for areas and roads across the city. Each image will be tagged with a safety score based on nine parameters: lighting, openness, visibility, security, walk path, crowd and gender…

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Opera Max now allows mobile operators to offer subscribers free access to Android apps

Feb24
by on February 24, 2015 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Data saving, Opera Max, Product Updates

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Opera Max, the data-saving Android app, now has a new feature that allows mobile operators to offer users free access to select apps for a set period of time. Dubbed App Pass, the feature is intended for use in developing markets where many users find mobile data expensive. Carriers will be able to offer trials of apps that subscribers may find useful at no cost to the end user. With App Pass, users will be able to check out apps that they previously hadn’t tried on their own devices, and understand whether it makes sense to subscribe to a data plan…

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