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Media streaming app AllCast comes to iOS

Jan13
by on January 13, 2015 at 12:02 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, chromecast, Koushik Datta

AllCast app
Renegade developer Koushik Dutta has launched AllCast on iOS, letting you stream music, photos and video from your iPad or iPhone to your TV. AllCast, which has been around on Google Play since Dec 2013, supports Chromecast, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, and Xbox among other devices. To use it, simply launch the app, locate what you want to stream, and tap the cast button at the bottom of your screen to select a target. I tried the app on my iPhone 5s with my Chromecast and it worked like a charm. You can swipe through your photos manually or…

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Uber signs deal with Boston to share ride data for public planning

Jan13
by on January 13, 2015 at 11:45 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Boston, Data, information, Insider, trip data, uber

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Uber has signed a deal with the city of Boston to share ride data, which it says will provide planners with new information on growth, traffic congestion, public transport provision and greenhouse gas emissions. It’s likely to be the first in a series of collaborations with municipal authorities. The company will share anonymized trip-level data with the city by ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which is the way the US Census graphically represents ZIP codes. The information will include the date and time the trip began, where the trip began and ended, the distance travelled and the duration. Uber says it will…

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Uber signs deal with Boston to share ride data for public planning

Jan13
by on January 13, 2015 at 11:45 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Boston, Data, information, Insider, trip data, uber

Uber
Uber has signed a deal with the city of Boston to share ride data, which it says will provide planners with new information on growth, traffic congestion, public transport provision and greenhouse gas emissions. It’s likely to be the first in a series of collaborations with municipal authorities. The company will share anonymized trip-level data with the city by ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which is the way the US Census graphically represents ZIP codes. The information will include the date and time the trip began, where the trip began and ended, the distance travelled and the duration. Uber says it will…

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Here’s how Apple deals with people who ask for too many iTunes refunds

Jan13
by on January 13, 2015 at 10:57 am
Posted In: app store, Around the Web, Insider, iTunes, Product Updates, refunds

We’ve been wondering for a while what Apple would do to deal with users who went overboard requesting their money back under its new EU-mandated 14-day refund policy. Now we know. Rosyna Keller shared the alert above, which only appears if a customer has repeatedly requested refunds for iTunes Store content. By tapping ‘Buy’, they’re then forced to revoke their right to a refund if they download the item within fourteen days. Apple’s able to take this step because EU law allows companies to remove the right to a refund on digital content as long as the customer is told at the…

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Google’s Flight Search lands in India

Jan13
by on January 13, 2015 at 9:49 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, flights, Google, India, Search

Google’s Flight Search tool is now available to Indian users, allowing them to look up air travel options around the globe from their desktop and mobile browsers. The service has been available to other markets since its launch in the US in 2011. As it does elsewhere, Flight Search lets users look up airfare for various destinations on a map, and displays available flights, sortable by price, duration, number of stops and more. Selected flights can be booked through airline sites, third-party travel sites and agencies on the phone. Users can also save their itineraries for later and share them…

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