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Google gives Uber users in Philadelphia free in-car Wi-Fi

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by on July 22, 2014 at 1:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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As part of its ongoing experiments with new and interesting add-on services, Uber is trialing a Wi-Fi service in its cars, kicking off initially in Philadelphia. The aptly-titled uberWiFi service does exactly what it says on the box, giving the good folks from the City of Brotherly Love access to the Web on the go directly from their automobile. The service comes courtesy of a tie-up with Google Apps for Business, and is available (free) from today through Labor Day (September 1). To see the uberWiFi option, you’ll need to slide the button to ‘Wi-Fi’ at the bottom of the…

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Cannonball’s smart, visual email client is now available for iPhone users too

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by on July 22, 2014 at 1:03 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Following its launch for iPad back in October, Cannonball garnered quite a bit of fanfare for its slick email client that sifts out the important messages you don’t want to miss from all those coupons, subscriptions and newsletters. And today, it’s available for iPhone users too. To recap, Canonball’s subscription management system groups messages together automatically and marks them as read, meaning you can easily delete them in bulk enjoy simultaneously in a magazine-style format.      The general principle behind Cannonball is similar to that of Gmail’s very own auto-filter feature which separates your inbound mail into four categories, each…

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Wikia wants to bring out the true geek in you with its new collaborative mapping tool

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by on July 22, 2014 at 12:58 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

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Launched by Jimmy Wales way back in 2006, Wikia may not be as well-known as its not-for-profit big brother Wikipedia. But it still attracts north of 110 million unique visitors per month around the world, meaning it’s very much a colossal digital beast in its own right. Wikipedia is a donation-reliant, crowdsourced encyclopedia founded by Wales more than a decade ago, but Wikia is his money-making, Web-hosting service for crowdsourced wikis – free for fans, readers and editors, and funded by advertising. Wikia packs an enormous content punch, and it’s social to boot with users collaborating, discussing and consuming information…

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Google Views now lets you comment on and +1 your favorite 360-degree Photo Spheres

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by on July 22, 2014 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Google Views gives anyone the chance to share their own panoramic, 360-degree Photo Spheres with the world. The platform has now been updated with comments and +1s, the latter of which is a ‘like’ equivalent for Google+, so people can easily show their appreciation. Some of the Photo Spheres uploaded by the community are breathtaking and as Evan Rapoport, Google product manager for Photo Spheres explains, many photographers have already amassed millions of views for their images. If you just want to say “wow” or maybe ask the photographer how they captured their latest Photo Sphere, now there’s an easy way to…

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Hands-on with Xiaomi’s Mi 4: A gorgeous, robust phone with high-end specs at a mid-range price

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by on July 22, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Gadgets, hands on, Product Launches

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Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi released its fourth-generation smartphone today and the Mi 4 is impressive — largely because the company has finally used metal for the frame of its phone, getting rid of the plasticky feel that was a letdown in its predecessors. The Mi 4 is also once again packed with high-end specs that have led to CEO Lei Jun touting it as the fastest-ever smartphone globally, replacing the Mi 3. First impressions: the Mi 4 actually looks like a bigger version of the iPhone 4. Despite being bigger than the iPhone 4 though, it is extremely light, weighing only 149g. When…

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