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Uber vs. London black cabs dispute escalates to the High Court

May29

by Sindy Cator on May 29, 2014 at 12:41 pm

A fortnight before a planned protest by London taxi drivers against the way Uber calculates its fares with technology, the private car-hire company issued a statement yesterday defending the way it operates in the UK capital. Transport for London (TfL), which regulates and licenses taxi and private hire vehicles in the capital, has previously backed Uber and similar services, but it’s now asking the High Court to rule on whether smartphones that use GPS technology to measure the time and distance of a journey to help establish a fare “comply with current law on ‘taximeters’”, which can legally only be…

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Dwolla begins offering next-day payment processing to businesses

May29

by Sindy Cator on May 29, 2014 at 11:30 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Dwolla today announced the broad rollout of next-day transfers for qualifying businesses on its financial services platform, after completing a limited test with some of its government customers. Similar to the average bank, “next day” for Dwolla will probably still mean two business days once all the processes are factored in, but the transaction time should/ be roughly three times faster than normal. The service applies to both deposits and withdrawals. Dwolla operates with a $0.25 fee on transactions larger than $10. The startup managed to undercut existing banking fees, which typically cost around 3 percent, by going around existing…

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Mind Candy moves beyond Moshi with World of Warriors strategy game, launching later this year

May29

by Sindy Cator on May 29, 2014 at 11:06 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

London-based Mind Candy may be better known for its uber-popular Moshi Monsters, but it is now gearing up to launch a completely new game devoid of all things ‘Moshi’. World of Warriors has been a ‘”top secret” work-in-progress for the past year, representing the company’s first foray outside Moshi Monsters since it became a hit with kids around the world.. Available for Android and iOS, World of Warriors is being touted as an “epic combat strategy game with a unique skill element drawing from history’s greatest warriors.” No exact launch date has been given beyond “later this year”, but you…

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Vimeo gets into the original content game after funding six new ‘High Maintenance’ episodes

May29

by Sindy Cator on May 29, 2014 at 11:00 am

Posted In: Around the Web

Taking a page from the Netflix playbook, Vimeo has invested in its first original TV show. The company is funding a further six episodes of the Web series High Maintenance, which has already released 13 episodes and a couple of video extras on the platform. The show was created by Katja Blichfield, a casting director for 30 Rock with an Emmy Award to her name, and husband Ben Sinclair, who plays the lead character in High Maintenance and is also the show’s director, writer and producer. High Maintenance follows a nameless cannabis dealer in good ol’ New York. Each episode…