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Impressive iOS email app Acompli adds support for iCloud, Hotmail, Live and Outlook.com

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by on May 29, 2014 at 1:00 pm
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Acompli, the iOS mobile email and calendar app that we like a lot, has gone up in our estimations after adding support for iCloud, Hotmail, Microsoft Live and Outlook.com. Acompli uses Mailbox-style swipe actions to process email, and now an update to the app lets users sync their iCloud email, contacts and calendars, and email accounts for Microsoft trio Hotmail, Live and Outlook.com. The app initially launched with support for Microsoft Exchange, Google Apps and Gmail accounts, so this expansion will help users plug numerous services into a single app. The Acompli team isn’t revealing how many downloads it has had, but CEO Javier Soltero says its “strong traction…

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‘Waze for personal safety’ TapShield takes its emergency-reporting app beyond campuses in the US

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by on May 29, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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TapShield, an app for iOS and Android devices which allows users see crowdsourced crime stats and quickly contact emergency services in the US, is now available to the public following its initial launch on select university campuses. The app allows users to view real-time crime stats and report incidents to authorities along with their exact GPS co-ordinates and profile information at the touch of a button. And why not just call the emergency services? Well, TapShield says users receive help from”emergency responders” (campus police and security, primarily) up to 47 percent faster than calling 911 or using an emergency blue-light phone….

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

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by on May 29, 2014 at 12:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, UK

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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

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by on May 29, 2014 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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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

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by on May 29, 2014 at 11:06 am
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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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