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Ride-sharing services Lyft and Uber X will now insure drivers in-between fares

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by on March 14, 2014 at 10:57 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, ride-sharing

The issue of insurance has been a thorny one for ride-sharing services including Lyft and Uber — when their drivers are between fares, it becomes a gray area regarding responsibilities in the case of an accident. Today both companies have taken steps to address such problems. On-demand ride-sharing startup Lyft announced today that its insurance will cover drivers even at times when they are not providing rides. This comes after it introduced additional insurance coverage in February, providing for uninsured or underinsured motorists, as well as cases of collision. In the meantime, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick told the New York Times…

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Samsung launches ultrasonic smartphone case and other accessories for people with sight difficulties

Mar14
by on March 14, 2014 at 10:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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Samsung has announced a range of accessories for its Galaxy Core Advance smartphone that are designed to improve accessibility for people that have difficulty seeing properly. First up is the Ultrasonic Cover, which allows people to detect obstacles around them – and even navigate unfamiliar areas – by sending a vibration or Text-to-Speech alert (TTS) whenever something comes in front of the cover. The idea is that user holds their phone in front of themselves as they move around, and the cover can detect obstacles up to two meters away. The second item is a stand that works in conjunction with…

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StopMo Studio for iPad makes stop motion animation child’s play

Mar14
by on March 14, 2014 at 10:25 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Stop motion, an animation technique used to make static objects appear to move on their own, has been made far more accessible in recent times thanks to affordable, consumer-focused software. Indeed, the National Film Board of Canada has just rolled out a neat iPad app designed with budding stop-motion animators in mind. StopMo Studio proclaims to be the “most complete stop motion app in the App Store”, and though that’s a rather lofty claim considering the others that are out there, it’s still worth your time. The lowdown StopMo Studio is pretty idiot-proof. From the second you launch it, you’re…

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Asus is reportedly under pressure from Google and Microsoft to shelve its dual-OS PCs

Mar14
by on March 14, 2014 at 8:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Microsoft and Google have been viewed as wanting to co-exist on mobile platforms peacefully — since last year, the idea of dual-booting smartphones has already cropped up. Furthermore, Nokia — whose device business Microsoft is in the process of acquiring – recently unveiled the Nokia X family of devices that run an operating system based on Android. However, the same can’t be said for PCs. The Wall Street Journal reports that Taiwanese PC maker Asus is facing pressure from both Google and Microsoft, and has indefinitely postponed plans to sell its Transformer Book Duet TD300, a laptop and tablet convertible that runs both Windows and Android software. In its…

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