Uber Car Service Available for BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Plus Android App...
Popular hired-car service Uber has opened its arms to Windows Phone and BlackBerry today, unveiling new mobile apps for users of these platforms. The new offerings join Uber’s existing Android and iOS...
View ArticleTaxi-Hailing App Uber Gets Approval For Twelve-Month Pilot Program in NYC
New York officials on Friday gave the go-ahead to Uber under its new pilot program, meaning any local or tourist can fire up the app and hail a taxi. After dismissing a lawsuit from the livery cab...
View ArticleUber Denies It’s Raising Money, Says Report is “Completely False”
Uber denied on Tuesday that it’s raising money that could value the company at $1 billion. The funding news was first reported by Reuters, which said that it would be one of just a few recent startups...
View ArticleUber, Lyft and Others Now Banned in L.A.
Services such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar aren’t welcome in the City of Angels, according to L.A. Weekly. All three companies were sent a cease-and-desist letter by Los Angeles’s Department of...
View ArticleUber Offering Helicopter Rides to Rich New Yorkers
Uber is offering a new service that lets customers literally fly over traffic jams. The notorious startup this week began promoting helicopter rides to—where else?—the Hamptons during Fourth of July...
View ArticleUber Offering $40 in Free Brooklyn Cab Rides this Weekend
Uber, the popular but sometimes controversial San Francisco-based e-hailing app is launching a massive promotion in Brooklyn this weekend, offering New Yorkers $40 in free rides in, out or around the...
View ArticleUber Starts Testing its Taxi-Hailing App in Dubai
Fresh off a $258 million investment from Google Ventures, Uber appears set on world domination. Last week, the app-based car service launched in China just as the company was kicking off a huge...
View ArticleUber Continues Asian Expansion With Kuala Lumpur Launch
Uber’s global expansion continued today, as the California-based company rolled out its first black cars in Kuala Lumpur. The company announced the Uber KL soft launch on its blog, noting that the...
View ArticleUber Announces New PayPal Payment Option
Uber on Tuesday announced a partnership with PayPal, allowing users of the on-demand car service to pay directly through the e-commerce business. The new feature was introduced in updated iOS and...
View ArticleUber Slashes UberX Prices In 16 U.S. Cities by up to 34%
Uber announced a new initiative to increase its user base this week, slashing prices dramatically in 16 cities across the U.S. for its cheaper UberX service. Price cuts range from 15 percent to 34...
View ArticleUber Reportedly Launching Bike Messenger Service on Tuesday
Uber’s already conquered the car service market with its easy-to-use mobile app, and now the company is preparing to launch a courier service within its already popular app. UberRUSH will reportedly...
View ArticleUber Will Come Preloaded On Your Next AT&T Android Phone
Uber, the everyone-is-a-taxi service, will be much more pervasive if you’re on AT&T. The company on Wednesday announced a partnership in which the service’s app will come “embedded” on new...
View ArticleUber CEO Wants to Replace His Drivers With Self-Driving Cars
Uber has built a massive empire by offering a convenient alternative to taxis, but the company could take its business model a step further by replacing its fleet of human drivers with automated...
View ArticleUber Adds New Option Competing Car Services Lack
Want to save money using Uber? You might want to start using an American Express card instead of any other debit or credit card. The two firms announced a partnership on Monday in which Uber riders...
View ArticleTaxi Drivers Protesting Against Uber in Europe
Uber is a pretty amazing service, not only because it offers rides on-demand, but because with programs like UberX it can provide additional income to anyone with a car and a clean driving record....
View ArticleUber Has a Brand New Competitor Launching In NYC and San Francisco
The taxi protests in major European cities may be the least of Uber’s problems soon. A new competitor is about to start operating in its stomping grounds in two huge markets, New York City and San...
View ArticleLet Optimus Prime Be Your Chauffeur Through Uber
When Optimus Prime isn’t pining for Shia LaBeouf, the Autobot leader is apparently working for Uber. As a tie-in for Transformers: Age of Extinction, which comes out June 27, customers will have the...
View ArticleUber and Lyft Forced to Close Shop in PIttsburgh
Uber and other driver services such as Lyft have faced push-back from competitors around the globe. Uber had its own run-ins with cab drivers in New York City, and was the subject of major protests in...
View ArticleLyft Headed to NY Starting with Brooklyn and Queens
Uber is already stirring up plenty of controversy in New York, but this week the car service startup will be joined by Lyft, another San Francisco transplant with a similar service to offer. Unlike...
View ArticleA Kidnapped Uber Customer Was Involved In Terrifying Car Chase
An Uber user was apparently taken on the ride of his life while visiting Washington D.C. this week. According to reports, Ryan W. Simonetti was kidnapped, held against his will and then involved in a...
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