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App-les of our eye
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/12/2014
» Thailand’s tech start-up industry began to boom a few years ago, but 2014 was the year of mobile applications. People chatted, worked, shopped, emailed, played games, sold and bought stocks and more via mobile apps.
Belgian taxman stalks Uber
AFP, Published on 17/12/2014
» BRUSSELS - Belgian authorities ordered a probe Tuesday into the tax affairs of Web-based taxi app Uber in the latest legal challenge the fast-growing company faces around the world amid fierce resistance from cab drivers.
Anti-Uber taxi strike causes minimal disruption in Paris
AFP, Published on 16/12/2014
» PARIS - Dozens of taxi drivers held a go-slow in Paris on Monday in their latest protest against competition from the Uber taxi app.
Brussels to file complaint against taxi firm Uber
AFP, Published on 14/12/2014
» BRUSSELS - Web-based taxi company Uber risks being banned in the Belgian capital Brussels in just the latest legal challenge to its services.
'Virtual wallets' keep Uber driving in India
AFP, Published on 13/11/2014
» MUMBAI - The taxi-hailing app Uber has changed its payment method for Indian customers after new central bank regulations threatened its operations in the country.
New wave of online delivery gains momentum
AFP, Published on 29/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - App in hand, Jack Plater-Zyberk has delivered caviar, condoms, chicken nuggets, cases of beer and even a little black dress.
Easy Taxi to get easier
Life, AKIN, Published on 13/08/2014
» Taxi-hailing application Easy Taxi will soon launch in additional cities in Thailand.
Digital cabbie showdown
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/06/2014
» Hailing a taxi in Bangkok? That can be one of the most annoying challenges in the City of Angels. For Bangkok denizens and tourists alike, experiences with the city’s candy-coloured taxis are often not as sweet as the cars look. Especially during rush hour, getting a driver to take you to your desired destination sometimes requires begging him as if he drives for you gratis.
Uber taxi app valued at $17 bn in new funding round
AFP, Published on 07/06/2014
» Internet Age taxi app Uber upshifted to the elite ranks of Silicon Valley on Friday with a round of funding that gives the California-based startup a whopping $17 billion value.
Uber remedy for the taxi blues?
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/04/2014
» An office worker who regularly needs to call a cab to take her home from her workplace, Supatra has often been frustrated with the quality of service provided by Bangkok taxi drivers. But now that she's started using a mobile app called Uber to organise taxi rides, she says there's been a vast improvement in the experience.