Up until recently, the thought of turning on your mobile data when abroad may have seemed like a ludicrous idea. It seemed that each year brought with it a fresh batch of horror stories about holidaymakers being hit with monster mobile phone bills after downloading movies while overseas, and I’m sure you must have heard […]
Lyft recently introduced us to its opt-in automatic charity donation feature. Now, it has unveiled its first partner as the feature gets set to kick off on 1 May. To honour Military Appreciation Month, Lyft’s first ‘Round Up & Donate’ partner comes in the form of the United Services Organisation (USO) – a non-profit which […]
Wake up, go to work, come home. Wake up, go to work, come home. It’s an invariable grind that’s almost impossible to see past. The logistics alone of even tiny weekend trips can stop us from starting the process at all, leaving us marinating in unrealized fantasies of escape. But what if getting away for […]
In some cities a ride in a taxi can take some time and Malaysian cities like Kuala Lumpur are no exception. Where in places like London and New York, traditional taxis have long included screens in the vehicle, the increased use of services like Uber means these are a diminishing opportunity. Until now. Rodeo, a […]
Uber has introduced a new feature that syncs with your calendar to easily add the addresses of any meetings or appointments as an intended destination on the its app. The Calendar Shortcuts feature will provide the user with a ‘shortcut’ to the address, at the bottom of the screen, when opening the Uber app. The […]
Uber is the latest tech firm to partner with Disney in promoting the new film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, replacing car images within the app with various Star Wars spaceships including the iconic X-Wing fighter. The promotion will run in hundreds of cities worldwide between 12 and 18 December on an opt-in basis, […]
Rather than use its mobile app to sell football boots to as many people as possible, Adidas is only letting those with a special code make purchases, much like the early Uber model where growth comes from consumer referrals. Going beyond the idea of “influencers” being a single and distinct group of people sits at […]
Uber has revamped its app, streamlining the intricacies of its ride sharing service into a single question for riders: ‘Where to?’. It’s the first redesign the app has received since 2012, and Uber acknowledges that since then it has suffered from feature bloat, becoming ‘complicated and harder to navigate’. This update is intended to strip […]
While most people spend Friday morning clock watching, waiting for the weekend to start, Absolutinstead tempted eight people to find out what happens if you open up to unexpected experiences and connect with new friends to create an unforgettable night, hosted as part of its #AbsolutNights campaign. With a focus on spontaneity, Absolut partnered withUber […]
Uber users in London can now request a ride hours, days or weeks in advance, the company announced Thursday. London is the first European city to get the “Scheduled Rides” feature. It goes live at 4 p.m. Thursday local time for folks who have an Uber for Business account or a Business Profile, and it […]