Uber is growing at such a rapid-fire clip that more investors want a piece of it. In response, the ‘hail-a-car-on-demand’ company announced this week it’s expanding the amount of capital it expects to raise in its current round of funding to a total of $2.8 billion.
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Lights Out for ‘Rooms’ on Windows Phone
The Rooms feature on Windows Phone is headed for an early retirement. After March, the social function will no longer be supported.
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Microsoft Has Suddenly Gotten Serious With Mobile
Microsoft is suddenly a powerful presence on my phone. Yes, you read that right. This is the same Microsoft that spent almost a half-decade trying to offer a credible alternative to Apple’s iPhone and mobile devices running Google’s Android.
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IFTTT’s New Apps Offer a Button for Triggering Other Apps
Perhaps you’re one of the many thousands of people who’ve automated some small part of their digital existence with IFTTT. Maybe you’ve instructed it to post your Instagram shots to Twitter, or to text message you whenever someone in your city puts an acoustic guitar for sale on Craigslist.
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