Tag: mobile app

The new frontier of self-image problems is being driven by unattainable filtered “selfies” taken with smartphone apps. 

Parisian public transport company RATP has partnered with a tech firm on a mobile app which allows travellers to match up with others making similar journeys so they can avoid being targeted by criminals on public transit.

Iranian authorities reportedly blocked a new mapping app this week that warns users about where the Iranian regime’s morality police are located, just 24 hours after its launch.

A video game that depicts the gory events from the day when Taliban terrorists massacred more than 130 children inside a Pakistani school has been pulled weeks after it was released as part of an army-backed peace and tolerance campaign.

In an effort to “curb some of these unjust and unnecessary instances” of black people being pulled over by police, Mbye Njie developed the mobile app “Legal Equalizer” to “educate the masses and help them in getting more clarity on the laws.”

The FTC is apparently concerned that Google may be unfairly promoting its search engine on their popular Android mobile operating system.

(Ferenstein Wire)—The taxi industry has launched yet another high-profile attempt to conquer their arch nemesis Uber. The upcoming Arro, like many of its predecessors, is an app for hailing and paying for a taxi, much like other ride-hailing companies out of Silicon Valley. Every similar app, so far, has either completely shut down shortly after launch or failed to slow the rise of Uber.

Iowa’s caucus is the first in the nation, but Iowa is also the first state trying out new technology during the election process.

Ever wanted to learn how to properly “twerk” your backside? Well, now there’s an app for that.