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Uber Now Lets You Rate and Tip Drivers During Trips, Not Just After

Tim May 14, 2018 2

If you've ever taken an Uber before, you'll know that shortly after the trip concludes, the app notifies you that it's time to rate your driver and grants the option to leave a tip. Well, Uber is changing this up a bit, now letting riders rate and tip their...

Hackers Stole Info of 57 Million Uber Customers, Then Uber Paid Them $100K to Keep Quiet

Kellen November 21, 2017 17

Uber, the taxi-killing tech company long-run by a box full of assholes who have since mostly departed, revealed today that it was hacked just over a year ago and paid the hackers who stole millions of customers' data to keep quiet. See - assholes. The hackers...

Google Maps Streamlines Uber, Lyft Ordering Through App

Tim January 12, 2017 12

Back in March of last year, Google introduced a ridesharing tab into Google Maps, allowing anyone to see potential pricing and timing for ordering an Uber or Lyft ride. Today, Google is introducing a streamlined experience, bringing the ability to book those...

Uber Introduces Redesigned App

Kellen November 2, 2016 15

Uber dropped a new redesign on us this morning, one that flips the experience a bit by starting you off with a question, "Where to?" That's in a way Uber realizing that when someone requests a ride, the whole point is that they have a destination in mind and...

Pittsburgh Residents, Uber is Rolling Out Self-Driving Cars

Tim September 14, 2016 31

Don't get me wrong, Pittsburgh is a fine city, but did anyone think it would be the first area you can take a self-driving Uber from place to place? Well, starting this week, Uber is rolling out self-driving vehicles for public usage, providing the same...

Google Maps Gets WiFi Only Mode, Offline Maps to SD Cards

Kellen August 9, 2016 15

A Google Maps update will start rolling out to Android users today that includes a WiFi only mode and the option to save offline maps to microSD cards.. Google walked through a bunch of scenarios specific to each feature in today's announcement post, but this...

Uber Introduces Scheduled Rides to Let You…Schedule a Ride

Kellen June 9, 2016 4

If there is one feature that Uber has desperately needed since launch, it would be the ability to schedule a ride. The thought here is that you probably know ahead of time that you'll need a ride, but you don't necessarily want to deal with last minute...

Uber Revamps In-App Customer and Driver Support

Tim March 30, 2016 10

Since the beginning, customer support on Uber has equated to only emailing its support teams across the country, but going forward, things are going to change. With the company's latest announcement focused entirely on customer service, whether it be for...