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Mobile Minutes: Twitter's Block function; Wire app; Uber in Mexico; App-controlled hearing wearables

Twitter unveils new tools to block abusive messages
Twitter announced tweaks to its Block function as part of a push to make it easier for users of its social network to report abusive comments.
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Wire app wants to be the most beautiful communication tool
There's a new chat service in town from the people behind Skype. Wire is built with all the features we love across the various services we rely on in mind, and has aggregated them all into a single app with an eye-catching design.
Read more on Wired

Uber teams up with Carlos Slim to lure riders in Mexico
Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up billionaire Carlos Slim to help the car-booking app reach more consumers? mobile phones in Latin America.
Read more on Bloomberg

Hearing aid? No, Soundhawk is an ear wearable
A new gadget called the Soundhawk Smart Listening System offers help to people who know they have a hearing problem but don?t think they need a $3,000 prescription hearing aid. The $300 Soundhawk isn?t a medical device?it?s app-controlled ear gear for when you could use a little audio enhancement.
Read more on Wall Street Journal