Mobile Minutes: Microsoft's app acquisitions; Uber's panic button; USAA's mobile app; Lyft to raise $250M
Microsoft on the lookout for more mobile-productivity
app acquisitions
The software company is planning over the next few months to buy
mobile-productivity applications that work on Apple Inc. and Google Inc.
operating systems, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Uber panic button coming to its Chicago mobile app
Uber plans to add a panic button to its mobile app in Chicago that users can
press to alert police if they feel threatened.
Read more on Chicago Sun Times
USAA
expands mobile app for real time claim filing
USAA is expanding its mobile application that allows members to use streaming
video and audio capabilities when filing insurance claims in real time.
Read more on San Antonio Business Journal
Ride-hailing service Lyft is said to be in talks to
raise $250 million
In the battle over ride-hailing services, Lyft is preparing a counterpunch
against Uber, its much bigger rival. Lyft is in talks to raise about $250
million in new financing, putting a value for the three-year-old start-up at $2
billion, people briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
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