Mobile Minutes: Uber sells stake; Bank of America's mobile banking; Revamped Apple TV; Yik Yak's defense
Uber sells stake to India?s Times Group in marketing deal
Uber Technologies Inc. said the publisher of India?s most-read English
newspaper has taken a small stake in the ride-hailing application company as
part of a strategic partnership to support its expansion.
Read more on Bloomberg
Survey: BofA customers most open to paying for mobile
banking
Some bank customers would actually pay to use their lender?s mobile app,
according to the results of a new survey ? and customers of Charlotte-based
Bank of America are the most open to the idea.
Read more on Charlotte Observer
Report: Revamped Apple TV arriving this summer
According to Buzzfeed, citing "sources familiar with the company's
plans," Apple will introduce a revamped version of its set-top box that
will feature its own app store and support for digital voice assistant Siri.
Read more on USA Today
Maker of controversial Yik Yak app responds to critics
Yik Yak, an anonymous location-based social media app, has gained traction as a
fast rising startup. But with that success has come criticism. Yik Yak has come
under fire as critics claim the anonymity of the app facilitates cyber
bullying.
Read more on Fox News