Mobile Minutes: Pepsi smartphone; Symphony investors; Mobile discount for gas; Roving weather reporters
PepsiCo is wandering out of the world of soft drinks. A verified company page spotted on social media site Weibo revealed the cola-maker may be preparing to launch a smartphone of its own.
The official page doesn?t disclose much else, other than a reference to a Pepsi Phone.?Read more on International Business Times
Symphony Communication Services LLC, the Wall Street-backed messaging startup, said Monday it raised more than $100 million from investors that include Alphabet Inc.?s Google unit and UBS Group AG.?Read more on The Wall Street Journal
A gallon of gas costs about $2.25, on average, meaning Americans are saving more than $1 per gallon compared with this time last year. Even with that discount, a retailer on the East Coast has figured out the formula for increasing gas sales and making customers more loyal: Offer even more discounts through an app.?Read more on Bloomberg
Being a meteorologist is like being an umpire: People only notice your work when you?re wrong. Yet we?re all obsessed with the weather.?
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