Cabconnect acquires Flywheel in bid to create on-demand taxi platform

Taxis have been taking a beating over the past few years, thanks to the popularity of on-demand ride services like Uber and Lyft. Sensing an opportunity, Flywheel, which was at one point called Cabulous, set out to modernize this legacy transit option. After seven years, the company has been acquired by competitor Cabconnect to craft […]

Pandora’s premium on-demand music streaming service to roll out in the U.S. from March 15

Online music service Pandora has finally revealed launch details for its much-anticipated on-demand music streaming service. Pandora Premium will cost $ 9.99 per month, and invites to start a free trial will begin rolling out from March 15 to “select listeners,” with an option to upgrade arriving for everyone “over the coming weeks.” The news comes three […]

Pandora’s new on-demand music service is beautiful, but is that enough?

Rdio wasn’t the first streaming music service I used, but it remains the one that I used for the longest. A combination of excellent design (something most music services still can’t nail) and smart discovery and social features made it a great option, but it couldn’t attract subscribers like Spotify. Eventually, Rdio shut down — […]