Google Wallet: What can you buy with it now?

Source: CNET

(Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET) So it's been a year since Google unveiled its Google Wallet mobile payment app for Android smartphones. Just like many folks, I wanted to find out if there's anything worth purchasing with the hi-tech ...
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Fiesta vouchers program from TxDOT falls short

Source: Kens5.com San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO -- Newly released numbers show that only a handful of Fiesta goers took advantage of TxDOT's taxi voucher program. TxDOT budgeted almost $70,000 for the cab voucher program for Fiesta 2012, bu ...
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Fewer Fiesta cab vouchers used this year

Source: San Antonio Express

Despite an aggressive campaign promoting the availability of discounted cab rides during Fiesta to prevent drunken driving accidents, less than a third of the available $20 vouchers were used, an official said Thursday. The reason m ...
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Source: CBS New York

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Source: New York Daily News

The majordomos of the taxi industry are pushing the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve an egregiously large — up to 20% — fare hike. First, they can’t be serious about the number. Second, the vast proportion of any new monies ...
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New York Taxi Drivers Unsure They Will See Benefits of a Fare Hike

Source: The New York Times

As he ended his shift on Tuesday at a gas station in Midtown Manhattan, Alderete Faustino, a New York City cabby for 25 years, squinted warily at the receipt that laid out his earnings for the day. He had m ...
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Edmonton International Airport hands out new taxi contracts

Source: Edmonton Journal

EDMONTON â Edmonton International Airport has awarded four new taxi service contracts in an effort to improve service to travellers. The five-year contracts went to Airport Taxi Service, Co-op Taxi, 24-7 Taxi, and Greater Edmo ...
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Source: LiveScience.com

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