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Alex Heath / Cult of Mac:

Workflow lets you easily chain together and automate hundreds of actions across iOS apps — Workflow pushes the limits of how powerful iOS can be — A new app called Workflow aims to close the divide between the power of OS X and the convenience of iOS.

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Gerry Shih / Reuters:

Xiaomi made $56 million profit in 2013: filing — (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Technology Ltd Co [XTC.UL] made a profit of 347.48 million yuan ($56.15 million) on 26.58 billion yuan ($4.30 billion) in revenue in 2013, Chinese securities filings dated Monday show.

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France says UberPop to be banned as irate taxi drivers stall traffic — (Reuters) - The UberPop transport service will be banned in France from Jan. 1 to avoid unfair competition, the interior ministry said on Monday as taxi drivers impeded morning traffic into Paris in a one-day protest against the U.S.-based online cab-hailing firm.

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Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Google:

T-Mobile teases a new uncarrier deal livestreaming tomorrow as it claims 50% faster LTE in NY — T-Mobile has announced that it will be unveiling its latest contract-free deal in a livestreamed ‘fireside chat’ tomorrow, Un-carrier 8.0. … The company hasn't hinted at any of the details, but we'll of course let you know ...

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Robin Wauters / Tech.eu:

European long-distance ridesharing platform Carpooling arrives in the United States, partners with Uber — Munich, Germany-based Carpooling, previously known as Carpooling.com, is launching in the United States after having inked a deal with increasingly controversial ride-booking service Uber.

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Brian Ries / Mashable:

Uber introduces surge pricing during Sydney hostage siege, then backtracks, offers free rides, refunds — Uber intros surge pricing during Sydney hostage siege, then backtracks after user outcry — This post was updated at 10:45 p.m. ET to include an updated statement from Uber

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Nokia's Here Will Power Maps For Baidu Outside China To Cater To China's ‘Globetrotters’ — Search giant Baidu has made no secret of its ambitions to expand its business outside of China by way of mobile services. Now it's struck a deal with Nokia that could help it with that by serving domestic users abroad.

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