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In a commendable move, the NFL Players Association is contracting with Uber for the 2013-2014 season in an attempt to keep intoxicated athletes from getting behind the wheel. Each player will receive a personalized keychain card that contains $200 credit for the on-demand ridesharing service, which will complement an existing telephone-based service that’s offered by the union. Uber currently operates in 17 of the NFL’s 31 cities, which isn’t ideal, but the service is expanding at a respectable pace. The agreement stands as Uber’s biggest deal with major league sports to date, which previously provided a trial service to the San Francisco Giants. Naturally, we’d like to see other players’ organizations and teams get on board with similar programs, which could help prevent tragedies such as the one that took the life of a Dallas Cowboys player last year.

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PayPal has rolled out a major update for both its Android and its iOS apps, bringing with the latest version a newly redesigned interface and some new features. Though multiple notable features have been added, perhaps the most important among them for users is the inclusion of “Shop,” a tabbed section that details restaurants and […]

This article was written on December 22, 2010 by CyberNet.

Earlier this year we wrote up a review of Solipskier on the iPhone and iPad, and followed that up with some detailed sales stats the developers provided. If you haven’t grabbed the game yet now is the perfect time because it has joined up with five other independent game developers to put their games on sale for just $0.99 each, and that’s not all. They will also be donating 1/3rd of all the sales (after Apple’s cut) to Child’s Play Charity.

What games are included in this sale? Here’s the list along with a brief description for each:

• CANABALT (iTunes Link – Universal iPad/iPhone Game) – Outrun the destruction of your city with just a tap of your finger! The genre-defining, one-button parkour phenomenon is on sale for the first time ever, and runs great on your iPad too.
• SOLIPSKIER (iTunes Link – Universal iPad/iPhone Game) – Solipskier is a fast paced skiing game where you draw the slopes to pick up speed and do jumps. Paint your own cliffs, do tricks and slalom through gates to get huge scores!
• SPIDER (iTunes Link – iPhone Game) – You are a spider. Search for clues as you adventure from room to room on the hunt for your next meal. Build webs of your own design: in the corners, under the furniture, and in the forgotten places too small for humans.
• OSMOS (iTunes Link – iPhone Game) – This award-winning PC game has been fully redesigned for the iPhone, featuring fluid multitouch controls, lush, flowing visuals, and an atmospheric electronic soundtrack.
• ELISS (iTunes Link – iPhone Game) – Your job is to keep up harmony in an odd universe made of blendable planets. Touch-control multiple planets at once, join them together into giant orbs or split them up into countless dwarf planets, and match their size with the squeesars.
• DROP7 (iTunes Link – Universal iPad/iPhone App) – Tetris meets Sudoku in this original, addictive puzzle game. One of Time Magazine’s Top 10 iPhone Games, Esquire’s Best Downloadable Games Ever, and Edge Magazine’s #2 Best iPhone Game of All Time.

There is also a freebie page set up that includes some wallpapers they’ve designed for your iPad and iPhone. You’ve got until December 31st to get your hands on these discounted games, and if you’re on the edge about purchasing them you should keep in mind that both Canabalt and Solipskier had never been put on sale previously.

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After a successful closed beta trial, mobile ticketing is now a reality for the multitude of mass transit riders in the Portland metropolitan area. The TriMet Tickets app is now available for iPhone and Android users, establishing TriMet as the nation’s first multimodal transit agency to offer smartphone-based ticketing across all of its operations — this includes the region’s commuter rail, light rail, streetcar and bus lines. The free app allows users to purchase either one or multiple tickets, which extend from 2-hour fares to 30-day passes. Tickets are verified with QR codes and on-screen animations, making it difficult for riders to game the system with simple screenshots. The mobile payment system is made possible by GlobeSherpa, a Portland-based company that also provides service alerts and backend fleet optimization for the TriMet system. BlackBerry and Windows Phone users can look forward to forthcoming versions of the TriMet Tickets app, and for a quick overview, you’ll find a tutorial video after the break.

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Evernote has announced that Evernote 5 is now available for Windows desktop computers. Evernote says that version 5 is smarter, more powerful, and more friendly than versions for Windows users in the past. The new application takes advantage of modern aesthetics to provide a flat interface that is easy-to-use on multiple versions of Windows. Evernote […]