Uber vows to roll out service where it has 'tacit approval,' with precautions

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Uber iOS" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/uber.jpg" /></div>If you hadn't gathered, Uber's app-based taxi service isn't always welcome wherever it goes. The company is tired of that fighting just to maintain its business, so it's defining its expansion policies through a new white paper. Deployments will occur in regions where Uber sees "tacit approval" from regulators -- in other words, areas where there hasn't been direct legal action against competing services for at least 30 days. Just in case authorities change their minds, the company plans to go "above and beyond" commercial licensing requirements, including a $2 million insurance policy on trips and more stringent background tests. While Uber would much rather have explicit permission to operate as it sees fit, the strategy could have the firm venturing into territories where competitors with unlicensed drivers have (seemingly) free rein.<br /> </div></div>

Uber vows to roll out service where it has 'tacit approval,' with precautions

If you hadn't gathered, Uber's app-based taxi service isn't always welcome wherever it goes. The company is tired of that fig...

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Apple halting Mac Pro sales in Europe on March 1st in the wake of new standards

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /> <div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Apple Mac Pro 2010" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/apple-mac-pro-2010-display.jpg" /></div>Apple has hinted that it will give Mac Pro aficionados some love with a professional Mac follow-up sometime this year. For Europeans, though, it might not come soon enough: the company has confirmed that it's officially stopping sales of the current Mac Pro in European Union-affiliated countries as of March 1st. Why? Soon-to-be-implemented tougher standards require that companies shield their fans and electrical ports more thoroughly than we see in the existing system, Apple says. While there's no immediate sign of a replacement, prospective customers who want the tower for projects won't be completely left out -- resellers will be free to sell what stock they have after the cutoff date. That might still be small consolation to European pros who need heavier iron for their tasks than an iMac.<br /> </div></div>

Apple halting Mac Pro sales in Europe on March 1st in the wake of new standards

Apple has hinted that it will give Mac Pro aficionados some love with a professional Mac follow-up s...

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