10 Essential Android Apps for Business Travelers

August 20th, 2010

Business Insider, after including Taxi Magic in a similar list for iPhone apps a couple months ago, has now named Taxi Magic for Android to its Essential Android Apps for Business Travelers list.  Thanks again.

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Taxi Magic In Style

August 4th, 2010

Taxi Magic has finally arrived on the red carpet where we belong.  Suck it, Brangelina, now who’s hot?  (We’re totally just kidding.  We would definitely love to hang out with you, Mr. Pitt and Ms. Jolie.  We’ll even provide the transportation.)  Taxi Magic was officially dubbed “In Style” by People Magazine’s August Style Watch Issue.  Beyonce is on the cover and everything, so it’s definitely legit.  Thanks, Katie.  BTW, check out her super cool blog.

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CNET Favorite iPhone App Double Whammy

July 21st, 2010

CNET editors Nicole Lee and Rafe Needleman both recently included Taxi Magic in their favorite app lists.  Check out their lists to see why they love Taxi Magic and to learn about eighteen more cool and useful apps: Nicole and Rafe.  Thanks, guys!

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New TMAGIC Shortcode – Book Taxis from Any Cell Phone

June 28th, 2010

Don’t have a smartphone yet?  No problem.  Now you can book taxis with Taxi Magic simply by texting your pickup address to our new shortcode: TMAGIC or 862442. 

  • We verify the pickup address, send it to a magic booking taxi partner, and reply back to you with a confirmation and updates on your taxi.
  • In addition to normal addresses, we also recognize businesses.  Try texting Starbucks and the zipcode.
  • Works with all cell phones and carriers.  Message and data rates may apply.

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10 Best Free Apps for Business Travelers

June 16th, 2010

Our roots are in serving business travelers, so we were thrilled to be included in Business Insider’s 10 Best Free Apps for Business Travelers  along with other useful apps like Yelp and Skype.  We appreciate the recognition.

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New Chicago Fleets – Welcome to the Taxi Magic Network

June 10th, 2010

Chicago has long been one of our best cities with fleet partners Flash Cab and 303 Taxi.  We’re excited to announce the addition of four more magic booking fleets – Yellow Cab Chicago, Chicago Checker, Chicago Carriage Cab, and Blue Diamond Taxi – growing our Chicago Taxi Magic network to over 4,000 taxis.  High quality fleet partners = great Taxi Magic service.

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TUAW’s Daily App

June 10th, 2010

Mike Schramm of The Unofficial Apple Weblog wrote about Taxi Magic saving him from being stranded at a party in San Franciso.  Glad to be of service, Mike.

http://i.tuaw.com/2010/06/10/tuaws-daily-app-taxi-magic/

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Adam Curry’s The Big App Show

May 21st, 2010

Adam Curry of MTV ’80s VJ fame (Ah, the memories of hanging out in the basement rocking out to Van Halen, Motley Crue and Bon Jovi…) has a an iPhone app called The Big App Show where he shows off really cool apps.  He recently featured Taxi Magic as one of his all time favorites, so download his app and check it out.  Thanks, Adam!

http://bigappshow.com/

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Conde Nast – Best Apps for Life on the Go

May 4th, 2010

Michael Haney published a great list of travel apps, including Taxi Magic.  Thanks, Michael!

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Siri Integrates Taxi Magic

April 20th, 2010

Siri is a terrific app for getting things done on your phone.  It’s like your very own personal assistant helping you with things like restaurants, movies and local events.  And now you can book taxis with Taxi Magic – directly from the Siri app.  Siri is one of our initial developer partners, and we are adding lots more.  We want to make it easy for you to get a taxi wherever you are and whatever you’re doing.

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