With well over 5,000 BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha devices out there, C2 Development has opened the doors to beta testing on their new app called Kaxi. If you're not familar with Kaxi, it's an app that aims to make finding taxis in your local area whether you are in the UK or USA, super simple:
Simply tap "find local taxis" and Kaxi will search for the nearest taxi companies to you and display their name and number. You can also search by a town or city and Kaxi will display all the taxi companies in the given area.
Like any beta that you sign up for, you'll be given early access to app before it hits BlackBerry App World and as such be able to help C2 Development through the Kaxi BETA Portal which may be used to submit feedback and bug reports.
Right now, the UK version is completed and the US version is in bugfixing stages and a Canadian version is being considered. Have a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha and interested in helping out? You can sign up for the beta via the C2 Development site link below.
Sign up for the Kaxi beta program
SparkyBC Oct 22, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Where is the love for Canada?
maam Oct 22, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Patience eh=)
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Oct 22, 2012 at 11:52 pm
"Canadian version is being considered"
That is what every dev says to worm out of the conversation regarding if they are making an app for the Canadian market
crwblyth Oct 23, 2012 at 7:14 am
No worming out here, we're definitely considering it!
We are currently working on building up a directory for taxi companies within Canada. We don't want to release it in Canada if the directory doesn't cover most towns/cities.
theHip Oct 23, 2012 at 12:50 am
Like other commenters, I hope they make a Canadian version!!!
paviktor Oct 23, 2012 at 1:57 am
I hope they make a Russian version!
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Oct 23, 2012 at 2:12 am
Thats pushin it bud
neteng1000 Oct 23, 2012 at 7:41 am
Why would that be pusing it? It would be smart. 150Million people, GDP larger than Canada and Moscow just so happens to be the most expensive city in the world for real estate.
callumcarolan Oct 24, 2012 at 1:37 pm
because we can't read or write in russian, we also have no personal experience of the way russian towns/cities/provinces etc are set up.
iwasspartacus Oct 23, 2012 at 11:32 am
That does make more sense. I can appreciate (as a Canuck) that developers have to produce apps where services/users exist .... a taxi app makes sense in what? 8 Canadian cities? (6 if you only want to serve English speakers).
Not exactly low hanging fruit.