Facebook (FB) is testing a new feature that enables the sharing of live video on the world’s largest social network, starting with a small percentage of people on Apple (AAPL) iPhones. Facebook began testing the new feature, called Live, on Thursday to select Apple users but didn’t say when it would open the feature to a wider audience. “No matter where you are, Live lets you bring your friends and family right next to you to experience what’s
Worldwide smartphone sales growth this year will fall into the single digits for the first time, research firm IDC said Thursday. It sees smartphone growth continuing to slow over the next few years, with Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone lagging Android phones. IDC predicts worldwide smartphone shipments will grow 9.8% to 1.43 billion units this year. It trimmed its previous forecast to reflect slowing growth in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America
Tech companies and carmakers from Apple (AAPL) to Volvo are working on self-driving cars. But robot autos don’t belong under the rules of the road yet, warns Consumer Watchdog. In a letter Thursday to the heads of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the public-interest group lobbies the regulators to go slow at writing new rules allowing self-driving cars a call to action. “NHTSA has launched a series of safety initiatives in