The iPhone is shrinking, Ford talks to Siri, Zuck sets aside Facebook shares and more.
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The iPhone is shrinking, Ford talks to Siri, Zuck sets aside Facebook shares and more.
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There’s been no hotter category in consumer electronics over the past decade, but the smartphone is finally reaching saturation. IDC reports that the worldwide smartphone market will see its first single-digit year of growth on record.
It’s rare for older vehicles to be blessed with access to newer technologies, but Ford is enabling Siri Eyes Free in some 5 million of its cars, dating back to 2011.
It usually takes more than half a decade for history to repeat itself, but KGI is reporting that a four-inch iPhone may emerge in 2016. Phablets may be dominating, but they certainly aren’t for everyone.
Uber has teamed up with Enterprise to test the waters of conventional car rentals, albeit with a rather unconventional pricing scheme.
While simultaneously announcing the healthy birth of his first child, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he’d be sliding 99 percent of his Facebook shares into an LLC for various investments.
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Wearables are more than a buzzword — IDC numbers indicate a nearly 200 percent uptick in shipments in Q3 2015 compared to the same quarter last year.
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