#PhillyFive What We’re Reading: Oct. 28, 2014
What we're reading this morning. Stories you might have missed.
1) New Jersey could become the third state to permit the testing and licensing of self-driving vehicles. This doesn't mean you can go buy one anytime soon. Phil Gregory reports for Newsworks.
2) Tourists were greeted at Independence Mall last week by anti-abortion protesters with graphic, bloody photographs on a 12-foot-tall video screen. Protests that use inflammatory tactics are effective at getting attention. Emily Guendelsberger of City Paper asks: Are they any good at changing minds?
3) Hours after his Shark Tank appearance, a local entrepreneur cashed in. EmergenSee CEO Phil Reitnour didn't win. But he got what he wanted, and that was plenty of exposure for his mobile personal security app, reports Philadelphia Business Journal's Lauren Hertzler.
4) Yes, iPad apps can help your child learn to read. Maybe not all screen time is bad. A new study shows that educational apps have a measurable impact on literacy scores. John Paul Titlow of Fast Co. Labs spells it out.
5) The best Apple device ever is likely in the Apple Store now. It's not the best selling iOS machine, but it's demonstrably the most power and capable iOS computer. Charles Moore has the details in the Philly-based Technology Tell.