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New Google car has no steering wheel, brake pedalThought Google's self-driving car was impressive? The tech company has one-upped itself, debuting a prototype fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel, gear, or brake pedal.- iPhone kidnapping? What to do if your device gets hijacked.Dozens of iPhone and iPad users have received strange messages on their Apple devices, digital ransom notes that demand payment in order for the device to be unlocked. Who is behind it and what should you do if your device gets kidnapped?
Project Tango, Google's 3-D imaging smart phone, has a tablet siblingSoon your mobile devices could map out the world around you. On the heels of releasing a 3-D imaging smart phone to developers in February, reports have surfaced that Google is adding a tablet to its Project Tango line-up.- The Galaxy Rift? Samsung may dive into virtual reality.Interest in virtual reality technology is growing by the day, and new reports indicate that Samsung is the latest company to develop a VR headset. Who will make it to market first?
Hear it. Share it. Facebook goes 'Shazam' with new TV, music feature.Remember music-recognition app Shazam? Facebook is following suit with a new optional mobile feature that will listen to whatever music, TV show, or movie that is playing nearby, and share a 30-second clip with your friends.
Want to know a Facebook friend's relationship status? Now you can 'Ask'Facebook is taking sharing to a new level: now you can ask someone to share or clarify their relationship status via a button on the Facebook profile page. Does this make asking someone out on social media less creepy? Or is it just a thinly veiled way for Facebook to encourage more sharing on its data-driven website?
Can high fashion save Google Glass鈥檚 image problem?Recent hires at Google (Ivy Ross, formerly of Calvin Klein and Coach) and Apple (Angela Andrehts, formely of Burberry) seem to indicate the tech world is looking to the luxury goods market for help bringing high tech (and high price) goods to mass market.
Adobe Voice: Professional presentations without the creative agencyAdobe, best known for its suite of professional-grade creative products, released Adobe Voice, a free iPad app that lets nonprofits, business, and students easily create sleek videos at no cost.
LinkedIn and Evernote team up to bring business cards to the digital ageEver wish that stack of business cards could shrink? Evernote and LinkedIn are ready to help you zap that information into your smart phone with a new business card and social network integration app.
Oculus fights back against claims it stole virtual reality technologyVideo game company ZeniMax is claiming it owns at least some of the code that powers Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset. As Oculus was just bought by Facebook for $2 billion, the claim raises questions: opportunistic claims or murky legal waters?- Google seeks to unify Android with SilverAccording to new reports, Google is developing a new version of its Android operating system for smart phone manufacturers that will put an emphasis on Google apps, called Android Silver.
- Google will no longer data mine student e-mail accountsAfter a lawsuit concerning privacy of students using Google's suite of education apps gained traction, the tech company announced it would end its practice of data-mining its education-specific apps.
Google Glass goes on sale, for one day onlyGoogle Glass will be available to consumers on Tuesday, April 15. But you better act fast.聽
The Samsung Galaxy S5 ships this week. Is it worth your cash?Meet the Galaxy S5, the latest flagship phone from Samsung.聽
Facebook will make its Messenger app mandatory for mobile chatWant to talk with Facebook friends on your mobile device? Soon, you'll need to have Messenger installed on your machine.聽
Apple iWatch could cost more than $1,000, analyst saysApple iWatch might sell for "several thousand US dollars." How much would an Apple iWatch be worth to you?
Sizing up Cortana, Microsoft's answer to SiriCan Cortana, which will ship in beta form with the Windows Phone 8.1 update, hold up against Apple's Siri?聽
Carousel: Meet Dropbox's new standalone photo-sharing appMeanwhile, Dropbox says it now has 275 million users globally.聽
HBO puts up first episode of 'Silicon Valley' for free on YouTubeMissed the first episode of Silicon Valley? Fear not.聽
StoreDot's big promise: Fully recharge your phone in 30 secondsA prototype device from Israeli company StoreDot promises extremely rapid charge times.聽
