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- Apple seizes the steering wheel with CarPlayApple's CarPlay will let drivers communicate hands-free.
- Apple seizes the steering wheel with CarPlayApple's CarPlay will let drivers communicate hands-free.
- 'Nearby Friends' helps find Facebook users in the real worldWant to know where your Facebook friends are? A new optional feature lets you and your friends find each other via location-tracking technology on the Facebook app.
- Zynga goes mobile with new FarmVille 2 appZynga hopes to turn around years of decreasing revenue with "FarmVille 2: Country Escape," an app for iOS and Android. Will its foray into mobile-first social gaming bring home the bacon?
- Project Ara: Google says 'next 5 billion' will build their phonesThere has been a lot of talk recently about how the 'next 5 billion' consumers will get smart phones and get online. Google is aiming to bring a cheap, customizable聽smart phone to the masses with Project Ara, set to go on sale in January 2015.
- 4K TV delivers Netflix like never before. But is 4K worth it?4K TV sets can watch聽'House of Cards' in ultra high definition. But will Netflix's 4K gambit be enough to get consumers to latch onto this nascent technology?
- Twitter brings analytics firm Gnip under its wingTwitter is hoping that analyzing your 140 characters will bring in big money. The social media site announced it bought social analytics firm Gnip Tuesday, adding to its growing nest of data companies.
- Titan Aerospace, solar-powered drone maker, acquired by GoogleJust a month after Facebook was rumored to purchase Titan Aerospace, Google announced it snatched up the solar-powered drone company in order to bring Internet access to the rural masses.
- Google Glass goes on sale Tuesday amid Explorer tensionGoogle Glass is on sale to the public for one day only. But exploring the frontiers of wearable tech isn't without its challenges.
- Samsung Galaxy S5 durable, but iPhone has edgeSamsung Galaxy S5聽scored well given its water resistance and a sturdy back panel made of plastic, according to SquareTrade, winning聽points for being just 4 inches diagonally, compared with about 5 inches for other Android phones.
- Did the NSA know about Heartbleed all along?The National Security Agency hasn't exactly been in the Internet's good graces following revelations about its extensive surveillance efforts, and a new report says the agency knew about the Heartbleed bug before everyone else, but kept it secret for its own use. How likely is the claim?
- Percy Julian Google Doodle: Why aren't there more black scientists?One-hundred fifteen years after the birth of pioneering black American chemist Percy Julian, blacks continue to be underrepresented in the sciences.
- 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
- Percy Julian, pioneering black chemist, earns a Google DoodleFacing immense challenges both in the lab and as a black chemist in a largely segregated America, Percy Julian overcame many barriers in order to produce groundbreaking discoveries. He is honored by a Google Doodle on what would have been his 115th birthday.
- Heartbleed: Which websites are now secure?Companies are scrambling to fix the Heartbleed聽bug, which might have left supposedly secure information exposed for two years. What websites have patched the issue?
- 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