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Cars will soon be so linked into wireless networks they will be like giant rolling smartphones — with calling systems, streaming video, cameras and apps capable of harnessing the unprecedented trove of data vehicles will produce about themselves and the humans who drive them.

Hours after releasing its latest teaser video for the Galaxy S4 come rumors that the next big thing, as Samsung likes to bill it, will have eye-tracking software for scrolling through content.

Tens of millions of online note-takers found themselves worrying about their security Monday, as questions remained about a weekend hack of Evernote.

US-based online information storage firm Evernote asks all users to reset their passwords following a security breach by hackers.

It’s a scenario familiar to any skier or snowboarder: You pull out your trusty paper trail map on a snowy, windy day, only to have it flap around, rip into pieces and succumb to the soggy bounds of your gloves. Now, though, you may be able to spare yourself the struggle. The map mavens at Google this week rolled out their latest product, mobile trail maps of 38 resorts in the U.S. and Canada, complete with colored lines for trails — green for beginner runs, blue for intermediate and black for experts — along with lifts and the occasional Street View–like tour.

Amid concerns over adult content popping up on its new Vine video app, Twitter appeared Tuesday to have restricted how users can share sexually explicit clips.

iPad apps that college students have developed soon could help high school and middle school students crack the code of algebra, often a gatekeeper to college entry.

Setting up a date can be hard, even with online
services doing a lot of the heavy lifting. You
have to find a place you like, a time that works,
and of course you need someone to go on the
date with. A new app called Crazy Blind Date
from OKCupid takes care of that last bit for
you. Choose the time and place, and it picks the
person.
Actually, it picks four people — and there's a
twist: Their faces are scrambled, like one of
those sliding-square puzzles. So you get a
partial preview — nice eyes, dark hair — but
not the whole picture. Pick one, show up, and
presto, you're dating! Just pray none of the
other options shows up at the same time.
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The notion is that people often find themselves
with a free evening, wishing they could meet
someone new, but none of their prospects are
coming through. So an app that gets you a date
on short notice, with someone OK Cupid thinks
you'll like, could easily fill that particular niche.
Short-notice-dating apps aren't new; some, in
fact, have grown quite popular. Grindr, for
instance, is aimed at single gay men and has
become a bit notorious for its "hook-up
culture." But unlike OKCupid's app, Grindr lets
you see the people nearby clearly and choose
according to your preference.
That's because of the ugly truth: That looks
matter in these situations, and picky daters
might turn up their noses at this appeal to their
less superficial side. In fact, the website But a
few lonely nights might convince them to take a
chance. In the meantime, more adventurous
users of OKCupid may find the whole
experience thrilling.
But then it gets weird. After a date, you're
asked (naturally enough) to rate how well the
date went. If it went poorly, you say so, and if
it went well, you award your date "kudos."
People with more kudos show up more often
as potential dates

Just weeks after the National Rifle Association forcefully blamed violent video games for gun violence, the gun-rights organization has released a new shooter game for kids as young as four.

Here's the scenario: You were the lucky recipient of a new Apple iPad this holiday season, and you're slightly overwhelmed by the 275,000 app choices (not including the thousands of universal apps that are compatible with iPhone, iPod, and iPad) in the iTunes Store.