Piggyback tech: Winning tack for Nook and Windows Phone?
Commentary: Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have both brought key software to alternative devices that have a solid footing. But just one has a clear-cut edge.
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These Pizza Hut cats want to serve and entertain you
Pizza Hut Japan has a new Web series — “Pizza Cat” — about cats running one of its restaurants. We’ll take extra mozzarella with that meow, thanks.
Google Lunar XPrize: Part-Time Scientists visit the moon in Germany
Eighteen teams are in a race to get to the moon, with a $30 million payoff. Team Part-Time Scientists recently explored a simulated lunar surface in Bremen, Germany.
Apple wearable rumored to debut with iPhone 6 in September
Apple will debut a wearable device alongside the September 9 iPhone launch, says a new report. But the question remains whether this will be the unveiling of the so-called “iWatch.”
Spheree lets you watch animated images in full 3D
Like a crystal ball, Spheree contains a projected 3D image that you can interact with and move around.
Internet cat Lil BUB helps you enjoy summer
Famous feline Lil BUB wheezes, purrs and snorts while hanging out on the beach in this relaxing video.
Google’s self-driving cars will need steering wheels, at least for now
Rules issued by the California DMV say the search giant’s software-powered car prototypes still need physical controls during testing.
SoundCloud amps up ways for artists to get paid. The price? Ads
The “YouTube for audio” is the latest streaming-music site to tout new ways artists can commercialize. Of course, for its 175 million monthly listeners, that means commercials.
Superhero Workout app: Get fit by fighting aliens
This calisthenics-based fitness app uses motion tracking to turn you into a supersoldier saving the world. In your head, anyway.
Violinist has brain surgery, fiddles throughout
Professional musician Roger Frisch played his violin during brain surgery to correct hand tremors so that surgeons could gauge its efficacy.