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Video game watchdog shuts down, victim of economy

Technology / Other

created 11 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- David Walsh said when he was assembling his first report card on video game violence 13 years ago, children were attacking on-screen monsters or aliens with imaginary chain saws and guns.


Santa Baby: The Secrets to Santa's Sexiness

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 23 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As Mr and Mrs Claus continue to enjoy the world's longest surviving marriage, a team of researchers at the University of St Andrews set out to uncover the secrets of Santa's enduring attractiveness.


Racing, shooting and zapping your way to better visual skills

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Do your kids want a Wii, a PlayStation or an Xbox 360 this year? This holiday gift season is packed with popular gaming systems and adrenaline-pumping, sharpshooting games. What's a parent to do? Is there any redeeming value ...


Smoking and Drinking Linked to Bowel Cancer: Know Your Risks

Smoking and Drinking Linked to Bowel Cancer: Know Your Risks

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Besides delectable dishes that help us pack on the pounds during the holiday season, many people also let loose with a bottle of wine or a pack of cigarettes. Richard Rood, MD, says moderation ...


Shoppers with smart phones IQ squeezing retailers (AP)

Shoppers with smart phones IQ squeezing retailers

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The rise of smart phones, with their go-anywhere Web access, is changing the shopping game this holiday season.


The Medical Minute: New toy safety standards bring parents confidence

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The holiday season is here and for many kids that means one thing: toys. About half of all toy purchases in the United States occur between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas.


Parents encouraged to avoid purchasing lottery tickets as gifts for minors

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the flurry of activity before the holidays, some well-meaning family members consider buying lottery tickets and scratch cards as affordable, colourful, and potentially promising gift options for the children ...


Parents: Be mindful of hazardous holiday ornaments

Parents: Be mindful of hazardous holiday ornaments

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study from Children's Hospital Boston's Division of Emergency Medicine has found that holiday decorations, particularly glass ornaments, are one more safety hazard parents must consider during the season. ...


The Internet on Saturday buzzed with renewed rumors of Google making its own smartphone

Google hints at making mobile telephone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The Internet on Saturday buzzed with renewed rumors of Google making its own smartphone, after the Internet powerhouse said it is internally dabbling with a mobile device.


Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray (AP)

Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray

Technology / Business

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Although prices for some Blu-ray players dropped below $100 this holiday season, customers are hesitating to jump into the next-generation video format. Even people who already own Blu-ray players ...


Nine gaming predictions for 2010

Technology / Software

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The end of the year offers a chance to look back on all that's come and gone in the past 12 months. It also offers a chance to use that knowledge of the past to bet on the outcome of the next 12 months for fun and profit.


November video game sales fall 8 percent to $2.7B (AP)

November video game sales fall 8 percent to $2.7B

Technology / Business

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Americans reached into their pockets - though not as deep as last year - to spend $2.7 billion on video games in November, according to figures reported Thursday by market researcher NPD Group.


Apple on track to launch tablet device next year, analysts say

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple Inc. is on track to launch a much-anticipated, tablet-sized computing device early next year, according to brokerage reports Wednesday.


Consumers overpredict the use of holiday gifts

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Before you add that fancy "it" gadget to your holiday wish list, you should know you're not going to use it as much as you think you will. For a better estimate of the use you'll get out of your new toy, ask a stranger.


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What's the best hangover cure? Truth be told, there isn't one

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 15

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the holiday party season at hand, UNC's Dr. James C. Garbutt offers these tips about how to enjoy a few drinks responsibly -- while sparing yourself and those around you from the potentially ...