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American gamer chronicles Japan's vibrant arcade culture in book

The death of the video game arcade has not, alas, been greatly exaggerated. For gamers older than 30, memories of plugging endless quarters into Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat and After Burner cabinets are just that: memories. ...

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Games and interactive media are powerful tools for health promotion and childhood obesity prevention

Children are naturally drawn toward gaming and other types of technology, creating an ideal opportunity to design interactive media tools to encourage physical activity and promote healthy eating habits, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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With optimal conversations, young couples experience less relationship stress, higher satisfaction: study

(Medical Xpress) -- The happiest young couples may be involved in a different kind of engagement. Young adults who easily engage in rewarding conversations with their partners are less likely to hold onto anger and stress ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unlike Patriots, NFL slow to embrace 'Moneyball'

(AP) -- It's advice that sounds like heresy on the gridiron: Go for it on fourth down. Try more onside kicks. Running backs don't matter much.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sony's Hirai to replace Stringer as CEO in April

(AP) -- Sony Corp. announced Wednesday that Kazuo Hirai, who leads the company's core consumer products business, will replace Howard Stringer as CEO and president effective April 1, as the electronics and ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New U of M video game teaches consequences of distracted driving

Being in a life-threatening vehicle crash due to distracted driving teaches a painful lesson, but makers of the new video game Distraction Dodger hope there is a much safer way to teach the same lesson.

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B

(AP) -- Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review: Fresh stories propel 'The Old Republic'

(AP) -- How do you make that familiar galaxy far, far away fresh again? Take it back to an even longer time ago. Way back. Well before Vader, Luke, Leia, Yoda and especially Jar Jar. More than 3,000 years ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies: Avastin may fight early breast cancers

Surprising results from two new studies may reopen debate about the value of Avastin for breast cancer. The drug helped make tumors disappear in certain women with early-stage disease, researchers found.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

(AP) -- Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered the ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Dropbox co-founder aims to build his own Google, not sell to them

Four years ago, Drew Houston was just another super-smart hacker with ambitions of starting his own company.

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3


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