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Cyber junkies can unplug at US retreat
Aug 21, 2009 |
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The first US retreat for Internet addicts has opened its doors, welcoming a teenager that was captive to World of Warcraft online role-playing videogame.
Study Links Internet Addiction to Aggression in Teens
Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Armed with the findings of a new study, Taiwanese researchers suggest parents and educators pay more attention to children’s online habits because Internet-addicted teens seem more prone to aggression. However, ...
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Chinese teen dies at Internet addiction rehab camp
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said.
Technology addiction disrupts teenage learning
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology addiction amongst teenagers is having a disruptive effect on their learning, according to new research published today by Cranfield School of Management (UK). Over a third (39.3%) of 11-18 year ...
Internet addiction center opens in US
Sep 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.
Scientist redefines 'Internet addiction' and sets new standards for treatment
Aug 17, 2007 |
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Is your first craving in the morning for your computer mouse? Do you obsessively check email in the middle of the night?
Some United flights to offer Wi-Fi
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Some friendly skies are about to become a Wi-Fi hot spot.
Comcast settles data discrimination lawsuit
Dec 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Comcast will pay up to $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the cable TV operator of delaying certain Internet traffic.
China cracks down on online games: report
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China has placed more than 4.65 million computers at some 80,000 Internet cafes under watch in a bid to crack down on violent or pornographic online games, state media reported Friday.
Are the effects of pornography negligible?
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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A Université de Montréal researcher, funded by the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence Against Women, has launched a new study to examine the effects of pornography on men. "We ...
Yahoo launches online consumer privacy tool
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Yahoo wants its users to know what it knows about them.
Postal services get exclusive '.post' address
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Global postal services will soon have their own address on the Internet, after the web's authority for assigning domain names ICANN, said on Friday that it had approved the new address dot post (.post).
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