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Nintendo gives 2nd glimpse of Wii U game machine

Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii U game console will come with a controller that has a big, touch-enabled screen. At first glance, that seems like an obstacle to the kind of casual multiplayer gaming that made ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A look at Roku's new line of digital media players

Getting video from the Internet to your TV used to be a difficult, costly procedure. That's no longer the case.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Social gaming a big winner in smartphone boom

More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant fowl hurled at targets as social gaming takes hold in the booming mobile phone market, industry experts say.

Technology / Software

created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Gamers griping handheld controls

Even though motion-sensing videogame controllers are all the rage, sometimes a player prefers a Batarang for bashing bad guys.

Technology / Software

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

China to crack down on lavish public-funded fetes

(AP) -- China plans to crack down in the coming year on lavish parties and seminars organized by government officials, hoping to placate a public angered by corruption and accounts of sex and booze-fueled ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Big Fish expanding in sea of casual game lovers

Big Fish Games is diving into more countries as the sea of casual game lovers grows exponentially worldwide.

Technology / Business

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers study psychological impact of casual sex

University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The ugly truth about one night stands

Men are far more interested in casual sex than women. While men need to be exceptionally attractive to tempt women to consider casual sex, men are far less choosy. These findings by Dr Achim Schützwohl, from the Department ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (10) | comments 5

Dialing back: Cost-cutters return to slow-speed Internet

With his work hours cut and an investment portfolio in the tank, Arnold Zimmerman is considering the unthinkable: ditching his blazing-fast cable Internet service and going back to dial-up.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0