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Viacom, Time Warner Cable settle dispute over app

(AP) -- Viacom Inc., the parent of pay TV networks MTV and Comedy Central, has settled a dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc. over whether its subscribers can watch shows like "Jersey Shore" on mobile devices while at home.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is too much sitting as bad as too little exercise?

Sitting all day may significantly boost the risk of lifestyle-related disease even if one adds a regular dose of moderate or vigorous exercise, scientists said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 8

Study finds the mind is a frequent, but not happy, wanderer

People spend 46.9 percent of their waking hours thinking about something other than what they're doing, and this mind-wandering typically makes them unhappy. So says a study that used an iPhone web app to ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

NHK shows off a TV that watches you

Most people are comfortable enough with the idea of watching TV, but how comfortable will they be with the idea of the TV watching them back?

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog

YouTube adds thousands of movies for rent online (Update)

YouTube is beefing up its roster of movies for "rent" online in the United States to woo viewers away from television and take on booming Internet service Netflix.

Technology / Internet

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Review: GPS running watches offer improvements

My accessories for last month's Mardi Gras Marathon in New Orleans included a pair of bead necklaces and three watches.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

High court to rule on TV indecency, GPS tracking

(AP) -- The Supreme Court has added a couple of high-profile constitutional challenges to its lineup of cases for next term: One looking at governmental regulation of television content and the other dealing with the authority ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Screen time linked to psychological problems in children

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children who spend longer than two hours in front of a computer or television screen are more likely to suffer psychological difficulties, regardless of how physically active they are.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Couch potatoes beware: Too much time spent watching TV is harmful to heart health

Spending too much leisure time in front of a TV or computer screen appears to dramatically increase the risk for heart disease and premature death from any cause, perhaps regardless of how much exercise one gets, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Perception: Skinny people aren't lazy but overweight people are

Research at the University of Alberta shows that when a thin person is seen laying down watching television, people assume they're resting. But when people see an overweight person relaxing, it's automatically assumed they're ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Low-power version of Bluetooth coming for watches

(AP) -- A new version of the Bluetooth wireless technology could expand what can be done by watches, toys, home sensors, medical monitors and other devices that typically have been limited in their functions because they ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Researchers find Sydney whales unfazed by whale watching

A team of researchers from Macquarie University and Taronga Zoo has just released the results of a study into the effects of whale watching on the behavior of migrating humpback whales.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Teens with more screen time have lower-quality relationships

Teens who spend more time watching television or using computers appear to have poorer relationships with their parents and peers, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

100 million TVs will be Internet-connected by 2016, report predicts

Soon, the living room TV will become as hyper-connected as the people watching it.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Samsung claims slimmest 'watch phone'

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Wednesday announced what it claims is the world's slimmest "watch phone".

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 5