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Pay Attention: Researchers Debunk Game Link to Concentration Study
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Remember that study from earlier this week which intimated that playing videogames and watching television were linked with attention problems in children? Texas A&M researcher Christopher J Ferguson and T. Atilla Ceranoglu, from Harvard Medical School, saw the research and responded with a scathing (for research anyway) rebuttal.

Garage Sale Laptop Contains Underground Political Game

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An Albuquerque, New Mexico man purchased a laptop for $100 at a garage sale and, after booting it up, was surprised to find an unpublished, underground political game from the 1990s, which took jabs at then Governor Gary Johnson.

Experience Points: This ID just got Real

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Man, there is sure a storm of controversy surrounding Blizzards Real ID system, to the point that they are being forced to address it from the top brass.

Blizzard Reverses Plans To Require Real Names On Forums

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After announcing plans requiring users in official forums to go by their real names via Real ID earlier this week, Blizzard has responded to negative feedback by scrapping the new initiative.

EpicWin app turns real-life to-do lists into a game
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To-do lists. We all have them, but that doesn't mean we have to like them. Getting through a pile of boring chores isn't all that fun, but an upcoming iPhone app is looking to change that.

Not Just Sex Tips: Reviewing the Games of...Cosmopolitan.com
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If I asked you to think of ways to describe Cosmopolitan magazine’s content, what would you say?

Hey! Check Out Our New Office!
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We're going to need another couch...

How I'm Learning To Hate Apple A Little Less

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I'm a huge fan of hip-hop, and one of my favorite songs is "Man I Used To Be" by Toronto based MC, k-os. Near the end of the track he says, "Walked by a window and my reflection said to me...So you're not the man you used to be."

Video: Subversive Brain Age Speedrun Will Blow Your Mind
Wired
Why bother doing math when you can doodle?

Review: Naughty Bear
The Escapist
The teddy bears had a picnic, but they didn't invite Naughty Bear. So he murdered them all.

"Project Mercury" to premiere at San Diego Comic-Con
BigDownload
Later this month the sold out San Diego Comic-Con begins and it's becoming more and more of a place for game developers and publishers to show off upcoming titles and even make a few game announcements.

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NSA Confirms 'Perfect Citizen' Exists, But as R&D

The National Security Agency (NSA) on Thursday confirmed the existence of a program known as "Perfect Citizen," but denied assertions that it is a secret monitoring plan that will deploy sensors to detect...
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iPhone 4 Update Won't Fix Antenna Glitch

Apple support staffers are confirming to customers what the company itself does not appear anxious to admit—the forthcoming firmware update for iPhone 4 won't fix the device's finicky antenna.
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Pew study finds rapid increase in mobile Internet use by low-income Americans
Wireless access to the Internet has long been seen as a potential economic bridge for disadvantaged groups in those regions of the world that lack a wired infrastructure...
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