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  • OMG! Texting ups truthfulness, new iPhone study suggests

    OMG! Texting ups truthfulness, new iPhone study suggests

    May 16, 2012 17:09

    Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be...

     
  • Kids with cerebral palsy may benefit from video game play

    Kids with cerebral palsy may benefit from video game play

    May 11, 2012 20:26

    Like their healthy peers, children with disabilities may spend too much time in front of a video screen. For children with...

     
  • Smart phones are changing real world privacy settings

    Smart phones are changing real world privacy settings

    May 10, 2012 17:13

    With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized...

     
  • Picking the brains of strangers helps make sense of online information

    Picking the brains of strangers helps make sense of online information

    May 7, 2012 18:17

    People who have already sifted through online information to make sense of a subject can help strangers facing similar tasks...

     
  • Teen-led study highlights dangers of texting and driving

    Teen-led study highlights dangers of texting and driving

    Apr 30, 2012 18:02

    Some people have questioned whether a ban on texting while driving will actually lead to more crashes because drivers will...

     
  • Video games can teach how to shoot guns more accurately and aim for the head

    Video games can teach how to shoot guns more accurately and aim for the head

    Apr 30, 2012 18:00

    Just 20 minutes of playing a violent shooting video game made players more accurate when firing a realistic gun at a mannequin...

     
  • Graduation year drives Facebook connections for college grads

    Graduation year drives Facebook connections for college grads

    Apr 30, 2012 16:46

    Are you connected to college friends on Facebook? Research from North Carolina State University shows that these social networks...

     
  • Action videogames change brains

    Action videogames change brains

    Apr 26, 2012 16:27

    A team led by psychology professor Ian Spence at the University of Toronto reveals that playing an action videogame, even...

     
  • Can video games promote healthier aging?

    Can video games promote healthier aging?

    Apr 23, 2012 18:47

    Videogame technology is proving to be a valuable tool for helping people of all ages improve lifestyle and health habits...

     
  • Not all today’s students are ‘tech savvy’

    Not all today’s students are ‘tech savvy’

    Apr 23, 2012 16:45

    A small minority of today’s university students don’t use email and others are confused by the array of technologies...