It’s no secret that social networking is a large part of our culture. Facebook and other social networking sites have minimum age requirements that some kids get around by lying about the year they were born. Parents must be …
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#RIP? 10 Celebrity Victims of Twitter Death Hoaxes
Online reports of these celebrities’ deaths have been greatly exaggerated.
6 Unexpectedly Entertaining Educational Video Games for Kids
These six games will capture kids’ attention with their sheer fun factor, all the while encouraging creativity, socializing, and learning.
10 Geeky Mother’s Day Gifts to Avoid
While certain gadgets do indeed make swell gifts for that special lady in your life, here’s a look at 10 of them that don’t.
The 10 Best Minecraft Mods
One thing Minecraft for Xbox 360 won’t have at launch is mod support, so here are the 10 best reasons — including werewolves, backpacks and lasers — to keep playing Minecraft on your trusty PC
6 Reasons Apple Is So Successful
One of the more interesting questions I get asked about as an industry analyst who’s followed Apple since 1981 is why Apple is so successful. It’s an honest question because to those unfamiliar with Apple, the company’s rise and …
This Is What The Elder Scrolls Online Looks Like: 17 Leaked Screens
The Elder Scrolls Online will combine the series’ already massive exploration dynamic with the social angle of an MMO. The game will take place a millennium prior to events in Skyrim and strike an apocalyptic Oblivion-esque …
8 Tools for the Online Privacy Paranoid
It’s hard to use the Internet anymore without being watched. Tracking cookies follow your every move, so advertisers can figure out what to sell you. Social networks keep you constantly signed in, in part so they can see what …
92 Teen Text Terms Decoded for Confused Parents
Not so long ago, most teenagers’ text messages read to other people like a jumble of seemingly disconnected letters, numbers, and odd punctuation. Using a combination of shortened words, creative spellings, and a liberal …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for April 2012
Want to craft weapons made of dragon bone? Fight in your own personal arena? Increase your follower count to 15? Fly a Dwemer airship? You can do that and more in our pick of April 2012’s best new Skyrim mods.
DARPA’s $2 Million Challenge: Five Potential Robot Contenders
Yesterday, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a new contest: create a humanoid robot that can navigate a world made for humans. We take a look at five of them and examine how close they are to …
25 Best iPad Games for Your New ‘Resolutionary’ Tablet
So you managed to snag one of Apple’s newfangled even-higher-definition iPads. What are you going to play on it? Check out our top 25 picks list, with something for every type of gamer.