Distracted drivers: Saginaw County teens receive hands-on lesson about distracted driving

The spread of cellphones and gadgets since the early 2000s is nowhere more obvious than in a classroom full of teens, where the cords of earbuds dangle, leading to sleek mobile phones, which act as tiny computers, capable of playing music, capturing and playing video or photos, Internet access, e-mail, gaming and more.

What We Learned: NHL could learn a thing or two from the Super Bowl

Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it. Last night, the most-watched and beloved annual sporting event in America took place, and once again was a wildly successful affair that you all surely enjoyed ...

Microsoft: The Web is better without plug-ins

Microsoft began distancing itself from browser plug-ins last year starting with Internet Explorer on Windows 8's Metro interface, but it spoke more definitively today: plug-ins are bad for the Web. "Metro-style IE runs plug-in free to improve battery life as well as security, reliability, and privacy for consumers," said John Hrvatin, Internet Explorer program manager lead, in a blog post . "A ...

City targets Internet cafes

Walk into some of the Internet cafes sprouting around Charleston, and you'd think you are stepping back into South Carolina's long-gone days of video poker.

Most Awesomely Awful 'Game Addict' Media Coverage Ever - Nibble

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Talking Happy Action Theater with Double Fine

In terms of motion-sensor games, I'm the first to defend the Kinect, but also criticize the lack of games available for the device. It's a strange situation to be in, especially since I admire the tech behind it so much, but don't see too many developers taking advantage of it, in a way that makes sense. That's why I was glad to sit down with Double Fine's Drew Skillman, Technical Artist from ...

Barbershops expand social community with TVs, games, hip-hop

Abimilec Leija, left, and Frost Barajas, center, play video games on the two large flat-screen televisions at Fade Aholics barbershop while they wait for customers on Summitview Ave. on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Leija manages the shop, which caters to a younger crowdl, with music playing on the stereo, graffiti art on the wall, and movies to watch while you wait.

Fast-paced Tampa Generals ready for international wheelchair rugby competition

By Philip Morgan, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 13, 2012 NORTH TAMPA Dave Ceruti broke his neck playing football as a high school freshman. The injury took away the use of his legs, but left intact his desire to compete. After spending frustrating years on the sidelines, he found an outlet with a sport just then catching on in the United States — wheelchair rugby, also known as quad rugby ...

A new generation of gamers: Japan's elderly take over the arcades to play push penny

In a country obsessed with gaming, these pensioners are showing you're never too old to have fun down the arcade. Elderly people in Japan are increasingly taking to the gaming rooms to roll back the years playing coin slot machines and push penny.

Space invaders: seniors take over Japan's arcades

Once the preserve of rowdy teenagers, game arcades in Japan are rapidly becoming the hippest place to hang out for a whole new generation -- their grandparents.