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  • Sexting Numbers Among Teens Lower Than Thought

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 5, 2011
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    Teen sexting is a real problem, but not the pervasive scourge some reports have suggested, says the first detailed national study on youths who share sexual images on phones and the Internet.Just 2.5% of kids ages 10 to 17 admit to creating or appear...

  • iPhone App That Deters Cyber-Bullying Reaches 3 Million Users

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 1, 2011
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    Arizona-based developer Dapper Gentlemen is grinning over its app Ugly Meter, which is being touted as an alleged "Bully Tool." Ugly Meter has reached the 3 million downloads mark in the iTunes app store and shows no sign of slowing down.As the app g...

  • PBS KIDS’ TOP TIPS FOR HAND-ME-DOWN TECH GIFTS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 1, 2011
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    In a survey of parents of 2- to 10-year-olds, PBS KIDS found that nearly a quarter of parents will find a second life for their personal tech devices this holiday season, passing their used mobile phones and computers to their kids when they get new ...

  • WeTopia Social Game Lets Players Help Raid Money For Children's Charities

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 30, 2011
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    Sojo Studios is announcing its first online social game, WeTopia, which is designed to be part of a series of games where players can have fun while doing good in the real world by raising money for children’s charities.WeTopia is a free-to-pla...

  • NFL Star Adrian Peterson Launches Charitable Shopping Experience to Benefit At Risk Kids

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 29, 2011
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    Adrian Peterson and his All Day Foundation will make the holiday shopping experience more meaningful with the debut of a revolutionary new browser app called the GIVING ASSISTANT, which directs funds raised in online shopping to programs that support...

  • Mobile Apps To Get Ratings Similar To Video Games

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 29, 2011
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    Mobile applications and games on popular smartphones and tablets — including Apple's iPhone and iPad and Android-based devices — will soon carry age-based ratings.The ratings that AT&T Wireless, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellu...

  • Kids and Technology: The New Rules Of Online Safety

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 17, 2011
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    Between smartphones, social networks, tablet PCs and Internet-ready gaming systems, today's families are more connected than ever, with schools, libraries and organizations nationwide increasingly rolling out programs devoted to extolling the virtues...

  • PBS KIDS Launches Its First Educational Augmented Reality App

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 14, 2011
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    PBS KIDS today announced its first augmented reality app for iPhone and iPod touch, FETCH! Lunch Rush, which is now available on the App Store. Available for free, the app uses the camera on iPhone or iPod touch to overlay computer-generated graphics...

  • New SUPER WHY Alpha Boost! App Pumps up Literacy Learning on iPhone and iPod touch

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 10, 2011
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    Adding to its lineup of successful children’s educational apps, PBS KIDS today announced the release of the new SUPER WHY Alpha Boost! App for iPhone and iPod touch. The new app, available now on the App Store, is based on SUPER WHY, the award-...

  • Why Siri Is Female Has Origins From Birth

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 26, 2011
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    Apple's new Siri, the voice-activated virtual assistant built into its new iPhone 4S, has already been hailed as a game changer. Instead of typing commands or moving a mouse or touching a screen, you talk to her. You ask her for things, and she answe...