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  • Study: Today's Global Youth Would Give Up Their Sense of Smell to Keep Their Technology

    McCann Worldgroup today released the findings of The Truth about Youth, a quantitative study of 7000 16-30 year olds conducted in April 2011 across 7 markets – UK, USA, Spain, China, India, Brazil and Mexico which was then confirmed qualitative...
  • Apple Moves to Stop Kids Racking up iTunes Bills

    Apple Moves to Prevent Kids Racking Up Big iTunes Bills for Game Bling Like 'Smurfberries'
     
    Apple Inc. has changed how purchases inside iPhone and iPad games are authorized after customers complained that their kids were racking up hundreds o...
  • Keeping Kids Safe Online

     
    Simple Ideas for Helping Them Surf the Web Safely
    Today's kids are growing up in a world where the Web is part of their everyday lives, social networking sites have always existed and buying music online is as common as browsing record stores ...
  • New iPhone Application From Medela Puts Helpful Breastfeeding Information at Moms' Fingertips

    In support of moms who choose to breastfeed and/or breastpump, Medela is launching a new application for the iPhone and iPod touch.  iBreastfeed is free and available now through the iTunes App Store.
    iBreastfeed will give moms helpful infor...
  • Biking, Swimming? Nah. Survey Says Kids Master Tech First

    Survey Highlights How Childrens' Interaction With Technology Has Changed
    So much for the simple things in life.
    Kids these days may know their way around the family computer or how to use their parents' cell phones, but a new survey says they're mo...
  • Monster Announces Major 'Youth Empowerment' Initiative For 2011

    Monster, a world leader in the manufacturing of high-performance headphones and consumer electronics accessories, announced a major Youth Empowerment Initiative for 2011 at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. The multi-tiered initiative will include ...
  • Parents worry about toddlers' tiny fingers itching for smart phones

    USA TODAY: Could today's tiny tots be following their Baby Boomer elders — tuning in, turning on, dropping out? Casey and Bieler both concede they're worried about their children becoming anti-social with their high-tech obsessions, sitting alo...
  • The Future of Family Entertainment Arrives as Kinect for Xbox 360 Launches

    New York's famed Times Square went controller-free, as the Crossroads of the World was transformed into a dancing, singing, A-list celebration for the North American launch of Kinect for Xbox 360. A full day of demos, star-studded appearanc...
  • Are texting and Facebook worse for teens than TV?

    Let's face it: Teenagers spend hours texting, socializing on Facebook and playing video games. And it's driving their parents nuts. Sure, there are real dangers associated with all this screen time — everything from cyberbullying to couch-pota...
  • Baby Video Monitors Could Invite Burglars

    Best to Use Wi-Fi and Never Assume That System Is Secure, Experts Say
    Parents, beware: That baby monitor on which you rely to watch your little one can also be used by would-be burglars and others to snatch the signal from afar and peer into your ne...