Archive for September, 2008

Virtual relief for troops: Soldier's program sends video games overseas

ROYAL OAK — Under times of stress, games can be a wonderful distraction. Even in wartime.
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Symantec rewrites security suite to curb nuisances

It can be awful to have your Windows computer infected with malicious software, but it is almost as bad suffering the daily burdens imposed by the security software designed to protect you.
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Review: 'Battle in Seattle' fails to make its point

Ah, good intentions. The road to movie hell is paved with them.
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Are Facebook users ready for some football?

This fall, a couple of start-up software companies are trying to make a business out of melding two popular online activities: social networking and fantasy football.
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Once wimpy, cell phones got game

Cell phones may finally be up to the task of crashing cars, zapping bad guys and bowling a decent frame.
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Art Van's new ads aim to draw consumers online

Art Van Furniture will roll out on its familiar delivery trucks a new advertising campaign next month with 10 fun, eye-catching images — such as a chocolate-colored sofa partially wrapped like a Hershey bar.
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Survey kills gamer stereotype

If it seems like just about every American teenager is playing a video game these days, it's because they are.
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Once wimpy, cell phones got game

Cell phones may finally be up to the task of crashing cars, zapping bad guys and bowling a decent frame.
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Survey kills gamer stereotype

If it seems like just about every American teenager is playing a video game these days, it's because they are.
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'TNA Impact' beats up 'Smackdown'

I've soured on wrestling games in the last couple of years. In college, my roommates, Dan and Luke, would watch all the pro-wrestling programs on TV each week, normally while consuming some alcohol and bad food, and we would laugh at how silly and sometimes brutal the sport had become.
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