O.M.G., it’s almost 100 years old!
August 7th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) It's one of the most common phrases among British and US teenagers today, but it seems O.M.G. (Oh! My! God!) was first used almost 100 years ... Read more...
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Chinese official held for sodomising minors
August 7th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) A provincial government official in China has been arrested for molesting, sodomising and raping four underage boys.Li Jun, a section chief with the Civil Affairs Bureau ... Read more...
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China’s online game market hits $7 bn mark
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 2 (IANS) After suffering a slump in 2010, China's online game market recovered last year, with total sales of computer and mobile online games reaching 46.9 billion yuan ... Read more...
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Noida to host first digital games carnival
March 28th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, March 28 (IANS) Here's some good news for gamers. This suburb of the national capital is set to host first-of-its-kind digital games carnival from April 6. The three-day event ... Read more...
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Facebook faces lawsuit over ‘Like’ button ad
December 20th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) Facebook and its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg face risk of being sued over the site's "Like" button feature.The site currently reveals any products or interests that ... Read more...
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Nine jailed for hacking in China
December 17th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) Nine people have been jailed for hacking and illegally acquiring online games accounts in China, Xinhua reported Saturday.Zhao and Yan, were jailed three years- and- eight ... Read more...
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China to track down online gamers for addiction
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) China will soon launch a nationwide anti-addiction drive to track down 300 million players of online games to prevent them from becoming addicted to the digital ... Read more...
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Why not engage kids with homegrown fun during vacations?
May 28th, 2011 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The most awaited event in a school student's calendar - the summer vacation - leaves even the most devoted parents shaking in their boots. ... Read more...
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Chinese hackers who built illegal games arrested
May 18th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) At least five hackers who developed tools to break into and modify online computer games have been arrested in China, police said.The hackers offered tools to ... Read more...
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UK kids as young as 7 have Facebook accounts, get ‘cyber bullied’
March 15th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 15 (ANI): Studies in UK have found that children as young as seven have their own Facebook pages and some are being cyber-bullied.Experts said "delusional" parents are enabling the ... Read more...
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Chinese woman’s claim to virtual assets dismissed
December 28th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) A court in China has dismissed a woman's claim to virtual assets she had earned while playing online games with her husband whom she was divorcing, a media ... Read more...
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South Korean mum addicted to computer games ‘kills’ 3-year-old son
December 24th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 24 (ANI): A South Korean mother, who is addicted to computer games, has been arrested for allegedly killing her three-year-old son while she was tired from playing on Internet.Police in ... Read more...
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Using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube ‘refreshes deskbound employees’
October 24th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 24 (ANI): A new Melbourne University research has concluded that Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites, as well as music and online video sites like YouTube, are the ... Read more...
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Roblox Has Now Over 1 Million Users
August 12th, 2010 - 3:15 am ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Roblox which is a virtual platform for creating buildings has announced that it has more than a million users. In this game the users are given ... Read more...
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US surfers prefer online gaming and socializing to e-mail
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:17 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Aug 3 (DPA) The Twitter generation doesn't have much time for e-mail. According to a survey released Monday by ratings firm Nielsen, internet users in the US spend more time ... Read more...
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China’s first law to regulate online games comes into effect
August 1st, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): China's first regulation governing the booming market of on-line games takes effect on Sunday, which is expected to protect children from unwholesome content and Internet addiction.The regulation, ... Read more...
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China bans vulgar ads
July 8th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 8 (IANS) Chinese authorities have issued new guidelines to curb the use of sex and vulgarity in advertisements of online video games.
The culture ministry issued a notice Tuesday, asking officials ... Read more...
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China to ban vulgar game promotions online
July 7th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 07 (ANI): China has urged intensified management of promotion tactics of online games to prevent vulgarity from being used to gain online subscribers.The Ministry of Culture told cultural administrative ... Read more...
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11 percent rise in number of Internet users in Mexico
May 19th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 19 (IANS/EFE) The number of Internet users in Mexico rose to 30.6 million in 2009, up by 11 percent from the previous year, the Mexican Internet Association said in ... Read more...
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Mila Kunis addicted to online games
May 10th, 2010 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Hollywood actress Mila Kunis has confessed she is addicted to computer games.
The actress has revealed she's become hooked on Facebook's FarmVille game, reports contactmusic.com."All you do ... Read more...
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Farmville Launches New Website
March 23rd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Mar 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Multiple online games, which are available on the online social networking site Facebook has attracted a large number of game lovers. Facebook users who have been ... Read more...
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Sunderland is Facebook capital of Britain
February 24th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): Sunderland has emerged as the Facebook capital of Britain.Dr Aleks Krotoski, presenter of BBC2 series The Virtual Revolution, discovered that the northern city's online population is 24 ... Read more...
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China gives parents power to pull the plug on kids’ web games
February 8th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, February 8 (ANI): Parents in China can make use of a program that can help terminate their kids' online gaming accounts.The country's Ministry of Culture and six major online gaming ... Read more...
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Women, not men, spend more time on online games
December 20th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec20 (ANI): A new study has shown that women spend more time playing online games than men.Dmitri Williams, assistant professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, found that ... Read more...
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Kramer Knives Popular Item For Festive Shopping
November 23rd, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov. 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is almost the end of November and many people have already started to shop for the holiday season. Like many other years toys, gadgets,online games ... Read more...
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UK plans to monitor all Internet use, including Facebook
November 10th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10 (ANI): The British Home Office wants communication firms to monitor all Internet use and retain information on how people use social networks such as Facebook.Ministers confirmed their intention ... Read more...
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Big Fish Games’ Announcement
July 3rd, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by GD
The name Big Fish Games needs no introduction to most of netizens; the count for those who have not played any games on the online game portal is very low. Now there's ... Read more...
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Virtual games players generally play with those who stay close to their homes
February 15th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 15 (ANI): A study on people who often visit websites carrying online games has revealed that most of them play with those who stay in their general geographic area. ... Read more...
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Women, not men, are the most dedicated players of hard-core online games
December 23rd, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Online games are not exclusively a male-dominated domain, for a new study has revealed that the most hard-core players are actually females.
Challenging the age-old stereotype, the study ... Read more...
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Japanese woman jailed for killing husband over online game
October 24th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by Bupha Ravirot
A Japanese piano teacher has been arrested for the murder of her virtual husband after divorced over Maple story.The 43-year-old woman is from Kyushu province in southern Japan, decided to get even ... Read more...
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Advergames most effective way to attract consumers to brands
October 3rd, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of Missouri has suggested that advergames are more effective as a way of developing positive consumer attitudes towards a ... Read more...
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Internet addiction turning into a ‘clinical disorder’
June 19th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 19 (ANI): Internet addiction is turning into a clinical disorder, with more and more people visiting hospitals to curb the time they spend on the web, says a leading ... Read more...
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Adplayin’ partners with PlaySpan for in-game commerce in Japan
March 1st, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Mar 1 (ANI/Business Wire India): Adplayin' Inc., the leading in-game advertising agency and PlaySpan, the first publisher-sponsored in-game commerce network, today announced an agreement to jointly provide a secure player-to-player virtual ... Read more...
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Junk food firms use Internet and mobile phones to attract kids
January 2nd, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Campaigners have warned that junk food firms will target kids over the Internet and mobile phones, because of the introduction of new rules on television advertisements.The warning has ... Read more...
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