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Students who play online games actually get better academic results

Despite the old stereotypes about video games rotting your brain, a new study provides the latest evidence to the contrary, with the data showing that gaming every day is linked to improvements in academic performance. Research in Australia involving more than 12,000 high school students found that, when it came to Internet usage, students who regularly played online video games scored higher in maths, reading, and science tests than their peers who didn't. (more…)

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Microsoft Officially Unveils the Xbox One Slim

https://youtu.be/XuTwtOo88r8 After leaking over the weekend, Microsoft’s latest gaming console is now official. Introduced today at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, the aptly named Xbox One Slim is 40% smaller than its predecessor, but don’t let the name fool you: the latest Xbox is Microsoft’s most powerful console yet. (more…)

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WATCH: What are those floaty things in your eye?

If you've ever noticed tiny worm-like shapes or transparent blobs in your field of vision - you know, those things that mysteriously disappear as soon as you try to focus in on them, then reappear right when you give up and start looking at something else - don't worry, you're not crazy, and you don't have parasites in your eyeballs.  (more…)

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