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Videogame power harnessed for positive goals
AFP Relax News, Published on 18/03/2013
» Even as videogames come under scrutiny for potential harmful impacts, researchers and developers are touting digital games for positive effects on health, learning and other social goals.
US and UK consumers still attached to physical media
AFP Relax News, Published on 23/01/2013
» As smartphone penetration passes 60 percent in China and nears 40 percent in Brazil, the countries are becoming digital trendsetters. Meanwhile US and European consumers are being left behind in terms of embracing the true potential of mobile connected devices because they are still attached to physical media.
Relaxnews app selection: keep your New Year’s resolutions, follow the Grammys
AFP Relax News, Published on 16/01/2013
» Mid-way through January many of our tipsy December 31 midnight promises to lose weight and get in shape may be starting to slip, however all is not lost with apps such as Fitocracy (now on Android), Cruise Control and Gympact there to keep you on the right track. With these apps you might even end up looking like one of the red carpet stars at this year's Grammys, which can be streamed live via the official iOS app below. Discover these and many more with this selection of some of the coolest, most interesting and downright fun applications for iOS and Android devices, as selected this month by the journalists at leading leisure newswire agency Relaxnews.
Anna Faris cast as single mom in Chuck Lorre's new show
AFP Relax News, Published on 08/01/2013
» For his new show, set to be aired on CBS in September 2013, the creator of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" has chosen Anna Faris to play a newly sober single mom living in Napa Valley, California.
Paperless restaurants and cafés coming to a tabletop near you
AFP Relax News, Published on 07/01/2013
» Paperless restaurants and cafés could become increasingly common, with emerging technology that allows consumers to place their orders from a touchscreen tabletop and pay directly from their dinner table.
Jon Favreau to direct episode of 'The Office'
AFP Relax News, Published on 04/01/2013
» The director of the first two "Iron Man" installments will direct an episode of "The Office" before the show goes off the air in May in the US.
Roberto Cavalli launches first boutique and Caffè in India
AFP Relax News, Published on 04/01/2013
» New Delhi has welcomed India's first taste of Roberto Cavalli, with the Italian designer set to open a second store in the country's second city, Mumbai, in mid-2013.
Watch: new trailer for 'Girls,' season 2
AFP Relax News, Published on 27/12/2012
» HBO revealed a new trailer for its show "Girls." The four New Yorkers will be back January 13 in the US.
Health and fitness agenda: CES
AFP Relax News, Published on 24/12/2012
» Health and fitness events ramp up in January, kicking off with the International Consumer Electronics Show, which will showcase even more cool new health and fitness gadgets than ever before.
China researchers link obesity to bacteria
AFP Relax News, Published on 20/12/2012
» Chinese researchers have identified a bacteria which may cause obesity, according to a new paper suggesting diets that alter the presence of microbes in humans could combat the condition.