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Gamified home rowing machine Aviron raises $4.5M

Along with a surge in connected fitness funding, it seems that rowing machines are really having their moment. In April, Ergatta announced a $30 million raise, last month, CityRow announced a $12 mill

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Left 4 Dead zombie shooter sequel aims to live up to fans' expectations

Described as the next-gen zombie shooting experience, Back 4 Blood will force players to work together to survive various levels, and come up with new, collaborative ways to overcome ever-changing challenges.

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'Third eye' invented to stop 'smartphone zombies' from bumping into things

The "satirical solution" is intended to make people "recognise the severity" of their smartphone addictions, the creator says.

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'Clown' Johnson, 'Frightened Rabbit' May: Ex-Minister Savages Top UK Politicians in Explosive Memoir

The author of the book, Alan Duncan, served as minister of state for Europe and the Americas as well as Boris Johnson's deputy when the latter was the head of the Forei

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Pivoting to home fitness, Aviron offers gamified rowing machines

Few tech sectors had more to gain from the events of 2020 than home fitness. Interest in the category was swift, as gyms were declared one of the bigger problem areas amid the worldwide spread of Covi

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Playing video games can be good for your mental health, study finds

Researchers find that the actual amount of time spent playing was a small but a significant positive factor in people's wellbeing.

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Over 2,500 games removed from Apple’s China App Store in early July, as crackdown begins

Over 2,500 mobile games have been removed from China’s App Store during the first week of July, according to a new report from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The removals were expecte

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Minecraft Dungeons has charm and potential, but needs lot more time in the furnace

Minecraft is one of the most popular games on the planet, so it’s natural that Microsoft, after buying creator Mojang some years back, would attempt to apply the genre’s playful, blocky a

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Twitch announces a new Safety Advisory Council to guide its decision-making

Amazon-owned game streaming site Twitch announced today the formation of a new group that will guide decision-making around new policies and products, the Twitch Safety Advisory Council. The eight-pe

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Poland takes steps to protect 'cell phone zombies'

00:56 Poland has joined a growing number of countries trying to protect 'smartphone zombies' from themselves. Warsaw, the capital of Poland, has installed new street lights at six diff

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Bacteria in Hollywood: Separating fact from (science) fiction

Spoiler alert: Not everything in Hollywood movies is true to life. Off-screen, the lovable loser doesn't always find happiness, the have-a-go hero isn't strangely impervious to the bad guy's bullets