Family & Parenting News
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Logitech Zone Learn Headset Keeps Kids Focused on Learning
Logitech’s Zone Learn headset is designed for kids, with a comfortable fit and durable construction, and is tuned so that they can hear voices clearly.
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Wagz Tagz Can Keep Your Dog Off the Couch
Add on to your Wagz virtual fence with a Tagz to create an indoor keep-out zone to prevent your dog from entering a room or jumping on the couch.
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Turn Old Family Photos into Lifelike Animations
MyHeritage's new Deep Nostalgia photo-enhancement tool can animate faces in your oldest family photos, bringing the past to life.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2021 Awards
Our team of tech industry veterans scoured this year's virtual exhibit halls and picked our absolute favorite products for the Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2021 Awards.
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Amazon Makes Alexa Smarter and Upgrades Echo Devices
Amazon's updated Echo smart speakers and displays and improved Alexa offer big improvements on the tech you need to run your smart home.
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MyHeritage Turns Old Black & White Photos into Stunning Color Images
MyHeritage's automatic photo enhancing and colorization tools turn your fuzzy old black-and-white photos into crisp color images with just a couple of clicks.
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Techlicious Top Picks of Toy Fair 2020
At the 2020 New York Toy Fair, we found 10 incredibly innovative playthings that S.T.E.A.M up young brains with concepts in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
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Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2020 Awards
Every year at CES, we see a dizzying array of new products. Our team of tech industry veterans selected just 15 our Techlicious Top Picks of CES 2020 Award.
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Best Cyber Monday Deals for Kids, New Parents and Gamers
We found the latest holiday deals on gaming gear, games, and toys as well as products designed to make life easier for new parents.
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Best Black Friday Deals for Kids, New Parents and Gamers
We found the latest holiday deals on gaming gear, games, and toys as well as products designed to make life easier for new parents.
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20 Awesome Things We Saw at the IFA Tech Show
We walked the show floor at IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics show, and found 20 products that we'd love to own.
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Apple's New Rules Ban Tracking and Advertising to Kids
While Apple made a big show of updating privacy protections for adults, for parents these new protections for kids may be even more important.
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10 Smart Gift Ideas for Mom
Why not give a gadget that makes Mom's life easier, safer and more enjoyable? We know just which high-tech gifts she'll love.
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10 Top Tech Toys from Toy Fair 2019
We found 10 innovative and fun toys that spark curiosity, teach coding, construction and creative design, and can even make you an internet star.
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New Study Will Tell Us How Screen Time Affects Kids' Brains
A study of 11,000 children over the next decade will answer questions on the long-term impact of screen time on our kids, but there are already some interesting findings.
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Never Forget Your Keys Again: Tile Pro and Tile Mate
Not only can you find your keys with your smartphone, but you'll also be reminded if you leave home without them.
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T-Mobile Lets You Control Kids' Screen Time at Home & on the Go
Manage exactly what your kids can do online, whether they're on their computer at home or out using their smartphone.
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Relay is a Screenless Phone that Keeps Tabs on Your Kids
There are no worries about screen addiction with this screen-free LTE device that lets you track and talk to your kids.
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Powered Up Lego Batmobile Zooms Around Under Smartphone Control
Lego lets kids program their new line of Powered Up smart toys, combining movement, speed, sound, and duration commands to create custom stunts.
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7 Smart Gift Ideas for Mom
One in five mothers are hoping for a high-tech gift come Mother's Day and we know just which high-tech gifts she'll love.
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Limit YouTube Kids Videos to Content Curated by People
The YouTube Kids app has had problems with inappropriate content slipping by their algorithms, but now it offers better tools to restrict what your child watches.
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Echo Dot Kids Edition Is a Smart Speaker Just for Kids
With FreeTime Unlimited and new kid-friendly Alexa skills, Alexa could become your child's virtual best friend.
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Easily Build Your Own Alexa Apps
Personalize your Alexa-enabled device with your own apps, including interactive stories, flashcards, and apps to help the sitter care for your child or pet.
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Amazon Makes It Easier Track Your Kids' Screen Time
FreeTime Unlimited now lets you monitor your kids' screen time on Amazon Fire tablets and Android devices from your smartphone or computer.
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Free ADT Go Personal Safety App Provides Safety Away From Home
The Free ADT Go app will make you and your family feel safe. Our video shows how features like a panic SOS button and monitoring kids driving habits work.
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New Baby Tech for Sleep-Deprived Parents
From relief for sleep-deprived parents, to better baby monitoring and breast pumps, this year’s baby tech is definitely a parent's little helper.
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Google Assistant Adds 50 New Kid-Friendly Activities
Your kids can now talk to Mickey Mouse and more with new games and stories in Google Assistant.
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Amazon Teen Accounts Help You Teach Your Kids How to Shop
New linked accounts will let teens independently shop online, while letting you keep an eye on their purchases.
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Netflix Interactive Stories Let You Take Director's Seat
What is it like to sit in the director's chair and be in control of how a story unfolds? Netflix’s new interactive stories put you in control.
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3 Fun Gifts for Grads & Dads
Gift the hottest new tech trends to the grad or dad in your life.
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6 Smart Gift Ideas for Mom
Whether she wants to shape up, clean up, get organized or just sit back and be entertained, here are 6 of the hottest products for Mother's Day.
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Techlicious 2017 Best of Toy Fair Awards
Want to know what the best new toys will be this year? We scoured the floors at Toy Fair and found ten worthy of our coveted Best of Toy Fair awards.
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Lego Boost Teaches Coding, Brings Legos to Life
The latest from Lego lets kids build just about anything and then teach it to move and play.
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Amazon's Digital Day Sale Offers TV, Movies and More
If you're looking forward to filling up your new tablet or phone with content, this sale is for you.
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How to Track Santa's Journey Around the World
Keep track of Santa Claus's movements all Christmas Eve using these great websites, free apps and services.
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Turn Your Child's Drawing into a Stuffed Animal
Crayola's Imaginables are custom-designed stuffed animals based on your children's artwork.
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Study: Kids Think Parents Should Have Device Rules, Too
Parents aren't the only ones who think device use should be restricted.
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Techlicious 2016 Best of Toy Fair Awards
There were a ton of really great toys on display at Toy Fair this year. Here are our must-haves for kids of all ages.
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Amazon's 7-inch Tablets Now 20 Percent Off
Amazon Fire tablets, known for providing a lot of bang for the buck, just became even more affordable with a 20 percent price drop.
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Control Your Family's Screen Time at Home & on the Go
Screen helps parents manage all screen time, from phones to laptops to TVs, with just the click of a button.
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Hands-On with the Fisher-Price Think & Learn Code-A-Pillar
Fisher-Price's Code-A-Pillar aims to teach preschoolers the foundational skills of coding, through problem solving and sequencing.
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The Robotic, Self-installing Car Seat from 4moms Makes Safety Simple
4mom's new self-installing car seat takes the guesswork out of the process that leaves three out of every four seats improperly installed.
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2015 Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids
Kids from 18 months to 18 years will love our holiday gift suggestions. And, grownups will want some quality play time, too, with these fun toys, games, robots and more!
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Triby Converts Your Kitchen Into a Family Communication Hub
The Triby connected speaker makes it easy to call or send messages to the kids at home — and with its magnetic back, it sticks right on the fridge door.
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Circle With Disney Controls Screen Time on Every Device
Control your kids' screen time with Circle with Disney, a $100 device that gives you control over every app and device your kids are using.
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Sonicare Toothbrush App Proves too Addicting For Kids
The Philips Sonicare for Kids app was recently updated to disallow further play with Sparkly following nightly brushings, letting kids get to sleep.
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Just When You Thought the Ashley Madison Hack Couldn't Get Worse
Newly discovered security flaws allow hacking group to expose passwords for more than 11 million Ashley Madison users.
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DISH Network Launches Detailed Parental Guides
The DISH Anywhere site now contains Parental Guides with age ratings and content warnings (language, violence, consumerism, etc.) and analysis.
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Report: Apps & Websites Failing to Adequately Protect Kids' Privacy
A study by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network reveals privacy concerns in approximately 41% of the websites and apps most popular with children.
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LeapFrog Epic Android Tablet for Kids Grows Up as They Do
The LeapFrog Epic is a 7-inch Android-based tablet with safe browsing, parental controls and a removable safety bumper for younger kids.
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Are You Ready for Your Child to Have a Smartphone?
A recent survey Techlicious conducted with Sprint reveals that 23% of parents feel comfortable giving their kids a smartphone between the ages of 9-11. Find out how to get their phone child-ready.
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No-Commission Stock Trading App Robinhood Comes to Android
No-commission brokerage firm Robinhood offers Android owners unlimited free stock trades on U.S. markets with no minimum balance requirement.
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New Research Reveals the Value of a Stolen Identity
A new look into the black market for stolen identities reveals just how much a stolen identity is worth to a criminal.
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New Quiz Tells You How Many Times Your Personal Data Has Been Stolen
A new quiz in The New York Times reveals how many times hackers have compromised your personally identifiable data (SSN, DOB, etc.)
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Hackers Threaten to Reveal the Identites of 37M Adulterers
Hackers have stolen 37 million customer records from adultery personals site Ashley Madison and are threatening to reveal the customers' identities.
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Walmart, Target Launch Big July Sales to Compete with Amazon
Walmart and Target are both holding major Black Friday-type sales events this week to compete with the July 15 Amazon Prime Day super sale.
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Maker Camp for Kids Starts this Week
Maker Camp, which encourages kids to learn and create through the process of making fun projects, launches this week.
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Amazon Announces Massive 1-day-only 'Prime Day' Sale
On Wednesday July 15, Amazon will hold its first ever Prime Day celebration, offering more one-day-only deals than Black Friday.
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Amazon Improves its 5-Star Review Ratings
Amazon is making changes to its customer review algorithm that adds weight to verified purchasers, helpful reviews and the most recent reviews.
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LeapFrog Introduces Nick-licensed Card Games, New Platinum Tablet
LeapFrog Imagicards teach kids math and language skills by way of scannable trading cards featuring PAW Patrol and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Kids Learn How to Code Games Free at Microsoft Stores this Summer
The free Microsoft YouthSpark Summer Camps this summer will teach kids aged 8 to 16 valuable coding and game design skills.
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Does Technology Make Us Smart or Dumb?
Everyday gadgets and gizmos have a big impact our personal lives; but at the end of the day are they helping and hindering us?
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TempTraq: A Disposable Bluetooth Thermometer Patch
The TempTraq patch offers 24-hour continuous temperature monitoring of sick children, reducing the need to disturb their sleep.
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Study: Technology Use is Reducing Our Attention Spans
A Microsoft survey shows that heavy technology use is harming our ability to focus, multitask and remember information.
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Walmart.com to Launch $50 Unlimited 3-Day Shipping Option
Walmart is testing a $50 annual unlimited shipping option for certain items purchased online, a clear challenge to Amazon Prime.
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Teen E-Cig Use Now Outpaces Cigarette Use
According to the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey, 13.4% of high schoolers have smoked an e-cigarette in the last 30 days.
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PBS Kids' Kart Kingdom: An Online World for Kids
Kart Kingdom allows kids aged 6 to 9 the ability to explore, cooperate with others and learn in a safe, controlled and free online game environment.
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YouTube Kids Under Fire From Parents
The YouTube Kids app mixes advertising with programming drawing ire from parent groups.
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Facebook Scrapbook Lets You Easily Share Photos of Your Kids
Facebook Scrapbook allows you to easily create dedicated albums for your kids on your own profile using the site's photo tagging feature.
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Video Shows Scary Distracted Driving Crashes by Teens
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a study and video showing the real-life dangers of distracted driving by teens.
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Chevrolet Unveils 'Teen Driver' Parental Control System
Chevrolet will debut its new Teen Driver safety system, which monitors teen driving habits and provides over-speed chimes, on the 2016 Malibu.
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Autodesk Tinkerplay Lets Kids Design and 3D Print Action Figures
The new Autodesk Tinkerplay app (iOS, Android, Windows) lets kids create their own action figures from templates that can be 3D printed.
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Google Play App Store Gets Human Reviewers, ESRB Ratings
The Google Play App Store is now employing human reviewers to review content and applying ESRB ratings to its apps and games.
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'Hello Barbie' Doll Raising Privacy Concerns with Parents
The new Hello Barbie doll from Mattel is drawing criticism from parents over the fact that it transmits conversations with kids over the web.
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'YouTube Kids' App to Launch Feb 23
Google will launch a stand-alone YouTube Kids app with age-appropriate, curated videos for kids and useful parental controls.
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Remote Control Robo-Fish Eliminates Toilet Bowl Funerals For Good
The Hexbug Aquabot Remote Control Angelfish swims around your home aquarium just like a real pet fish — minus the maintenance hassle and feedings.
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Hasbro's New Snackin' Sara Doll Demands Food, Poops Food
The new Snackin Sara doll from Hasbro requests kids feed her, chews her food (included), and alerts kids when she needs a diaper change.
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'Star Wars Bladebuilders' Lets Kids Design Their Own Lightsabers
The Hasbro Bladebuilders Jedi Master Lightsaber set lets kids design and create their own futuristic weapon straight out of the Star Wars universe.
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Crayola Thread Wrapper Turns Spools of Thread into Craft Project Fun
The Crayola Thread Wrapper, introduced at Toy Fair 2015 in NYC, wraps headbands, sunglasses, picture frames and other objects with colorful thread.
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Techlicious 2015 Best of Toy Fair Awards
Want to know what the best new toys will be this year? We scoured the floors at Toy Fair and found eight worthy of our coveted Best of Toy Fair awards.
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Nickelodeon to Launch a Paid Streaming Service in February
Nickelodeon parent company Viacom announced Thursday that the TV network for kids will launch an over-the-top streaming video service.
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Illinois Cyberbullying Law Forces Parents to Give Up Kids' Passwords
A new Illinois cyberbullying law compels parents to surrender the social networking passwords of their children at the request of school officials.
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AMBER Alerts Come to Facebook
Facebook has teamed up with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to being issuing geographically targeted AMBER alerts to members.
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Obama Calls for New Laws on Data Hacking, Student Privacy
The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act would create a national 30-day standard for alerting victims of data breaches.
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Kolibree Bluetooth Toothbrush Coaches Proper Brushing Habits
Kolibree uses a 9-axis motion sensor to know its position in your mouth, sending feedback about your brushing to an app on your smartphone.
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Skechers' Game Kicks: Sneakers with an Electronic Game Built In
The new, colorful Skechers Game Kicks sneakers for boys and girls come with a Simon-like flashing light memory game built in.
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Triby: A Wi-Fi-Based Phone and Bluetooth Speaker for Families
Invoxia has unveiled the Triby, a fridge-mounted Wi-Fi phone for families without home phone service that doubles as a Bluetooth speaker.
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Brio Safe Outlet Only Goes Live When a Plug is Detected
The Brio Safe Outlet, on demo at CES 2015, smartly detects the difference between plugs and foreign objects to keep little kids safe around the home.
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Poll: 45% of Americans Affected by Payment Card Breaches
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reveals that nearly half of Americans have had their credit card data stolen as a result of cybercrime.
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This Holiday's Hottest Toys are Selling at Huge Markups on Amazon
The hottest gifts of the holiday can all be found on Amazon thanks to retail arbitrage resellers, but often at massive markups.
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How to Seek Refunds for Unauthorized Android In-App Purchases
Google has agreed to refund $19 million to victims of unauthorized Android in-app purchases made by minors through a simple-to-use Google Play form.
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Amazon Now Lets You "Make an Offer"
The new Make an Offer feature lets you haggle and negotiate the price for collectible items such as signed baseballs, rare coins and famous paintings.
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Colleges Using Big Data to Track At-Risk Students
Colleges across the country are collecting student data to help pick majors, schedule courses and predict those at highest risk for dropping out.
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Made with Code Lets Kids Program the White House Christmas Lights
Made with Code and the National Parks Service is letting kids program their own holiday tree light display and have it featured at the White House.
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Girl Scout Cookie Sales Finally Going Digital
Girl Scout troop members can now create their own personalized cookie sales pages to take online orders and process credit cards.
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A Kids Tablet that’s Worry and Hassle Free
Amazon takes the worry out of buying your child a tablet with tons of free apps, videos and ebooks, a worry-free replacement guarantee and a kid-tough case.
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Amazon Kindle Software Update Brings Family Sharing
Kindle e-reader owners can now create a 'Family Library' network of linked household Amazon accounts to share books between family members.
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Pawscout Pet Finder Uses Radar-like Tech to Find Missing Pets
The Pawscout Pet Finder is a dogtag-replacement device that pings your phone any time a missing pet is located with 200 feet of any Pawscout user.
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Pew: 40% of Adult Internet Users Report Being Victims of Harassment Online
The problem of online abuse and cyberbullying now affects 2 out of every 5 adults, with the bulk of attacks aimed at those aged 18 to 29.
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Spotify Launches a Family Plan
Music-loving families rejoice: Spotify has announced the coming launch of a discounted Premium family plan for up to 5 users.