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Missing children alerts head to US mobiles

News Nearly a dozen US mobile phone networks will begin broadcasting 'Amber Alerts' to their customers starting on Tuesday, as the industry looks to cast a wide net in locating missing and kidnapped children.

18 May 2005, 10:36

Virtual worlds for children booming

News Children have always enjoyed make-believe. Now, some new Web sites are letting them live out their fantasies in virtual worlds using self-designed avatars. Unlike the sometimes-violent world of videogames, virtual sites such as Stardoll...

4 June 2007, 11:27

Male-targeted mobiles hogging market

News Mobile phones are designed by men for men, with women and children not getting a look in, according to analyst Gartner. Gartner is urging phone manufacturers to change their products to make them more appealing to women and children, who will be an...

Tags: products, mobiles, children, men

11 April 2008, 10:37

Eco-buildings saving plenty of green

News The choice of building design can lead to boosted worker productivity and even better exam results in children, according to building technology experts. Citing research commissioned by the Green Building Council, Fedrizzi said that children in...

31 October 2005, 15:07

Use your screensaver to find a new star

News Astrophysicist Laurance Doyle wants to get the planet discovering other worlds -- and in the process get children excited about science and maths. In an interview, Faulkes said inspiring children in the sciences is very important through projects...

1 June 2005, 10:21

Internet-illiterate parents hold back their kids

News Parents who lack Internet skills could be damaging their children's education and job prospects, leaving them on the wrong side of the growing digital divide, researchers said on Thursday. According to research by academics at the London School of...

29 April 2005, 9:46

Kids find excuses for illegal downloads, says study

News Children in Europe are aware of the risks of illegal downloading but often rationalise their act by saying that everyone -- including their parents -- is doing it, according to a major European Commission survey.

14 August 2007, 10:37

Japan may track officials with GPS phones

News Japan's government wants to use mobile phones with GPS -- often used by parents to keep track of children -- to keep tabs on senior defence officials, prompting ire from some of the bureaucrats. We're not children," the Sankei Shimbun daily quoted...

2 November 2007, 9:00

News.blog: Less sexual predators on Web

News Fewer American children are being targeted by sexual predators on the Internet today than five years ago, according to a new study -- an improvement researchers attribute to a growing awareness of the problem among young people.

10 August 2006, 10:08

OLPC laptop begins mass production

News The One Laptop per Child project said on Tuesday that production of the XO laptop for children in developing countries had begun, a milestone that could shake up the PC industry by ushering in a new era of low-cost computing.

7 November 2007, 8:42

Government plans broadband for UK kids

News All of the UK's six million children could have home broadband access under plans being drawn up by the government to improve education standards. Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) spokesman confirmed to

Tags: children, government, school, sports

7 January 2008, 10:37

Brazilian kids to get first $100 laptops

News Children in Brazil will be the first to get their hands on the much talked about $100 (£50) laptop. Fifty devices will be given to Brazilian school children for testing with 1,000 more in use from early next year, according to press reports.

28 November 2006, 10:35

Online age verification rules may increase

News An MP is calling for a change in the law to force online retailers to introduce tougher age verification to prevent children being able to buy alcohol, cigarettes or pornography on the Internet.The Children can now get hold of some very disturbing...

Tags: standards, age, law, bill

22 January 2008, 8:45

Games on the curriculum in Scottish schools

News While the Germans want to stop children from playing videogames during school hours, the Scots are all for it. The Scottish government is putting videogames on the curriculum for children aged 3-18, reports The Herald.

Tags: industry, part, school, children

15 April 2008, 9:56

UK schools battle cyber bullies

News New government guidelines have been introduced to crack down on 'cyber bullying' by children via mobile phones or over the Internet. Schools minister Jim Knight said that unlike other forms of bullying, cyber bullying can follow children outside of...

26 July 2006, 10:30