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How do gamers playing a first person shooter respond to being killed? According to a study by Finnish psychologists, they may actually find it more relaxing than being a killer.Read More...

A study in preparation looks into how consumers perceive companies that have outsourced their call centers and finds that the country they get sent to matters little: customer satisfaction drops no matter what.Read More...

A new research study out of the US reveals that gamers are more likely to socialize and generally earn more money (read: have more epics) than nongamers. They also go out on more dates.Read More...

Another study on the link between violent games and aggressive behavior in youth has attracted a lot of press attention, but the work appears to add little new to the discussion, and suffers from a number of problems that have already been recognized by the field's critics.Read More...

Results presented from a new study suggest that at least some participants in a violent game end up feeling relaxed, and better than they went in. But the study really says more about the state of research into any connection between gaming and real-world violence than it does about gamers.Read More...

Study proves iPhone users are frustrated, but not by slow speeds or crappy battery life.Read More...

A new report from the Uptime Institute and McKinsey & Company takes a comprehensive look at how data centers today can reduce power usage, and the advantages of doing so.Read More...

A new study is claiming that game demos may actually hurt sales, and publishers should instead focus on using trailers to market their games. Read More...

The American public has a lot of technology‚and a lot of tech headaches. People have the most frequent problems with their Internet connections, cell phones, and home PCs, according to data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.Read More...