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“The internet and mobile devices have changed the gaming landscape forever,” said Steve Chester, Director of Data and Industry Programmes at the Internet Advertising Bureau. “They’ve brought down the barriers to entry, making gaming far more accessible and opened it up to a whole new audience. In the past you needed to go out and buy an expensive console and the discs on top to get a decent experience, now you can just download a free app.” … [Read more...] about UK gamers: more women play games than men, report finds

At the time Takashi Iizuka was a student at the Tokyo Denki university, studying electrical engineering. Iizuka's peers began to apply for jobs at Sony, Hitachi and the other Japanese electronics giants to where the university's orderly graduates traditionally progressed. "When I was a kid I wanted to become a manga artist," he says. "At university I learned to put those dreams aside. My parents encouraged me to look at more realistic options. Everyone was expected to go on to work for an electronics maker. It was almost a set path. But in my final year I decided to revisit those dreams and to focus on what I really wanted to do: create something fun and enjoyable." … [Read more...] about Sonic the Hedgehog: past, present and future

"We all want to update all the time, but until it's broken he won't be getting a new one. However, Santa steps in, buys him what he wants and ruins everything. He does my head in! Also, watching films like The Sound Of Music and Miracle On [pauses] ... is it 34th? I don't know what it is. Cut that bit out, and just say it's my favourite." … [Read more...] about Alison Hammond’s heartbreak as beloved mum dies of liver and lung cancer

Base the lunchbox on foods like bread, rice, pasta and potatoes - wholegrain ideally - too keep kids fuller for longer If your child isn't keen on wholegrain, try making sandwiches with one slice of white and one slice of wholemeal bread Try to keep lunchboxes interesting by using a variety of shapes like bagels, pittas and wraps Make food fun as lunches can be more exciting if the child has to put them together, like having foods for dipping and makes a change from sandwiches every day. Opt for low fat foods, like lean meats or fish. Cut down on the amount of spreads you put into sandwiches Always add a bit of salad and vegetables to the meal Cut down on the crisps Chop up some fruit or peal satsuamas and add those instead of sweets Cheese can be high in fat and salt so pick strong tasting ones or go for low-fat varieties Get the kids involved in making the lunch - they'll be more likely to eat it if they helped make it … [Read more...] about Teachers reveal worst school packed lunches… with some containing lager shandy, Red Bull and a McDonald’s Happy Meal

But for the Raspberry Pi Foundation that was never the aim. Their mission was to transform the way children in the UK - and then in other countries - understood and used computers. True, the Raspberry Pi has been an important part of the debate which has seen the ICT curriculum ripped up and a commitment to bring in coding for children from the age of five next September. … [Read more...] about Baked in Britain, the millionth Raspberry Pi