San Francisco  - A national study in the US has concluded that computer games foster social interaction and civic engagement and that there was no evidence that they incited users to violence.

The study released Wednesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that nearly all teens play video games and that their games' activity has become a major component of their overall social experience.

Dresden, Germany - A low-cost electronic display made of plastic went into production in Germany Wednesday with the prospect of replacing magazines and newspapers.

British-registered company Plastic Logic said it would make more than 1 million of the displays annually at the plant in Dresden. They are about the size of a large exercise book and weigh less than 500 grams.

The device comprises transistor arrays on a flexible plastic surface, unlike silicon-based systems in current e-books and digital photo frames. It has been dubbed electronic paper, though it cannot be folded or rolled up.

The company's chief executive, Richard Archuleta, said it was both bigger and thinner than competing products.

Oslo - The Norwegian tax authority was red-faced Wednesday amid reports it had sent sensitive information about millions of Norwegian taxpayers to several news media outlets.

The tax authority mistakenly included personal identity numbers - which are confidential - on lists of taxpayers it distributed to the media, public broadcaster NRK reported.

Almost 4 million taxpayers were included on the lists, NRK reported and the tax authority has since Tuesday tried to contain the damage.

The error was disclosed by NRK's current affairs programme Brennpunkt.

London, Sept 17 : Social networking sites are the biggest drawers, when it comes to Internet searches, dethroning online pornography, according to a new survey, which has provided an up-to-date view of how society is changing.

To reach the conclusion, Bill Tancer, a self-confessed ''data geek'', analysed the search habits of more than 10 million web users.

"There are some patterns to our internet use that we tend to repeat very specifically and predictably, from diet searches to prom dresses to what we do around the holidays," Telegraph quoted Tancer, as saying.

The research shows that elbows, belly button fluff and ceiling fans rank among the things people fear most, as do social intimacy and worries about rejection.

London, Sept 17: Contrary to popular belief, video games don''t turn teens into anti-social loners, in fact, they make them get more involved with friends and community, says a report.

The Pew Internet study of US teenagers revealed that only a small number of adolescents play alone, while most of them actually join their friends while gaming.

The survey of 1,102 teenagers aged 12-17 revealed that many teenagers even used educational games to learn about world issues and also became more involved in politics.

The ultra-sleek and palm sized diNoVo Mini keyboard would now be available in the Indian market.

There are just too many features of this miniature keyboard as it is combined with media remote and ClickPad functionality, which is perfectly fine for those who want to connect their PCs with their TV sets. This ClickPad shaped round could easily be used to scroll, click and operate the computer without any help from a mouse.