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  Yahoo shuts down Deals, Kids, Upcoming, and more in attempt to focus resources

  By Sean Hollister on April 19, 2013 04:28 pm + 30 comments

  Traditionally, Yahoo has let failed initiatives wither and die on the vine, but today the company's p Continue reading…

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  Advertisers and developers ask FTC to delay new children's protection laws

  By Adi Robertson on April 15, 2013 11:51 am + 4 comments

  On July 1st, the US Federal Trade Commission is set to start enforcing a new set of amendments to Continue reading…

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  Etch A Sketch inventor André Cassagnes dead at 86

  By Bryan Bishop on February 2, 2013 07:26 pm + 19 comments

  The inventor of the iconic children's toy Etch A Sketch has died at age 86. According to the Toy Continue reading…

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  Evado Filip's location-tracking device can watch children and control their phone calls

  By T.C. Sottek on January 8, 2013 08:16 pm + 8 comments

  Evado Filip has announced the VivoPlay, "what is believed to be" the world's smallest Continue reading…

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  'SpongeBob Diner Dash' pulled from App Store after privacy complaints

  By Bryan Bishop on December 17, 2012 07:47 pm + 5 comments

  The children's game SpongeBob Diner Dash is no longer available in the iOS App Store, hours after Continue reading…

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  Amazon's new $3 subscription offers unlimited kid-friendly content

  By David Pierce on December 5, 2012 12:00 am + 15 comments

  At Amazon's Kindle Fire HD announcement in September, the company made a big deal out of the new Continue reading…

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  The year 2000 as envisioned by children in the '70s

  By Justin Rubio on October 13, 2012 02:26 pm + 45 comments

  In February of 1977, Steubenville, Ohio's Herald-Star published some of the town members' Continue reading…

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  Print books preferred to iPad ebooks by both parents and kids in survey

  By Sam Byford on September 18, 2012 10:05 pm + 54 comments

  Despite their convenience, not everyone prefers ebooks to print, and a new survey offers further Continue reading…

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  Child-friendly LeapPad2 tablet now available for $99.99

  By Louis Goddard on August 17, 2012 10:52 am + 27 comments

  The LeapPad2, a beefed-up successor to the original child-friendly LeapPad tablet, is now available Continue reading…

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  Raspberry Pi creator Eben Upton on how and why to get kids coding

  By Adi Robertson on August 8, 2012 08:26 am + 24 comments

  The Linux-based Raspberry Pi computer is tiny, cheap, and very popular. But while plenty of adults Continue reading…