Brain training games do nothing to keep the mind nimble, according to Cambridge University researchers.
The scientists concluded that while we get better at the complex computer exercises with practice, there is no evidence that this is of any use in everyday life.
Healthy middle-aged people would do more for their brain by eating a salad, going for a stroll or taking up ballroom dancing, experts said.
Endorsement by the likes of Nicole Kidman and Patrick Stewart has helped make brain training a multi-million-pound industry but studies into how well it works have given conflicting results.
Faced with the tantalising prospect that simple puzzles of maths, memory and logic could keep the mind sharp into old age - and even help stave off dementia - the researchers sought to come up with a definitive answer.
Working with the BBC's Bang Goes The Theory programme, more than 11,000 healthy men and women aged between 18 and 60 were set a battery of highly-sensitive memory tests.
Some were then given a series of brain training games to play for at least ten minutes a day, three times a week.
The others were set general knowledge questions and asked to find the answers by surfing the internet.

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The Retro League is a weekly podcast that looks at retrogaming news, websites, the people, the games and more. The guys were busy this week (don’t we know how that feels), so to fill out this release, they added some outtakes from episodes 5-10.

Virtually Retro
Zaxxon Arcade for the Wii

Games of the Week
Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie for the Super Famicom
3-D World Runner for the NES

Other links
Atari 5200
Sega 32x
Paper Mario for the N64
Final Fantasy VI for the GBA
Final Fantasy IV for the GBA

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Dead on Time, a fantastic looking Amstrad CPC shoot-’em-up from the makers of Star Sabre, has now been released on tape courtesy of Psytronik. The game involves the player staying alive as long as possible while attacking aliens in the arcade mode with a points scoring challenge in the score challenge mode. Full details of the game can be found at the Dead on Time page at Psytronik.

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Have you noticed that magazine scan DVD sellers seem to be breeding on eBay? We have and are really getting sick of it all. These magazines remain copyrighted to the original publisher, whether they are still around or not, and they are definitely not “public domain” as one seller has laughably stated. The real kick here is that these scans are not even the work of these sellers and the majority of them were done by Mort at his own website at Zzap Zzuperstore and can also be found hosted around various magazine preservation websites for free. So with the only cost being the blank DVDs, these sellers are making between £5.00 and even up to £30.00 profit on each auction.

Well, we think enough is enough and it’s time to hit back. Remember, these people have no permission to sell these scans and don’t even have permission from the person who scanned them. I’ve already reported around 30 auctions from four different sellers. Yes, 30 auctions from 4 sellers. However, we all know that this is just the start. eBay may ignore this as a one off and just warn the seller. That’s where you come in. If you were a huge fan of these magazines then you owe it to yourself to report these copyrighted infringing auctions, again and again.

To make reporting the auctions that little bit easier I have included their user ids, links to their auctions and example reporting descriptions.

eBay has a long winded reporting system, but don’t let that put you off. Here’s what I’ve been reporting these DVDs as, but feel free to use your own method. To help the cause, feel free to send this announcement on to like minded people.

Report Item -> Counterfeit and breaches copyright -> Bootleg and counterfeit media -> Media on Recordable formats (CD-R, DVD-R, VHS tape, etc.)

Brief Description:

Mags remain copyright of Newsfield Publications. Seller has no permission to sell scans.
Mags remain copyright of www.emap.com. Seller has no permission to sell scans.
Mags remain copyright of Future Publishing-www.futureplc.com. Seller has no permission to sell scan
Mags remain copyright of Dennis Publishing-www.dennis.co.uk Seller has no permission to sell scans.
Mags remain copyright of original owners. Seller has no permission to sell scans.
All media on these DVDs remain copyright of original owners. Auction infringes ebay policies.
eBay scans DVD sellers. Here they are, named and shamed:

catherinesutton ( 176) http://shop.ebay.co.uk/catherinesutton/m.html
List of items currently selling (at time of writing):

ZZAP!64 Complete 90 issue set on DVD
Sega Force magazine collection all issues on DVD
Mean Machines Sega Complete 53 issue set on DVD
Crash Magazine Complete 98 issue set on DVD
Mean Machines Magazine Complete 24 issue set on DVD
Mean Machines Magazine Complete 24 issue set on DVD


sveta025 ( 33) http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZsveta025QQhtZ-1
List of items currently selling (at time of writing):

SUPER PLAY + N-FORCE +SNES FORCE MAGAZINES DVD COMPLETE
CVG COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES MAGAZINE DVD
SEGA FORCE MEGA MASTER VISIONS MAGAZINES COMPLETE DVD
ZERO VIDEO GAMES MAGAZINE DVD COMPLETE ALL ISSUES MAGZ
ACE ADVANCED COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE DVD MAGZ
MEAN MACHINES MM SEGA MAGAZINES DVD COMPLETE ALL ISSUES
NINTENDO POWER 1-145 FUN CLUB NEWS MAGAZINES 2 DVD
SINCLAIR ZX-SPECTRUM ENCYCL. ULTIMATE COLLECTION 20 DVD
COMMODORE C64 ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA 30 DVD COLLECTION


fpap1 ( 549) http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/RETRO-GAMERS-GARAGE
List of items currently selling (at time of writing):

Your Commodore & Commodore World Mag collection DVD
Mean Machines + MM SEGA + The Games Machine C64/128 DVD
NEW CVG COMPUTER & VIDEO GAMES 1-126 EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS
AHOY ! Commodore 64/128 Amiga COMPLETE Magazine DVD
Compute! Gazette COMPLETE Magazine Collection 2 DVD C64
RUN Commodore 64 / 128 Magazine Complete Collection DVD
Commodore Format + Commodore Disk User Collection DVD
Compute! Magazine Collection 4 DVD C64 – Apple II
The One + Games Machine + Raze mags on DVD + Coverdisks
Sinclair Spectrum ZX Ultimate Collection – 7 DVD’s
Commodore User + Micro Adventurer collection C64 DVD
COMPLETE CRASH Magazine DVD – Spectrum – ZX – Sinclair
COMPLETE Sinclair User Magazine DVD – ZX Spectrum
ACE MAGAZINE + COVER TAPES inc No 1 + EXCLUSIVE MUSIC
ZERO + The Games Machine DVD – PC – Atari ST – Amiga
Commodore Magazine + Big K + Micro Adventurer C64 Amiga
CU Amiga Magazine COMPLETE Collection 2 DVD
ALL NINTENDO POWER + N FORCE + SNES FORCE Magazines DVD
COMPLETE Your Sinclair Magazine DVD – ZX Spectrum
Zzap! 64 COMPLETE + Commodore Horizons Collection DVD


lynnanne12374 ( 1000) http://shop.ebay.co.uk/lynnanne12374/m.html
List of items currently selling (at time of writing):

Sega Force, Mega & Master Force Magazine – ALL ISSUES!
Zzap!64 Commodore C64 Magazine – ALL ISSUES! ZZAP 64
Crash Sinclair ZX Spectrum Magazine – ALL ISSUES!
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My, how you've grown. Since the day we learned that PrimeSense was behind Microsoft's Project Natal, we've been under the impression that the 3D camera hardware would be a cute little face with three eyes. So why are we staring at another hammerhead shark? Perhaps because this latest leak isn't real -- or perhaps because Microsoft hasn't nailed down (or rightly doesn't trust testers with) the final hardware. Either way, Multiplayer.it has a host of pictures of an alleged Natal test kit, complete with user manual, and if their sources are legit, it seems Natal will have a motorized tilt function and require additional power (via wall wart) as a result. The better to track your body with, we suppose.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/p...anual-and-all/ ...

Apple might not be too happy about having a fourth-gen iPhone prototype be stolen, but there's nothing like cold, hard cash to turn a frown upside-down -- and the company certainly made plenty of it in the second quarter of 2010, posting a $3.07b profit on $13.5b in revenue. That's the Apple's best non-holiday quarter ever -- profits were up 90 percent while revenue was up 49 percent -- and yet another record quarter for Steve and the gang. Mac sales were up 33 percent from a year ago with 2.94m units sold, iPhone sales were up 131 percent with 8.75m units sold, and iPod sales were down one point with 10.89m units sold. We're just about to jump on the analyst conference call, we'll let you know if we hear anything good -- we wonder what people might be asking about?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/a...-3-07b-profit/ ...

What's the surest sign that robots aspire to be more like humans? They play video games. The Tetris-Bot operates completely without human interference to play games of old school Tetris on a computer. Creator Branislov Kisacanin patched together a webcam, a digital signaling processing board, and some NXT Lego as a fun educational project for his kids.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/1...t-Plays-Tetris ...

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