The majority (82%) of parents and children (75%) who play video games are familiar with the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings system, according to a new survey by The Harrison Group conducted on behalf of Activision. Additionally, 63% of parents with children who play games consider themselves gamers with the number increasing to 83% for parents ages 35 and younger,

During the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Boxee made the beta version of its free software publicly available for download. Boxee's software brings together video content (and photos, music, etc.) from various web sources as well as your hard drive and circle of friends from social networks all into one interface that you can use to navigate through it on your television, assuming you have a computer hooked up to the TV.

The earthquake in Haiti is being reported as the worst disaster of its kind in history. There is a severe lack of food, water, medical supplies and resources on the ground. Right now, the best way to provide assistance is to donate money directly.

by Mike Krumboltz The annoying if inevitable increases in luggage fees caught a lot of buzz this week, as did a story of one woman who took the IRS to court and (cue the "Rocky" theme song) actually won. Check out those stories â?" and get the scoop on an A-list celebrity who wore a bargain-priced dress out on the town â?" in the Buzz Week in Review... Today's tip: Travel light Need another reason to hate flying? Then have we got a story for you! This past week,

by Claudine Zap For those of you who want to get your " Jersey Shore " on, there's now an iPhone app â?" that is in no way affiliated with the show. The blog Mobile Crunch reports that Tingalin beat out MTV with this ingenious tie-in for would-be fist-pumpers. So if you, like "The Situation," are headed to the Shore for some fun and need a nickname on the fly, well, now there's an app for that. The reality show that takes place in resort towns around the Jersey Shore,