Hilary Duff has to be supervised by her boyfriend when she uses the internet. The "Stay Cool" actress struggles with technology and enlists the help of hockey player Mike Comrie when surfing the web.

She said: "I'm really slow. You should see me on the Internet. I'm really bad on the Onternet. If I have to find something or look something up, Mike has to be, 'I'll show you!'"

As Chicago brings in some tourism money because U.S. President Barack Obama lived there as an adult, Hawaii is also capitalizing on Obama's links with the island to boost its tourism industry.

The 44th U.S. president was not the only Obama who once lived in Hawaii as a student, but also his father Barack Obama Sr., who enrolled at the University of Hawaii in 1959. There he met Stanley Ann Dunham, whom he fell in love with and got married. Dunham gave birth to her first born, Barack Obama, on Aug. 4, 1961.

China's rapidly growing population of Internet users has risen dramatically to about 298 million after surpassing the United States to become the world's largest, said a government-sanctioned research group.

According to reports, China's internet use is growing at a rapid rate, with the latest figures representing a 41.9 percent increase over the same period a year ago.

A device attached to surf boards to repel sharks and protect surfers from getting attacked by the sea predator failed during an actual test off South Africa on Friday when a great white shark ate it.

The failure of the Shark Shield's emitted electric field to deter sharks from approaching the board caused the sale of the device manufactured by Australian firm Shark Shield Pty. Ltd. to be suspended.

An artificial beach complete with palm trees, boardwalks and rentable fire-pits and barbecues along with the world's first outdoor artificial surfing machine will soon be rising on the Thames as Tower Hamlets sets to lure surfers.

Beginning 2011, instead of driving to Devon and Cornwall, surfers will be treated to six-foot swells to a disused dock in east London.