Dec 30

Santa has a Google Voice account and he wants you (actually your kids) to give him a call

It seems that Santa is once again taking advantage of his Google Voice number, except unlike last year when he was calling out to the kidsthis year he is asking for incoming calls. That little bit aside, the number remains the same855-34-SANTA. And for those who prefer the breakdown without the letters, that number is 855-347-2682. In short, this number is noted as being able to keep us all up to date on the happenings in the North Pole day by day.

Otherwise, for those looking for a more personalized experience, you also have the option to create and send unique calls from Santa to anyone that you may feel will benefit from such a call.

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Dec 16

Sony gears up for PlayStation Vita’s Japan launch

Sony’s long-awaited PlayStation Vita portable game machine hits stores in Japan on Saturday, with the company predicting brisk sales even though the launch has missed much of the holiday shopping season.

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House told reporters Thursday that pre-launch orders had exceeded the allocation made for those keenest to get their hands on the device “extremely quickly” in Japan. He declined to reveal numbers.

The PS Vita goes on sale in North America and Europe on Feb. 22.

Enthusiasm for the new machine among gamers could lead to some shortages at first, House said.

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Dec 15

Game Rooted In Crowdsourcing And Petition Targets Corporate Environmental Offenders [Future Of Gaming]

PSFK recently challenged top creative agencies from around the globe to come up with concepts that address issues put forth by The Climate Reality Project. Participants in the Gaming For Good challenge were encouraged to leverage trends identified in PSFK’s Future Of Gaming report to create potential solutions.

Mission Green was a shortlisted submission by the Montreal agency, LG2.

Mission Green takes on climate change by giving people a collective platform from which to address irresponsible and dishonest corporate behavior. Rooted i

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Dec 14

Sapphire launches low-profile version of the Radeon HD 6450 with passive cooler in series FleX

If you want to in the coming Christmas and New Year holidays to please yourself and loved ones this Eyefinity configuration with multiple displays, but can not afford to spend too much money on a graphics card, you might be interested in the solution, formally presented the other day by Sapphire Technology. Novelty called Sapphire FleX HD 6450 1GB DDR3 version of the adapter is an entry-level AMD Radeon HD 6450, which combines low cost with support for DVI monitors three straight “out of the box.” Moreover, two of these monitors are connected directly to the video outputs Dual-Link DVI and Single-Link DVI-D, and the third can be connected to the connector HDMI 1.4a via a bundled adapter appropriate. Full Post…

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Dec 09

Sharkoon Debuts the Tauron Midi-Tower PC Case

Sharkoon Technologies has finished off the work week by rolling out a brand new PC chassis, the midi-tower known as Tauron which measures 510 (L) x 205 (W) x 495 (H) mm, weights 9.5kg, and comes in three color versions – black with a red interior, black with a green interior, and all-white.

The Tauron supports micro ATX and ATX motherboards and has a top-placed I/O panel (2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0 and 2 x audio ports), mesh panels both on top and in front, an acrylic side window, two exposed 5.25-inch bays, and seven removable 2.5/3.5-inch drive trays.

Sharkoon’s case also features two pre-drilled holes on the rear panel for routing watercooling tubing, and is equipped with four fans – one 120mm spinner at the back, one 170mm on top, and two 120mm models with LEDs in front. Full Post…

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