Wait for 'The Last Guardian' almost over as anticipated epic game ships tomorrow

Truly great things take time to make and this is true for Fumito Ueda's "The Last Guardian," a PlayStation 4 exclusive that's been in the works for almost a decade, and which could be considered a masterwork of game design and execution. 

'The Last Guardian, which is coming to PS4 tomorrow, is a gorgeously presented and fluid game. While the game is hinged on the relationship of a young boy and a giant magical creature. Trico, the giant creature reminds me of a pup, cat and griffin and is actually an A.I. (artificial intelligence) he learns from you and you build a bond.

The game is about logic, it is about gut feel and it is both contemplative and deeply immersive. The in-game animation is simply magical and looks like a cel-shaded anime epic. The controls and movement as well as the camera are slick and highly intuitive. If I didn't already own a PlayStation 4, I would buy one just to play this game, it is that good. 

Google helps you let loved ones know you’re safe with Trusted Contacts app

We can’t stop bad things from happening and so Google wants to make it easier for you to reach out in case of an emergency. The tech giant has a new app called Trusted Contacts that lets you share your location with select contacts even if your phone is offline or you can’t get to it. The app will let you choose which loved ones you’d want to have access to this information. And if you’re feeling unsafe, you can share your location with these contacts. Or if your loved one is worried about you, they can request to see your location.

If things are fine from your end, you can opt to deny their request. But if you don’t respond “within a reasonable timeframe” your location will be shared automatically with your loved ones to see if they need to help you out. You can, of course, opt to stop sharing your location or change your trusted contacts as well. The app is currently available on Google Play Store and should be up on iOS soon.

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Amazon demos it's vision for in store shopping with Amazon Go

Amazon revolutionized online shopping in various ways, most notably with its 1-Click ordering which made buying goods and services deceptively easy and even more tempting than ever. Amazon just demoed its vision for in-store shopping solutions using its Amazon Go app and something it calls "Just Walk Out."

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PM Justin Trudeau joins Canada Learning Code and Code.org for global launch of Hour of Code

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joinedHadi Partovi of C ode.org and Melissa Sariffodeen of Canada Learning Code for the global launch of the 2016 Computer Science Education Week and the international Hour of Code campaign.

Hour of Code aims to introduce every student in the world to computing and broaden awareness and participation in computer science education. During the December 5th event, over 40 students from DA Moodie and Collège Catholique Samuel Genest, local schools, visited the Shopify offices to learn about technology careers and then took a 1-hour introductory coding workshop alongside Prime Minister Trudeau.

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