Nintendo Switch cloud saves won’t be available for some games
There are a lot of reasons why cloud-based backup is one of Nintendo Switch Online’s most awaited features. It can make sure you don’t lose your progress if your game suddenly gets corrupted, if your console gets stolen or if you decide to buy a new Switch. Sadly, it looks like it won’t be available […]
Steam August VR hardware survey: Oculus Rift makes its biggest leap over HTC Vive
August’s Steam hardware survey results are now in, and the Oculus Rift takes its biggest leap over the HTC Vive yet. Last month’s survey showed less than a 2 percent difference in the use of the two leading PC VR headsets on Valve’s gaming platform, but that gap grew to just under 4 percent in […]
NYC subway station reopens for the first time since 9/11
It may not be clean and shiny for long, but the brand new Cortlandt Street subway station is a thing of beauty. In gleaming chrome and white marble, the station reopened Saturday afternoon after being closed since the Twin Towers collapsed on top of it on September 11, 2001. “WTC Cortlandt is more than a […]
World’s largest offshore wind farm Walney Extension swings into action for energy
The world’s largest offshore windfarm has officially opened. The project commanding the Numero Uno status is the Walney Extension. An official inauguration was marked as September 6, and it now means that the Walney Extension overtakes the London Array as the world’s largest offshore wind farm. How large? Stats say the farm, located in the […]
Canada ranks 5th in the world for people worth at least $30M US, says study
Only the U.S., Japan, China and Germany had more people considered ultra-wealthy Canada ranks fifth in the world when it comes to the number of people living in a country with a net worth of at least $30 million US — beating out the likes of Switzerland and Hong Kong — according to a new […]
Former leaking building wins top prize
The Green Building Council hopes an award-winning Wellington building will show others that old office blocks can become great spaces. This week Aorangi House on Molesworth Street won an international green award in Singapore for its sustainable design. The 1970s building had to be vacated in 2005 with a raft of issues including leaking single […]