[ad_1] More clarity on when schools will reopen, as the country faces the Covid-19 pandemic, may be available in two weeks. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said she can only say with certainty when schools will reopen when the plan has been approved by the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) …
Read More »Sweden is officially carbon-free – and SA should take note – The Citizen
[ad_1] A mild winter in Sweden and the commitment to ditch fossil fuels has culminated in the closure of the country’s last coal-fired power station. An announcement in April revealed that the last of the KVV6 boilers at Värtaverket in Hjorthagen, eastern Stockholm, which had been providing heat and electricity …
Read More »SpaceX has fired the Starship Raptor engine and the vehicle is still standing
[ad_1] Enlarge / / A view of the jaws of SN4, showing a single Raptor engine mounted inside. SpaceX For the first time, a full-scale prototype of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle started its engine Tuesday night. After ignition, it appeared that the Raptor rocket’s engine burned for about 4 seconds. At …
Read More »Take a look at this Super Mario 64 PC port before Nintendo lawyers jump
[ad_1] A Mario fan has created a charming and functional port of the classic Nintendo 64 for PC, with 4K graphics and ray tracing, the whole enchilada. Everybody see before Nintendo’s lawyers clean it up like piranhas on a dead cow. The video showing the port surfaced over the weekend, …
Read More »Halo 2: Anniversary comes to PC on May 12
[ad_1] Microsoft is bringing Halo 2: Anniversary to Windows 10 PC on May 12, as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the company announced today. Halo 2: Anniversary is a remastered HD version of Halo 2, which came out on the original Xbox in 2004. It includes a major …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzone reaches 60 million downloads in less than 2 months
[ad_1] According to Activision Blizzard, more than 60 million players have parachuted into Call of Duty: Warzone in the last 52 days since its launch. When Warzone launched on March 11, the United States was entering a pandemic blockade. Video gamers needed something to do, and in its first month, …
Read More »Microsoft’s free racing game Forza Street is now available for iOS and Android
[ad_1] From microsoft Forza Street, a free racing title from Force Creator Turn 10 Studios is available now for iOS and Android after launching for Windows 10 last year. The game takes the standard Force Formula to collect, customize and compete with cars and redesign it for mobile devices, which …
Read More »War Remains represents the Battle of Passchendaele from World War I in VR
[ad_1] War Remains is a virtual reality experience that takes audiences to the horrific Battle of Passchendaele of World War I in 1917. The virtual reality experience comes from MWM Interactive and podcaster Dan Carlin, as well as developer Flight School Studio. MWM Interactive announced that War Remains, an immersive …
Read More »Swift gets faster with Ryzen 4000
[ad_1] Almost two years ago, we had the opportunity to test Acer’s Swift 3 laptop with AMD’s first Ryzen mobile platform, Raven Ridge. Acer has been a strong partner for AMD, generally one of the first to come up with new designs with the latest AMD platforms, and this year …
Read More »Microsoft reconsiders and delays Windows 10X’s dual-display destiny
[ad_1] Windows 10X, Microsoft’s operating system initially designed for dual-screen devices, is coming to laptops with single screens. In an announcement by Microsoft CPO Panos Panay on Monday, the company explained that its tweaked version of Windows, initially designed for the likes of its Surface Neo “foldable”, will now debut …
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