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If the rumor mill is to be trusted (and it rarely is), we might see an exclusive Xbox game on Nintendo Switch soon. The rumor comes from Nate the Hate, a content creator with a track record of correctly predicting game announcements. According to him, Microsoft is preparing to launch a critically acclaimed Xbox game on Nintendo’s platform soon. He’s staying tight-lipped on what game that actually is, though. With no confirmation, gaming fans spent the weekend fantasizing about what Xbox title could be Switch-bound. The most common theory is last year’s excellent Hi-Fi Rush, which other would-be insiders have…

Remember those long queues outside the Apple stores in the UAE for the latest iPhone? Well, one resident avoided all that hassle by ordering the iPhone 15 and an Apple Watch Ultra 2 on an app and got them delivered to his home in minutes. This $2,042 (Dh7,500) order formed the largest single Quik Groceries one on the Careem app last year. This came as the multi-service app revealed the most interesting customer trends from 2023. The largest spend on the app’s DineOut was $20,420 (Dh75,000) at an Indian vegetarian restaurant, where a customer bought gift boxes for Diwali, the…

The New Year’s Day earthquake demolished wooden buildings all across Japan’s Noto Peninsula but thanks to decades-old smart architecture, one small fishing village stood strong. A few roof tiles came loose but not one of around 100 structures in windswept Akasaki, on the stick of land’s western coast, collapsed in the magnitude 7.5 quake whose epicentre was just a few kilometres (miles) away. Masaki Sato drove all night from his home 300 kilometres (190 miles) away in Tokyo after the quake to check on the 85-year-old house that he has owned since 2017 and runs as a summer B&B. “The…

A mid-air blowout has put jetmaker Boeing in the exact place investors and management hoped it would avoid — back in the regulatory crosshairs just as it was awaiting approval of new models of its best-selling MAX jet. Investigators say it is too early to determine what caused a so-called door plug to fall off from the side of an aircraft operated by one of Boeing’s most loyal customers, Alaska Airlines, on Friday with 171 passengers on board. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Sunday that 171 Boeing MAX 9 airplanes BA.N would remain grounded until the agency is…

The full field for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, a Rolex Series event to be held at Emirates Golf Club from January 18-21 has been published. The 35th edition of the tournament boasts a purse of $9 million and has attracted a typically strong field. Defending champion Rory McIlroy always gets the attention with him being number two in the OWGR and a three-time champion and a former resident of Dubai. Dubai resident Tommy Fleetwood is another of the headline players along with Tyrrell Hatton, 2023 Open champion Brian Harman and PGA Tour rising star, Cameron Young. Both Rasmus and…

Gulf Engineering Forum 2024: Advancing Sustainability and Innovation Through Engineering Excellence Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 8, 2024:The Gulf Engineering Forum (GEF) is set to convene its 25th edition, under the patronage of Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Supreme President of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, at the prestigious Al Ras Ballroom, InterContinental Dubai Festival City on February 7-8, 2024. The forum, under the theme “Smart Engineering for a Sustainable Future”, promises to be a groundbreaking event, bringing together decision-makers, academics, researchers, and engineering experts from both local and…

The Vision Pro headset will be available to order in the U.S. starting February 2, Apple has just announced, with preorders opening at 5 a.m. PT on January 19. It means the hotly anticipated new product from the Cupertino firm is less than a month away from release. In a press release on its website, Apple said that the device would be available at both in-store locations and via its website on February 2. Right now, that’s limited to U.S. stores and American online customers. No mention was made of when the headset will be released to users in the…

Two infiltrators attempted to cross into the UAE in tiny iron boxes installed under the rear trunks of two SUVs. The Sharjah Ports, Customs, and Free Zones Authority (SPCFZA) foiled the infiltration bid. The authority did not reveal the customs terminal from where they were apprehended. X-ray scanners revealed the illegals’ hiding spots (look towards the left-end of the image below): A video shared by the authority shows officers breaking open the rear bumpers of the vehicles, where the illegals are found stashed in a 2-foot box. (scroll down for the video). They are found tightly squeezed in the tiny…

Flight operations returned to normal on Monday at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, six days after a near-catastrophic collision between an airliner and smaller plane that killed five people, officials said. All 379 passengers and crew escaped the burning Japan Airlines plane after the January 2 crash, but five of the six people on the coast guard aircraft that it collided with were killed. The runway at Haneda — one of four — where the crash happened has been closed since then, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of mostly domestic flights at one of the world’s busiest airports. “Runway C resumed…

The latest setback for Boeing’s top-selling 737 MAX aircraft occurred on Friday when a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane forcing its pilots to make an emergency landing. US regulators have ordered a temporary grounding for safety checks on 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets installed with the same panel. There are about 215 737 MAX 9 jets in service in total, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Five years ago two deadly crashes of Boeing 737 MAX planes triggered a worldwide grounding of all MAX jets. Here’s what regulators and airlines are doing as a result of the…