Monkey Steals Camera And Takes Pics Of Himself – A macaque monkey in Indonesia took a camera from a wildlife photographer before snapping himself in a variety of poses. David Slater, 46, said: “They were quite mischievous jumping all over my equipment, and it looked like they were already posing for the camera when one hit the button.” [telegraph]

Zuma To Lunch With Monaco’s Royal Newlyweds – South African President Jacob Zuma will have lunch with newlyweds Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco on Wednesday in Durban, the eastern port city where the IOC is holding its annual general meeting to decide the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics. [mail&guardian]

Canadian Singer Calls Prince William ‘Douche’ By Mistake – Country singer Meaghan Blanchard was left cringing with embarrassment at a show for Britain’s royal couple on Monday when she accidentally insulted Prince William. Blanchard was among the stars performing for the royals, but she was left red-faced as she took to the podium, fluffed her words and accidentally called the prince a “douche”. [torontosun]

iPhone Officially More Popular Than Blackberry – Apple’s iOS operating system has now eclipsed that of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM). That’s according to comScore’s latest U.S. market share report, which has said Apple’s iOS platform is up 1.4 percent to 26.6 percent, while the BlackBerry operating system slipped more than four points to 24.7 percent. [techherald]

SA Skipper Held After R400 Million Cocaine Bust – Authorities seized 1.1 tons of cocaine worth $61m (about R408m) aboard a yacht sailing from the Caribbean to Europe. The 13-metre yacht was intercepted by French customs officials near the Caribbean island of St Maarten on Saturday after setting sail from Grenada. Four people – the South African captain, two Germans and a Dutchman – were arrested. [news24]

Tiger Woods Skips British Open – Those “minor” injuries to his left leg now have kept Tiger Woods from playing in two majors. In an announcement on his website Tuesday that came as no surprise, Woods said he would skip the British Open next week because his injuries have not fully healed. [washpo]

Zuckerberg Is Google +’s Most Popular User – On July 4, just six days after the launch of Google+, the much-anticipated social sharing service from Google has an unlikely star. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, often tossed around in headlines and stories about Google+ as the service’s primary target — for destruction, not adoption — has more followers than anybody else. By far. [theatlantic]

Casey Anthony Acquitted Of Murdering Her Daughter – After thirty-three days of testimony, two days of closing arguments and only 10 hours of deliberation, the jury in the Casey Anthony trial has acquitted the 25-year-old Florida mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008. [popcrunch]

MTN To Launch Applications Store – SA-based mobile operator MTN Group (MTN) said on Tuesday that it wanted to take advantage of an expected explosion in the applications market by opening an applications store “in the near future”. Apparently the group would offer a “wide range of apps in multiple territories”. [iol]

iPads Generate 1% Of The World’s Web Traffic – Apple’s iPad is responsible for 1% of the world’s web traffic, as well as 2.1% of web traffic in the U.S., according to the latest numbers from NetMarketShare. Looking at earlier reports, the iPad’s share of web traffic has been steadily growing by 10% or more since March 2011. [mashable]

Environment Plays Big Role In Causing Autism – Environmental factors play a more important role in causing autism than previously assumed and, surprisingly, an even larger role than genetics, according to a new study out of UCSF and Stanford that could force a dramatic swing in the focus of research into the developmental disorder. [sfgate]

Transformers Sets Box-Office Record – “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” enjoyed the highest-grossing Fourth of July film debut ever over the weekend, taking an estimated $97.5 million. “Transformers” beat the 2011 opening-weekend record previously set by “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” which just crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide. [mtv]

Montblanc Celebrates Monaco Royal Wedding – Montblanc has created a one-of-a-kind writing instrument for the Monaco royal wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock. The unique Montblanc Wedding Pen is inspired by the architectural elements of the Palais Princier and the Principality Flag, embellished with the monogram of the Princely Couple and precious stones. [luxuo]

Cape Royale Hotel “30 Days Of Giveaways” Underway – Cape Royale Luxury Hotel and Spa is offering all Facebook members a chance to win prizes in their daily giveaways. Prizes include spa treatments and products, dinners, accommodation and even a helicopter flip! In order to enter the competition all you have to do is “like” their Facebook page and see what our daily competition entails.  [facebook]

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