Blackberry Outages Hits USA – A three-day disruption of BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating millions of users of the Research In Motion smartphones and putting more pressure on the company for sweeping changes. [ibtimes]

1.5 Million SA Blackberry Users Affected – The lack of access to BlackBerry services has had a major impact on business users who depended on Research In Motion (RIM) as a provider for e-mail, instant messaging and internet access, growth partnership company, Frost & Sullivan said on Wednesday. “In SA alone, more than 1.5 million users of the services are likely to have been affected. [news24]

Apple iOS 5 Release Accompanied By Six New Apps – Apple has just unleashed six new applications along with iOS 5. Here’s a pictorial tour of each one. The push marks the company’s most aggressive software rollout to date. Apple has released Newsstand, Reminders, Find My Friends, Cards, iTunes Movie Trailers and AirPort Utility. The applications are either included with an update to iOS 5 or now available on the App Store. [mashable]

Cop Admits False Evidence In Terre’Blanche Trial – The police officer who testified on Wednesday at the murder trial of right-winger Eugene Terre’Blanche has admitted to being influenced by a senior officer into giving false testimony. Not ideal. [mail&guardian]

Gaddafi’s Son Captured – Celebratory bursts of gunfire and fireworks lit up the skies over Tripoli early on Thursday as word spread that Libyan government fighters had captured Muammar Gaddafi’s son Mo’tassim in Sirte. The capture of the deposed leader’s national security adviser, and the first member of the Gaddafi family, is a big boost to Libya’s new rulers whose forces are still battling pro-Gaddafi fighters in his home town of Sirte. [reuters]

Census Official Busted For Bribery – A census official was arrested for allegedly soliciting bribes from youths looking for work in Roodepoort, Gauteng police said on Wednesday. According to the SABC, the official demanded R150 from desperate job seekers, promising them work as census anumerators. [news24]

2oceansvibe Recommends Digicape For iPhones – There will be up to 1.5 million people out there contemplating making the overdue switch from Blackberry to iPhone. With iPhone use outstripping Blackberry in the US by a large margin, it is quite clear that South African Blackberry users are choosing their device for reasons besides the actual device. Get real, get an iPhone. Contact Digicape and mention 2oceansvibe for special service. [digicape]

Scarlett Johansson Nude Photo Hacker Arrested – Federal authorities accuse a 35-year-old Florida man of hacking into accounts on computers and other devices belonging to more than 50 people, including entertainers Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis, Simone Harouche and Renee Olstead, officials announced Wednesday. [cnn]

Saddam’s Bronze Butt On Auction – A bronze buttock from the statue of late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein toppled in Baghdad after the US-led invasion in 2003 is to be auctioned in Britain. A former soldier from Britain’s elite SAS regiment retrieved the two-foot (0.6-metre) wide piece of history and took it back to Britain shortly after US marines dragged the statue down on live television. [afp]

The US Has More Cellphones Than People – There are now more wireless devices being used in the United States than there are people, and Americans have doubled the amount of Internet data traffic they generate on smartphones, according to the trade group CTIA. The typical home of 2.6 people has an average of 24 gadgets, including at least one smartphone — double the number 15 years ago. [washpo]

Six Dead In California Hair Salon Shooting – Eight people have been killed in a shooting at an upmarket beauty salon in California. Scott Dekraii, 42, who is the former husband of one of the stylists, is said to have shot a total of nine hairdressers and customers at Salon Meritage, a beauty salon just blocks from the Pacific Ocean in the upscale seaside resort of Seal Beach. [dailymail]

Winklevoss Twins Forced To Pay $13 Million – The Winkleviii have come up short again. An appellate court in New York has refused to hear further arguments why Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss should not have to hand over $13 million to the law firm which helped them draft a settlement agreement with Facebook. [hwoodrep]

Expert Testifies Michael Jackson Could Have Been Saved – A cardiologist who reviewed Dr. Conrad Murray’s care of Michael Jackson for the California Medical Board testified Wednesday that the physician’s treatment was riddled with egregious deviations from standard of care that contributed directly to the singer’s death. [latimes]

Open ‘Occupy’ Letter To Kim Kardashian – “I’m not sure if you’re aware of this — I know you have so much going on — but I thought you might want to know about Occupy Wall Street. Basically, thousands of people are protesting across the country because… well, there’s no delicate way to say this, but… because of you, Kim.” More.. [huffpo]

Tobey Maguire Rejects Mercedes Benz – Not happy with the complimentary new Mercedes he was given for personal use during his stay in Australia, actor Tobey Maguire has sent his luxury car back after taking issue with the use of leather in the car’s plush upholstery. [news.au]

Marathon Runner Caught Bus To The Finish Line – Rob Sloan claimed third place in the Kielder Marathon after completing the 26.2 mile course in an impressive time of 2:51:00. But suspicions were raised by fellow runners bemused that they had not seen Sloan pass them during Sunday’s race. After initially denying any wrongdoing, Sloan admitted to hopping onto a bus at the 20-mile mark because he was feeling tired. [telegraph]

Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day – Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7.  You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing!  [votefortablemountain.com]

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