Cell C To Compensate Blackberry Users – SA’s third mobile operator, Cell C said on Thursday that it would compensate its BlackBerry users for the service disruption caused by a core switch failure within parent company Research In Motion’s (RIM) infrastructure. [news24]

Apple Wins Samsung Galaxy Tab Australia Ban – A court slapped a temporary ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics’ latest computer tablet in Australia on Thursday, handing rival Apple another legal victory in the two firms’ global patent war. Resolution of the case could take months — unless Samsung takes the potentially risky option of an expedited hearing. [reuters]

Man Surfs Great White Shark – Doug Niblack was trying to catch another wave before going to work when his longboard hit something hard as rock off the Oregon coast and he found himself standing on a thrashing great white shark. The several seconds Niblack spent on the back of the great white on Monday off Seaside, Oregon, was a rare encounter, but not unprecedented. [guardian]

Terre’Blanche Murder Scene Photos Posted On Facebook – Three gruesome photos of AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche’s dead body have been pasted on social networking site Facebook, according to his family’s lawyer.  mail&guardian]

World’s Oldest Single Malt Whisky To Go On Auction In SA – Glenlivet’s name has traditionally been on the list of famous whiskey connoisseurs since the 18th century, when it was initially made available for sale. At the FNB Whiskey Live Festival 2011 in South Africa, 2 bottles of the 1940 Glenlivet will go on auction, to raise funds for the Foundation of Alcohol Related Research. [bornrich]

Alex Baldwin To Launch Podcast – The 30 Rock actor has already lined up some big-name guests for the gig, which goes online Oct. 24. The podcast, mostly sticking to an interview format, will cover everything from pop culture to politics, with Baldwin chatting up an array of guests, leading off with Michael Douglas. [eonline]

Zuma Reckons AU Better Without Gaddafi – The African Union will work better without Libya’s ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, who repeatedly tried to convince members to form a pan-African government, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. [idafrica]

British Government Address Royal Succession Changes – With The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge already in the loop, plans are afoot by Prime Minister David Cameron’s government to change existing rules so that if the couple have a baby girl, she can one day claim the crown and be queen. [people]

Michael Jackson Doctor’s Attorneys Change Their Vibe – Attorneys for Conrad Murray have long argued that Michael Jackson gave himself the lethal dose of a surgical anesthetic. But on Wednesday, they acknowledged that one scenario they had previously suggested is not supported by science. [latimes]

Cape Town Is World’s 4th Best City – Sydney sure is beautiful. As is Italy’s Renaissance town, Florence, or the southern secret of Charleston in the United States. The coastal beauty and urban culture of Cape Town and San Francisco render them pretty much the same. According to the readers of U.S. luxury travel magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, these are the world’s top five cities. [cnngo]

Celebrity Phone Hacker ‘Deeply Sorry’ – The man accused of hacking celebrities’ online accounts says he became “addicted” to the intrusion and “didn’t know how to stop.” “I deeply apologize. I know what I did was probably one of the worst invasions of privacy someone could experience,” Christopher Chaney told CNN. [cnn]

NYPD Cop Admits Making False Arrests To Meet Quotas – A former NYPD narcotics detective snared in a corruption scandal testified it was common practice to fabricate drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas. The bombshell testimony from Stephen Anderson is the first public account of the twisted culture behind the false arrests. [nydailynews]

Avatar Is The Most Pirated Movie In The world – According to a report from the website TorrentFreak, ‘Avatar’ — the highest grossing movie ever — is the most pirated movie of all time. The film, which was touted by the director as being the best hope against piracy because of 3D — has been illegally downloaded 21 million times, two million more than runner-ups ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Transformers.’ [moviefone]

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