Bill Clinton Rocks The Rafters For Obama – The Democrats unleashed their silver attack fox tonight, and former President Bill Clinton dusted off his convention chops to debunk a host of charges leveled against President Obama by Mitt Romney—and earned a hug afterward form the president himself. [newser]

Miners Declare War – Miners declare war – South Africa might wake up to another day of violence should threats by thousands of striking workers at Lonmin’s Marikana mine be carried out. Yesterday, about 5000 angry miners, armed with axes, knobkerries, poles and sticks, threatened to set alight anyone or any vehicle that attempts to enter the mine in North West this morning. [timeslive]

Amazon Are Launching A Phone – Amazon’s updated Kindle Fire and new backlit “Paperwhite” Kindle e-reader have already leaked out ahead of the company’s event tomorrow, but there may be one more surprise in store: a mobile phone. [verge]

World Record Gold For SA – South Africa’s 4x100m men’s relay team won gold at the Paralympic Games in a world record time on Wednesday night. Team SA, consisting of Samkelo Radebe, Zivan Smith, Arnu Fourie and Oscar Pistorius, came home in a time of 41.78 seconds. [sport24]

Why Julius Malema Now Owns His Largest Spoof Account – Former ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema has been the butt of a number of internet jokes and parodies in the South African online space. Now though he can lay claim to his largest spoof Twitter account. [memeburn]

South Africa Unveils New Mandela Bank Notes – South Africa’s central bank on Wednesday unveiled a new series of bank notes featuring the face of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela which should be in use by year-end. [globalmail]

Nokia’s Latest Throw Of The Dice – Nokia showed off two new Windows Phone 8 devices today in New York City that will determine the future of the company. In my brief hands-on time (about 15 minutes total), the future does look bright. Nokia’s new Windows Phone devices are beautifully crafted and offer something unique in the saturated smartphone market. [wired]

Louboutin Wins Appeal Over Red-Soles Fight Against YSL – French shoemaker Christian Louboutin can trademark his famous red soles, a US court ruled Wednesday, reversing a ruling that would have allowed rival Yves Saint Laurent to paint its outsoles scarlet. [luxuo]

Federer Out Of US Open – In the third set, momentum swung back toward Roger Federer, winner of 17 Grand Slam singles titles, candidate for best player of all time. He felt it. Tomas Berdych felt it. The crowd, which obviously felt it, roared. The stands shook. The question lingered. [nytimes]

Andy Roddick Ends Tennis Career In Tears [Video] – Andy Roddick, following the conclusion of his match against Juan Martin Del Potro at the 2012 U.S. Open Tennis Championship, addressed the crowd of cheering and tearful fans. Roddick announced earlier in the tournament that it would be his last, opting to retire after his U.S. Open run came to an end. [sbnation]

Users Annoyed At Online Over-Sharing – The languages and the cultures are different, but the pet peeves of mobile technology users around the globe are the same, with most people annoyed by receiving too much information, according to a poll released on Wednesday. [news24]

Andrew Flintoff Swaps Cricket For The Boxing Ring – Andrew Flintoff is aiming to become a big hitter in sport once more – swapping cricket for heavyweight boxing. The former England captain has been working with Barry McGuigan and his son Shane for the past month to prepare for his debut on November 30. [skynews]

NY Court To decide If Lap Dancing Is Tax Exempt ‘Art’ – New York’s highest court will consider legal arguments by a strip club on whether nude dancing is an art and deserves a state tax exemption as such. The case set for oral arguments Wednesday involves Nite Moves, an adult entertainment club in suburban Albany that contested a tax bill of more than $124,000 following a 2005 audit. [wallstreetjournal]

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Ryan Gosling To Play 50 Shades Lead? – As if Ryan Gosling could get any hotter, now comes word that the super-sexy actor might be up for his most sizzling role yet—Christian Grey! According to reports, the husband of Fifty Shades of Grey author E. L. James is dishing that Gosling is in talks for the lead role in the upcoming big screen adaptation of the erotic novel. [eonline]

Kanye Boasts About Kim’s Sex Tape – A snippet of a track off Cruel Summer has made its way online. TMZ posted clip of “Clique,” a track which also features Big Sean and Jay-Z. ‘Ye is heard rapping about eating breakfast at Gucci, “American Idol,” the CIA, George Tenet and Maybachs. But one line in particular stands out: “Eat breakfast at Gucci. My girl a superstar all from a home movie.” [huffpo]

Astronauts Fix Space Station With Toothbrush – A $100 billion space station saved by a simple $3 toothbrush? It was the brainstorm of astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihido Hoshide and NASA engineers on the ground: a tool to clean a bolt that gave them so much trouble during a marathon 8-hour spacewalk last week. [abcnews]

Ben & Jerry’s Ice-Cream Sues Porn Company – Ben & Jerry’s sued the maker of “Ben & Cherry’s” X-rated DVDs Wednesday, saying the “hardcore pornographic” films have smeared the ice cream maker’s reputation. [bizweek]

Listen To Bob Dylan’s New Album FREE – Bob Dylan’s 35th studio album, Tempest, doesn’t hit shelves until next Tuesday, but you can head over to iTunes right now and listen to a free stream of the whole thing here. [rollingstone]

Man Walks With Aid Of Brain-Controlled Robotic Legs – A new brain-computer interface allows a person to walk using a pair of mechanical leg braces controlled by brain signals (above), as reported on arXiv. The device has only been tested on able-bodied people, and while it has limitations, it lays a foundation for helping people with paralysis walk again. [wired]

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