BlackBerry 10: Research In Motion Gets New Name, Launches New System, New Phones – The BlackBerry has been reborn. But the question remains: Who will buy it? With Wednesday’s introduction of a new operating system and two new smartphone designs, BlackBerry is launching a last-ditch effort to regain relevance. [washpo]

Half Of Patrice Motsepe’s Fortune Goes To The Poor – Patrice Motsepe has announced he will give half the money generated by the Motsepe family’s assets to assist poor South Africans. [mail&guardian]

Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months – For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees. [nytimes]

The Guptas Tried To Bribe/Threaten The DA – The New Age (TNA) newspaper heavyweights tried to dissuade the DA from asking parliamentary questions on the paper’s funding, party leader Helen Zille claimed on Wednesday. [iol]

Facebook Revenue Rises 40% as Mobile Ad Sales Strengthen – Facebook Inc. FB +1.46% is making progress squeezing more money from advertisers on mobile devices—but not enough to shake the burden of Wall Street expectations. [wallstreetjournal]

Bolshoi Ballerina Flees To Canada Over Threats – A star of the famous ballet company is so scared she leaves Russia – two weeks after an acid attack on its artistic director. [skynews]

Teen Shot Dead After Performing At Obama’s Inauguration – Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student who performed with her high school drum corps in Obama’s inauguration parade, was shot and killed in Chicago. [time]

Judge Rules Samsung Did Not Wilfully Infringe On Apple Patents – Samsung’s infringement of Apple’s design and utility patents was not “wilful,” a US federal judge ruled 29 January, rejecting Apple’s bid for bonus damages in the Apple v Samsung smartphone lawsuit. [wired]

Yesterday Alicia Keys Was An iPhone Addict, Today She’s BlackBerry’s Global Creative Director – Yesterday, at BlackBerry’s media conference revealing BlackBerry 10, the company appointed Alicia Keys as the new Global Creative Director. Whatever that means. [techcrunch]

Time Inc. Cuts 500 People, 6% Of Workforce – Time Inc., the magazine unit of Time Warner Inc., says it is cutting 6 percent of its global staff of 8,000, or about 500 people. The cuts began Wednesday and will affect domestic and international workers. [ap]

Kim Dotcom’s Mega Gets Third-Party Search Engine – The file-sharing site Mega, introduced two weeks ago by infamous file-sharing kingpin Kim Dotcom, just became a lot more useful to content pirates, thanks to a community-fed search engine of links to content hosted on Mega’s servers. [wired]

Plastic Surgery Is Catching On Around The World – More people than ever are turning to the knife or the needle in the hope of physical perfection. Over 14.7m tucks, peels, jabs and lifts were performed by licensed plastic surgeons in 2011, according to a new study from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. [busins]

Rihanna Explains Why She Is Back With Chris Brown – Rihanna has opened up like never before about getting back together with her ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown, and what it means for her public image. [rollingstone]

Arnold Schwarzenegger Explicit Sex Act Photo To Be Released? – An explicit image of Arnold Schwarzenegger has reportedly emerged. The picture is believed to show a “young Arnold” performing a sex act. I’m sure you can’t wait to see that. [digispy]

Legendary Porn Star, Ron Jeremy, Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery – After experiencing severe chest pains on Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles, Jeremy drove to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where doctors diagnosed an aneurysm near his heart and put him in the intensive care unit. [eonline]

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COMING UP TODAY 

Nik Rabinowits On Just Josie – Nik is in our studio to chat about his next Baxter Theatre production, which takes place from Tuesday, 5 Feb. Joining him is soul-stirring band, Hot water for this benefit performance. Rabinowitz is one of South Africa’s foremost comedians and his shows always sell out. Hot Water is freshly back from a successful 40-day tour in the EU and UK. Tune in at 12h15 where Nik will without a doubt be sharing some of his best material. [2ovfm] 

Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media Radio Show takes South Africa’s biggest online marketing, media and ad industry platform to the airwaves to give relevant, useful and interesting insight into all aspects of marketing in SA, Africa and beyond. Tune in to Biz Takeouts with Warren Harding from 17h00-18h00 today. [biztakeouts]

FRESH PODCASTS

Bob’s Weekend Getaways – Camp Figtree – Encircled by the lush folds of the Zuurberg Mountains, Camp Figtree is a remote private game reserve in the heart of the Eastern Cape wilderness. The lodge itself is 1 ½ hours from Port Elizabeth perched on top of the Zuurberg Mountains with jaw dropping views and not a sign of civilisation as far as the eye can see. Addo Elephant National Park is under 15km away. For anyone wanting the whole colonial ‘Out of Africa’ experience this is it. Bob and Dan chatted to Clyde from Camp Figtree about this spectacular destination, and why this makes a perfect place for your stay. Clyde also teamed up with Addo Elephant Back Safaris on this giveaway, who have contributed to the most magnificent experience – a 3 hour Elephant Back Safari! [podcast]