And the moment you’ve all been waiting for is here. This is the “how to” guide to creating a hipster-esque Instagram video. Mashable has brought us step-by-step instructions to using the new Instagram 4.0 feature that is set to wipe out Vine and other annoying social media in the near future. Once you’ve installed and upgraded […]

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There are new rules for Royal Ascot fashion. Don’t worry if you are not properly dressed when you arrive – the “dress-code assistants” will be on hand to attend to your fashion needs.

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This is a first: Chinese astronauts delivering a live lecture from the Tiangong 1 space module. The lesson included demonstrations of weightlessness and “the properties of surface tension while in microgravity.” Students were also able to interact with the astronauts and ask questions.

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This could be the perfect invention for those chilly winter mornings. Gloves that double as a phone. This is exactly what O2, a communications company, has unveiled. The glove phone is phase two of the company’s Recycle collection. Designer Sean Miles constructed the gloves from vintage Mui Mui and Pineider gloves and coupled that with recycled phone parts. These […]

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If you’ve had your eyes anywhere above your shoelaces while cruising the centre of Cape Town over the course of the last six months, you’ll probably have noticed crystals susepended from strings on the city street lights. It turns out that the crystals aren’t a random act of glamification by particularly decorative city officials – […]

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Steve Jobs was interviewed in 1994 by the Silicon Valley Historical Association, and asked whether he believed that the burst in technological innovation in modern times could be compared to the Renaissance. And what do you think a fully-bearded Steve had to say? Check out the video

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“But I don’t like Table Mountain!” Ignoring the fact that that’s a ridiculous statement, consider this: If you don’t like Table Mountain, tilt your head 45 degrees, and get a load of Lions Head. That’s right, my sweet. You’re in Tamboerskloof now. Fancy Tamboerskloof. And there is nothing that you’ll never know about a sunrise […]

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Daily Maverick columnist and advocate for fracking, Ivo Vegter will be presenting the Cape Town premiere of the documentary, FrackNation. The documentary (outlined in the video above) debunks damages attributed to fracking in a particular case in the United States. The screening is at 18h00 tonight, and tickets are still available at the door at a cost […]

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The creative duo of Paul B. Cummings and Eriq Wities (those are actual names) has created this whimsical stop motion animation of one man’s dismally failed mission to the beach. The pair shot just under 1,600 ‘grams, which they posted to their feed (possible follower exhaustion alert). They animated the shots over the course of three […]

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What if we told you that the cash reserves of the world’s five largest tech companies hovered in the region of $333 billion. And that’s not what they’re worth, mind you. That’s just what they have lying around, for the sake of spending. The number’s so large, it’s genuinely difficult to comprehend. Which is why it’s helpful to visualise all that cash lying in a pile.

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Welcome to Friday! The fourth episode of Oliver Hermanus’ FOBLO (“fear of being left out”) Bulletin has dropped. We were particularly fond of the #socialtruths segment of the show, so keep a sharp eye out for those. FOBLO Bulletin presenter, Anne Hirsch co-hosts the Rhys Woods show on 2oceasnvibe Radio. If you missed last week’s bulletin, […]

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John McAfee is the original creator of the McAfee antivirus software, but is probably best known as the delightfully unhinged fugitive billionaire who retired to the tropical island of Belize, before fleeing authorities intent on questioning him on the death of his next door neighbour. McAfee successfully evaded capture for just under a month, and was eventually […]

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News Team fans your wait is over, the full-length trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, has finally arrived. Click through to get watching.

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Well, obviously it wasn’t THAT popular. At least, not popular enough to justify production costs. Apprently the music channel, which has been instrumental in the promotion of hundreds of local artists will “be transformed into South Africa’s first online music video streaming channel.” Here’s a statement from M-net: “The MK audience is an online generation […]

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We covered the arrival of this delightful web series when it popped up on Ricky Gervais’ channel a few weeks ago, but we’ve been somewhat slack with keeping you abreast of anything past the pilot episode. So, in the spirit of current affairs and devouring minutes from your workday, we give you episode two (above), […]

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BBC Horizon and the Royal Veterinary College joined together to find out what your kitties are up to, when you are not around. Click through to check out the video.

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WhoIsHostingThis.com has come up with an intriguing infographic called “Four Psychopathic Traits Of A Social Media User.” Click through to see what social media is doing to us.

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The number one female tennis player in the world, Serena Williams has stuck her foot it in this time. This month’s Rolling Stone hosts a lengthy article on the star player. Whilst covering everything from losing at the 2012 French Open to when she wanted to have a baby, the most controversial part was her […]

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In yet another text book example of why it never pays to deviate from the list of prescribed questions when interviewing someone very much smarter and confident than you, Russel Brand effortlessly wrests the conversation away from the news anchors, and embarasses them in front of their own audience.

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Hide your kids and lock your doors, those carnivorous reptiles that slither and slime can now open doors. They might not have the advantage of arms and legs, but this video of Julius the snake shows how it doesn’t make a difference that Julius doesn’t have arms and legs when it comes to moving through […]

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Charles Saatchi has been the name floating around in news headlines for the last few days. But this isn’t because he has made another game changing influence in the advertising world. The businessman and co-founder of acclaimed advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi has been hogging tabloids since his alleged throat throttling of wife and celeb TV chef Nigella Lawson. The recent […]

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If you still haven’t decided on what smartphone best suits you, this sleek Nokia Lumia 820 might be the one for you. Show off and dabble with crisp features and see what the smartphone world has to offer, whilst saving yourself a hefty R2,050. Unlike sending a pigeon off with a message, Groupies enjoy modern […]

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Prance lady, Johanna Rohrback has returned. Last month we were lucky enough to see her video demonstration of the Prancercise technique, to some controversially hardcore music. Today, we are being treated yet again to the stylistic moves that became a viral sensation, except this time, to John Mayer.  Rohrback introduces us to “the prance to romance to.” According to Mashable, Mayer […]

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The world’s most famous residents of middle class Oranjezicht, Die Antwoord have released yet another music video to remind us that they’re still shocking. “Cookie Thumper” is the story of a possibly-underage orphan girl who has possibly-anal sex with an ex prison inmate and current drug dealer, Anies. And that’s basically it. Here’s the description […]

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Roberto Cavalli gets caught being showered by hot stuff girlfriend Lina Nilson on a sailing trip in Sardinia. Click through to see the gallery, if you dare.

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Finally, we have the first look at the first ever motion picture based on the most popular construction toys of our time. Click through to see The LEGO Movie teaser.

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They say you can never tell if a video will go viral or if someone is destined for online superstardom. So we’ll just say we have a hunch this guy might be the next SA meme..

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Violent protests flared up in Indonesia and Brazil yesterday for remarkably similar reasons. Hundreds of thousands of people in Brazil are protesting over an increase in bus fares. Naturally, discontent over  inequality, and the quantity of money being spent on next year’s Soccer World Cup fueled the action. Indonesia, meanwhile, is boiling over in the face of their first […]

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You may never make it up the tallest mountain in the world, but at least you can see what one of natures finest has to offer. Using his Canon 5D Mark II, Elia Saikaly has managed to put together one of the most spectacular time lapses yet. Expect to see skies plastered with stars and goose bumps to […]

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Images of well-known foodie Nigella Lawson have surfaced. They show her husband Charles Saatchi assaulting her at a restaurant in Central London. Saatchi has been cautioned with a warning and Lawson has subsequently moved out of their family home.

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