Thanks to Mark Creeperberg and Facebook, you can now find your friends who are in the same area as you, even if their Facebook app is closed. Which is obviously a red flag for privacy. Facebook already allows you to “check in”, logging the places you’ve visited in a viewable GPS map format. According to […]
It’s simple. We’ve found a cool deal where you can purchase two extra length, three metre cables and an iPhone 5 adaptor for just R299, including delivery!
White beggars make between R50 to R500 a day, according to a trade union Solidarity study carried out last year. But 78% of beggars would like to work but do not have the education to back them. Almost 60% of the beggars interviewed in November and December – in the Western Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal and […]
The Robotic Exoskeleton, or Rex as he is more affectionately known, was unveiled yesterday at London’s Science Museum. Boffins have proven that body parts can be replaced by machines. Apart from the silver skeletal structure, synthetic skin and hair, Rex is real in every way. He pumps synthetic blood, has artificial organs and robotic limbs. […]
Introducing the Bluetooth Audio Receiver, which effortlessly connects your music sources to one another. As long as your hi-fi / Docking station / boombox has an AUX-in port, it can become a bluetooth hotspot.
Finally, the world’s first point-and-shoot 3D camera! While it’s not a conventional camera, if you can use a point-and-shoot Nikon we are told that you’ll find the Lynx even easier to use. Instead of 2D images, the ‘Lynx A’ produces 3D models of whatever you point it at. Although it’s the size of a laptop […]
The Indian Premier league has developed a reputation for throwing some serious dosh about. Last weekend’s auction for the 2013 edition was no different. One of these overnight millionaires was Highveld Lions all-rounder Chris “Tipo” Morris.
As Anthony Kiedis takes to the spotlight this evening, we thought we’d bring the topic of his tattoos to the table. Even if you’re in the golden circle tonight, you’re still not going to be close enough to see the detail that makes up his numerous pieces of body art. Here’s a helpful guide, so […]
Presenting, everything you need to know to have a good time at tonight’s Red Hot Chilli Peppers concert in Cape Town.
While news reports are often seen as a rough draft to history, a new artificial intelligence engine may be able to use historical news information to figure out the future. Computer and technology boffins, Eric Horvitz and Kira Radinsky are using two decades of New York Times’ stories and other resources to identify the underlying […]
Alen Abrahams is a 31 year old car guard and father of two. He also happens to have the singing voice of a Welsh choir boy. After spotting Alen in a YouTube video uploaded by a tourist a year ago, Heart 104,9 presenter Aden Thomas tracked Alen down to get him on air. When Alen […]
Look, hard evidence speaks for itself. In a world where petrol prices continue to soar, you simply cannot afford to keep ignoring the amazing affordability of a scooter. Not if you want to keep on choking down those Woolies heat and eat meals you’ve been getting full-figured on. Vespa’s nifty calculator works out how much […]
The simplest way to lead a productive lifestyle is to form good habits, like having a set time to drink your morning flat white or for uploading your cat photos on to Instagram. For a lot of us, most of our time is spent online so it makes sense to streamline that vibe. Please enjoy […]
Huawei, the Chinese technology manufacturer, has launched a smartphone that is exclusive to Africa. Huawei has partnered up with Microsoft to create this device and lower the cost of smart devices throughout Africa. Gustavo Fuchs, Director of Microsoft Windows Phone division in the Middle East and Africa said, At first we are making the product […]
If this goes ahead, it will be the biggest company buyout since the financial crisis of the late 2000’s hit. A Dell Inc buyout deal currently floated would see the company flogged for near to $24 billion, with share prices valued between $13,50 to $13,75. Michael Dell, founder and Cheif Executive wants to privatise the […]
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The boxing gloves were off yesterday as Zille took to the twittersphere to defend the donations received by the DA from the Gupta’s family and a senior executive, as well as the credibility of the DA. Zille maintains the receipt of a donation and not a bribe. This all began in 2009 when the DA received […]
Saturday night saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing in Jo’burg (set list here) and according to The New Age, it was ‘ a shambles’ and security were accepting bribes. Big Concerts say they’re talking crap. Click for more..
No one actually watches the Super Bowl for the futball, do they? For your viewing pleasure, please enjoy our selection of favourite TV ads and movie trailers from Super Bowl 2o13. 1. Every year Dorito’s runs a competition called the “Crash the Super Bowl Contest”. This year, their Goat 4 Sale ad came in at […]
It’s official! Since August 2012, archeologists have suspected that the lost remains of the last English king to be slain in battle, King Richard III were buried a few feet beneath a rather ordinary parking lot in Leicester. Richard’s ruin was smote upon the fields of Battle Bosworth in 1485 at the tender age of […]
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. In this week’s edition, show presenters Amanda Strydom and Mmanaledi Mataboge cover new circumstantial evidence pointing to major corruption committed by Presidential Spokesperson Mac Maharaj, why exposure to heavy metals […]
During the changing of the guard ceremony on Sunday morning, an unidentifid 50-something man interrupted proceedings when he held a knife to his neck. Police intervened and tasered the man, jolting him to the ground. An onlooker in the large crowd managed to capture the entire scene on video. Eye witness Josh Greenberg said, One […]
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For once the famous Cape Town wind was appreciated when as many as 5 000 spectators gathered in Big Bay yesterday, along the West Coast, to watch the world’s 16 best kiteboarders and eight wildcards take to the sea and of course, the air. The extreme competition – returning after a seven year hiatus – wowed the crowds […]
Last week Friday, Egyptian Hamada Saber was beaten for protesting against President Mohamed Morsi’s administration. His public beating in the Suez Canal was televised, showing six policemen dragging a naked Saber over tarmac, allegedly by orders of Morsi’s office. Liberal Egyptian politician, Amr Hamzawy said, Stripping naked and dragging an Egyptian is a crime that shows the excessive violence […]
There’s a man. This man’s name is Digger. Digger Brown. He’ll take you to see the whale sharks. And swim with them if you dare. You’ll need to bring a bottle of Jack Daniel’s though. Join the tradition and follow him on twitter.
Talk about a suprise attack. British troops are now using a sneaky, if not slightly laughable device. Just 10cm in length and weighing a mere 16g, this mini-me helicopter is equiped with a camera for top class surveillance. The Black Hornet nano drone is being used on the front line in Afghanistan to provide information […]
Everyone deserves a holiday, and we know a place. Meandering through the Natal Midlands and staying at a four star country home can be a costly affair. But with this deal, you and your partner stay at The Bend Country House for two nights, for a paltry R1 190! Seriously? That’s less than R300 “pps”. […]
Life is not looking too pretty for Malema. Nothing remains of his fortune; cars, houses and cash have all been seized by authorities to pay back his Sars debt of R16 million. Malema may even loose the very cabbages that he now farms in Limpopo. This week Sars applied to the Pretoria High Court to have Malema sequestered. […]
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