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Intelligence Report: China & Russia Hired Hackers To Steal US Secrets
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A report released by U.S. intelligence agencies claims that Chinese and Russian hackers, hired by their governments, have been stealing classified data from American government organizations. Assumptions like this have been made before, but this is the first time such a report to Congress has pointed the finger squarely at China and Russia.
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Order The Steve Jobs Book Online Now
07 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Walter Isaacson weaves a full and often revealing tale that brings Steve Jobs to life through interviews with the late Apple visionary and those in his inner circle.* The most anticipated book of the year is available available to buy. And what better Christmas present for all your Mac friends and tech-minded family! The Guardian […]
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Wife Kills Star Wars Collection, Man Kills Wife
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week, a 30 year old man from Preston in the north of England was jailed for life for the brutal murder of his Thai wife, Pornpilai Srisroy. Her only crime: she had the audacity to destroy his extensive collection of Star Wars memorabilia following a fight.
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The Funniest Car Reposession You Have Ever Seen [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Operation Repo is a TV show that follows repo men around. They’re the nice guys with the muscles, bald heads and facial hair that come and take your car when you don’t make your payments. In this particular video, the owner of the car happens to be obsessed with Michael Jackson. Hilarity ensues. Click continue to see the full video.
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Two Rhino Poaching Suspects Arrested
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve been following the development of the rhino poaching issue in South Africa recently, you will be pleased to know that two Thai nationals, suspected to be central to an international rhino poaching syndicate, were arrested at OR Tambo International this morning.
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Surfer Almost Swallowed By Whale [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Hoo. Santa Cruz surfer Barbara Roettger got way up close and personal with a pod of humpback whales when she unwittingly found herself in the middle of a lunge feeding session; two massive whales popped up right next to the surfer and her kayak friends, seemingly out of nowhere. It’s pretty rad.
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Nevermind Denzel And Ryan, Check Out Cape Town In New ‘Safe House’ Trailer [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Remember a few months back when the local rags were full of news about Hollywood stars, Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington seen out and about in the Mother City filming an upcoming action flick? Well, check out the fruit of those labours after the jump!
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Tech Vibe: Ep. 2 – Exclusive Review Of iPhone 4S
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In this week’s installment of Tech Vibe, Ryan gets his hands on the vaunted iPhone4S, Apple’s latest update to its line of famed smartphones. Ryan O’Connor chats to Gaynor McArthur of DigiCape to find out when the 4S will arrive in South Africa, how much we can expect to pay for it, and whether it […]
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How Much Does The Internet Weigh? [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Okay, this might seem like it belongs in the same dark vault of impossible philosophical conundrums as “How much wood would a wood chuck chuck” but hear the hot IT nerd out:
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Avada Whatever! Potter Parents Graveside Twitter Vigil
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just when you thought the stench of death had finally lifted from the Harry Potter series, today it emerges that certain parts of Twitter are getting their eye-liner all smeared up regarding the fictional 30th anniversary of the slaying of teen wizard Harry’s fictional parents. For realsies…
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Rugby Vibe – Ep.11
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This week, Steve and his guest, Phillip Venter consider the personnel that South African rugby has at its disposal as it moves into the future. This week, Steve covers his pick of backline players. Next week, he’ll look at South Africa’s forward players of the future. Proudly brought to you by:
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A Little Night Surfing [VIDEO]
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Check out this video of a surfer in California hitting up some night surf accompanied by the soft tumbling glow of bio-luminescent algae in the waves.
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Cops Crash Car Into Smuggler’s Plane [VIDEO]
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
There is something about real-life events that movies will never be able to duplicate. This video, taken in Brazil, shows federal police officers smashing a car into a light plane at high speed! The plane contained smuggled goods, and by crashing into its wing, the cops was able to thwart it’s takeoff.
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The Charmed Life Of Ronald Weasley
02 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In confirmation of the rumour that you can’t keep a good ginger down, Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, has admitted in an interview that she almost killed off Harry’s bestie, Ron Weasley, early in the book saga.
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Golden Lions, UCT, Stormers In Running For Team Of The Year In SA Rugby Awards
02 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The 2011 edition of the SA Rugby Awards will be held tomorrow night and one of the most hotly contested categories this year is Team of the Year. Among the nominees are newly crowned Currie Cup champions the Golden Lions, and UCT’s highly successful Ikey Tigers. The Stormers’ nomination adds to a strong Western Cape interest factor.
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Incredible Video Footage: DigiCape Hit By Brazen Burglers – R25k Reward For Info [VIDEO]
02 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 18 Comments
This is the second time that DigiCape’s Roeland Street Branch has been hit by this burglary syndicate. The shop was broken into at 02h15 this morning, and the group made off with over R250 000 worth of new and demo stock. DigiCape are offering a R25 000 reward for any information leading to arrests. Click through for the surveillance videos.
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Not Another American Pie Film! [VIDEO]
02 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Universal have just dropped the trailer for the eighth (and we can only pray, last) installment in the long (lo-ooong) running American Pie series, American Reunion.
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Petman: The Robot That Will Kill You In The Robopocalypse, And Look Good Doing It [VIDEO]
01 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You guys remember Alpha Dog, the terrifying robot dog that Boston Dynamics built for the US military? Well they’re over terrifying robot dogs, and have moved on to terrifying robot people. Hence ‘PETMAN,’ their awful test dummy for demonstrating how chemical protection suits might affect soldiers trying to run, do push-ups or kill all humans.
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Jersey Shore Goes To College
01 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You might not think Jersey Shore is the sort of show that would spark serious academic debate, but lo and behold, the University of Chicago recently concluded a day long seminar on the dynamic and active scholarly field of “Jersey Shore studies”. No, really.
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Pete Townshend Calls Apple “A Vampire”
01 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
World famous guitarist, Pete Townshend, of one of the greatest rock bands ever, The Who, has taken Halloween as the perfect opportunity to make a statement. He has lashed out at Apple, calling their model of selling music – iTunes – “a vampire.”
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Nervous Japanese MP Drinks Fukushima Nuclear Water
01 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A Japanese government official has risen to a challenge set by journalists to prove that water collected from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was safe to drink. Albeit with some trepidation. MP Yasuhiro Sonoda downed a glass of water during a televised news conference and seems to have survived, although his shaky hands certainly betrayed his nerves.
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How To Down A Beer Like A Boss [VIDEO]
01 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our latest addition to the Boss Hall of Fame is also our very first drag queen! But surprisingly, it is not her ability to lip sync YMCA that has earned her this prestigious spot. Instead, it is her ability to swallow an entire jug of beer in one go – like a faaaaaaaabulous boss!
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Heidi Klum: Surprises Everybody With A Non-Sexy Halloween Costume [PICS]
01 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Heidi Klum is really, really into Halloween. Which isn’t surprising, given that Halloween is when people dress up in revealing costumes for candy, and her career is pretty much dressing up in revealing costumes for money. Except she went non-traditional at her annual Halloween party in Las Vegas, dressing as a terrifying skinless body.
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Where On Earth Do You Fit In?
01 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week 2oceansVibe reported on the release on the UN Population Fund State of World Population 2011 report, which estimates that by the end of October 2011, the number of humans in the world would soar past seven billion.
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Cape Town TV Launches 24-Hour Live Stream
01 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
CTV is Cape Town’s only community television station. But so far only viewers with an aerial that’s in the line-of-sight of Tygerberg could actually watch the channel. That all changed yesterday as they launched a 24-hour live stream, embedded on their website – taking their content global.
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Mangyongdae Funfair: The Last Theme Park In North Korea [PICS]
31 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This fairly depressing photo series of Manyongdae Funfair, North Korea’s version of the Happiest Place On Earth, has just been released. The amusement park, located a few kilometres north of Pyongyang, is the last theme park in the dictatorship, which isn’t totally surprising given the dilapidated and dangerous rides on display.
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Re-make Mondays: Hair In Strange Places – Teen Wolf
31 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
MTV, capitalising on a series of home runs in their scripted show offering decided to log on to the still simmering global tween-obsession with things that go bump in the night, and revive Teen Wolf for the Jersey Shore generation.
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Girl Accidentally Hangs Herself At Haunted House
31 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This weekend saw the celebration of the festival of Halloween. Traditionally an American festival where children dress up and collect candy from strangers, the vibe has spread across the world to allow everyone to dress a little skanky and drink more than they should. For one 17 year old girl in America, it all got a bit too much.
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Victoria’s Secret To Launch US$2,5 Million Fantasy Treasure Bra
28 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Recession? What recession? Next month, Victoria’s Secret will launch a US$2,5 million bra at their annual fashion show in New York. The 2011 Fantasy Treasure bra boasts 3 400 white and yellow diamonds totalling 142 carats, and was inspired by sea shells, and buried treasure, apparently.
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Jessica Simpson Is Six Months Pregnant – But Can’t Secure Media Deal To Announce It
28 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Jessica Simpson is clearly quite some way into pregnancy – in fact, a gynecologist estimates she’s around 26 weeks along. But sources say she has not been able to find a lucrative enough media vehicle to announce this to the world yet, because she’s lost her star power. This must be very depressing for poor Jess.
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