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RIM Receives 15 000 App Submissions
15 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion is enjoying some motion ahead of the launch of its new phones and operating system: at least 15 000 new application submissions have been received to date.
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10 Rad Things To Come Out Of CES 2013
09 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We have already had a look at some of the really cool things that have come out of 2013’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but here is a more comprehensive list of some of the coolest things.
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PaperTab – The Paper-Thin Tablet That Can Be Rolled Up
08 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The laptop or tablet device of the future might just be one that rolls up and can be shoved into your pocket. A new paper-thin device with a flexible plastic screen that users can bend and touch to change the display has just been unveiled.
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Win Radical Apple Accessories Worth R3500! [COMPETITION]
14 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
We’re ending the year on a high note, and two lucky 2oceansvibers stand a chance to win an XtremeMac hamper to the value of R3500! Each hamper consists of: A Tango Airplay Speaker compatible with any Apple device with iOS 5 or newer, enabling you to share your tunes wirelessly at the touch of a […]
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Business Insider’s Top Ten Tech Accessories Of 2012
12 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Merry Christmas, little chickens. If you’re still stumped for Christmas presents, here’s a good start. Presenting Business Insider’s Top 10 tech accessories of 2012, in no particular order. Parrot Zik Headphones. Apparently the world’s best. Nest 2.0 is a smart thermostat that autonatically regulates the temperature of your house. The Wicked Laser. Protector […]
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A 40 Inch Sony LCD TV Would Make A Grand Christmas Present
12 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
If you head in and make any new Sony contract or upgrade purchase in selected MTN stores between 22 November and 22 December, you automatically stand a chance to win a 40 inch Sony LCD TV!
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Robot Swims From San Francisco To Australia
06 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A self-controlled swimming robot has completed an epic journey from San Francisco to Australia. It took just over a year, but it’s collected some useful data along the way.
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Free Wi-Fi? Careful, You Might Get Hacked
22 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most of us are smart enough not to do our Internet banking using a computer we’re not familiar with, but did you know, you’re also quite vulnerable when you jump onto that free Wi-Fi connection you might encounter while out doing whatever it is you’re doing, or while abroad?
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The 10 Best 3D Printed Objects In The World Today
20 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
3D printing technology has been around since the early 80’s, but most of us never even noticed. With the development of cheaper printers and open source software, 3D printing is finding its way into almost evert industry you can think of. Wired put together 10 of the best examples.
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These Are The Only Smartphones Worth Buying
06 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Are you due for an upgrade? Or did you forget your iPhone in your pocket when you went for a swim and are thinking about a change? Check out these smart phones as ranked by Business Insider. It’s one of these, or nothing..
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TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions Of The Year Are…
06 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
TIME Tech announced their Best Inventions of 2012 last week. The list, consisting of 25 items, contains everything from body armor for women, a civilisation starter kit, a motion-activated screwdriver, and a home HIV test kit.
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New BlackBerry 10 Currently Being Tested, Due For Release Early Next Year
01 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The company responsible for making BlackBerrys, Research In Motion (RIM), announced yesterday that they are currently testing the new Blackberry 10 on 50 wireless carriers around the world. They also confirmed that the new BlackBerry 10 software and phones will be released during the first quarter of next year.
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Grandmother Disrupts Microsoft Surface Launch Because Of Noise [VIDEO]
30 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An elderly woman disrupted the Beijing launch of the new Microsoft Surface tablet yesterday. During a dance routine, she climbed onto stage and attempted to stop the proceedings.
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Nokia Subtly Throws Down The Gauntlet To Apple [VIDEO]
03 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It was only a matter of time before Nokia jumped on the versus-Apple bandwagon now that their new flagship, the Lumia 920, is all but on the shelves. Instead of launching into a drawn-out tirade concerning specs and features they focused on small aspects that could actually make all the difference.
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Badvertising: This BlackBerry 10 Advert Really Sucks [VIDEO]
26 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Embarrassing. That single word has made up a lot of the overall feedback received after RIM uploaded this video to their YouTube page yesterday. Aimed at developers, it aims to showcase all the cool new features of the Blackberry 10 – by having a couple of dads pretend to be rockstars.
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Samsung Continues To Mock iPhone Fans In TV Commercial [VIDEO]
20 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Earlier this week, we reported on the Samsung/Apple feud currently reaching new lows. It started with a series of Samsung print ads dissing the new iPhone 5. Not having it, Apple fanboys then responded with their own series of adverts – countering the arguments made in the Galaxy S3 ad. All eyes were on Samsung for their response to Apple’s response to Samsung’s response to the iPhone 5. And here it is: a new TV advert mocking fanboys waiting outside Apple stores whenever there is a new release. The tagline for the ad, referring to the Galaxy S3, reads: “The next big thing is already here.”
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ESPN Joins The Initial Google Fiber TV Service Package
13 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are half a billion Android devices worldwide. You have to believe that Google is planning to, at some stage, release Google TV for Android.
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A Robot Tentacle Gentle Enough To Pick Up A Flower
12 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Robots have an unfortunate rep as cold, heartless machines designed with the express purpose of crushing, destroying or otherwise permanently rearranging the makeup or anything smaller or weaker than themselves. A newly released video however casts the mechanical beings in a different light, one which shows that they are capable of immense finesse, so much so that they could pick a flower without damaging it at all.
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Nasa Celebrates Mars Rover Landing [VIDEO]
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Curiosity has landed. Nasa Administrator Charles Bolden: “Today, the wheels of Curiosity have begun to blaze the trail for human footprints on Mars.”
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Google Just Announced How It Will Become A Digital TV Provider
27 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Google Fiber is Google’s latest stab at getting into the digital television market. With an insanely fast 1Gbps fiber network, it will likely see other companies and other ISP’s sit up straight and have a good think about upping both service quality, and pricing.
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Sony Launches iPod Touch Clone, Calls It “Walkman”
24 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sony hasn’t had the best of times over the last year. The company has been plagued by hacking and monetary woes that ran into the billions. So, it’s hardly surprising the marketing budget has been small for the new Walkman, which is an iPod, dressed like a futuristic hipster.
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How Steve Wozniak Rolls When He Travels
18 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple. He’s also considered one of the reasons you might be using a personal computer right now. Steve took a photo of the contents of his backpack; click through to see how he rolls.
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Microsoft Unveils Touch-Ready Version Of Office [VIDEO]
17 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the first time, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are going to be available with touch-screen controls. Taps, swipes, and pinch-and-zoom can be used within documents, files and presentations.
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Students Develop Gloves That Translate Sign Language Into Speech [VIDEO]
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A group of Ukrainian students are deservedly receiving a large amount of attention for a very impressive student project that has seen them qualify as one of the six finalists at this year’s Microsoft Imagine Cup. They’ve invented a glove that can translate the movements made by sign language into speech.
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Google Now, Because Siri Is Too Mainstream [VIDEO]
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hipsters take note, there is a new smartphone personal assistant on its way: Google Now. It’s a search-centric, voice-powered digital assistant for the upcoming version of Android that launches mid-July.
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Microsoft Surface Vs Apple iPad
19 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
2oceansVibe reported yesterday that Microsoft was to unveil a tablet it thought could “rival the iPad”. Microsoft did in fact unveil a tablet overnight that it’s called the Surface. The world’s largest software maker will now also launch its touch-friendly new Windows operating system later this year as a standard on the tablet. It hopes to make a big impact with its new device.
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Microsoft Expected To Launch Tablet “To Compete With iPad”
18 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Microsoft might be about to launch a tablet device it would hope would compete with the Apple iPad. Its new Windows software, to be launched later this year, is designed to be used on a tablet as well as a desktop PC. It also said: “This will be a major Microsoft announcement – you will not want to miss it.”
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Welcome To The New, Larger Internet: IPv6 [VIDEO]
06 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Right now, you could be using the new Internet, and you probably didn’t know. Essentially, the Internet got too small, and we’d have run out of addresses if they didn’t do something about it. But, we’ll let Vint Cerf, Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist, guide us through the jargon.
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The Facebook Smartphone Is Codenamed “Buffy”
29 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
More details are emerging about Buffy, apparently the codename for Facebook’s HTC smartphone which may run with Android, all the Facebook trimmings and an Opera browser. Or will it? We try sort the facts from the fiction as excitement mounts over the phone that might topple Apple.
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Vodacom Office To Get Largest Array Of Solar Panels On A Building In Africa
29 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Vodacom announced a short while ago that their Century City office would from August boast the largest array of solar panels on a single building in Africa. Nearly 2 000 mono crystalline solar panels will cover the 3 600m² roof of the building, it said.
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