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Mobile
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Silicon Valley’s Entrepreneurs Fuelling Another Industry: High-Tech Prostitution [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Bay Side area of Silicon Valley attracts crowds of successful entrepreneurs to settle down, owing to its close proximity to a concentrated cluster of hyper-successful tech companies. And boy, do sex workers like this neighbourhood
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The World Finds Our Fake Palm Tree Cellphone Towers Intriguing [GALLERY]
27 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As global telecoms industries continue to boom, countries need to find innovative ways to make the expanding network of supporting telecoms infrastructure fit into the urban jungle. South African photographer, Dillon Marsh has produced a series of photo’s of South Africa’s tree-style cellphone towers. Marsh said: In certain cases the disguised towers might not be […]
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The Most Important Things To Know About The Samsung Galaxy S4 [VIDEO + GALLERY]
15 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was unveiled yesterday at Radio City Hall, New York City after intense media hype. Here’s everything you need to know about Samsung’s new flagship phone, in a nutshell. Aesthetically, the S4 looks like a larger version of the S3 which means that it’s big. Very big. Too big? That’s up to the […]
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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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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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Africa Is The World’s Fastest Growing Mobile Market
14 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Africa continues to be the world’s fastest growing mobile market with subscriptions set to reach 761 million this year The industry is also making a ton of cash, generating $56 billion toward the continent’s GDP, of which mobile operators made up the largest share.
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Got An 8ta Sim Card? You Now Get Free Google Web Access
13 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google and 8ta have just teamed up to provide a unique service to South Africans: if you have an 8ta sim card, you now get access to “Free Zone” — a project that allows users to access the web for free.
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The Ultimate Rugby Community
13 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Together with International Lions and Irish rugby legend, Brian O’Driscoll, tech entrepreneur Ray Nolan recently launched Ultimate Rugby – the first ever global rugby app and online community which brings fans up to the minute news of all professional games around the world.
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RIM Confirms Launch Date For New BlackBerry (Good Luck With That)
13 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite an abysmal overall share of the smartphone market, BlackBerry will plod on with the launch of its latest software and devices early next year.
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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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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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Track Any Flight, From Anywhere To Anywhere, In Real Time
13 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Flightradar24 has been around for a while now yet it seems that it’s slipped under the, er, radar, of many people. The flight tracking service gives you “real-time information for thousands of aircraft around the world” – you’ll never miss a flight, or an important airport pickup, ever again.
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New Study Reveals The Obvious – Saffas Hate Their Cellular Providers
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A new study commissioned by inMobi, an industry research group, has revealed that a massive 70% of South Africans are unhappy with their cellphone providers. It’s not all about the prices either.
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BREAKING: Cell C Slashes Data Rates To Only 15c/MB
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There simply is no stopping Cell C CEO, Alan Knott-Craig. First he dropped prepaid prices to 99c. Then he slashed contract prices by 50%. And this morning he announced that all standard data packages on Cell C’s network will be lowered to 15c/MB – applicable to both in bundle and out of bundle options!
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Google Launches SMS Version Of Gmail In Africa
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Google has launched a text message-based version of its email service targeted at users in Africa. So far, the service has been made available in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya.
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RIM’s Terrible Past Quarter Was Terrible
13 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion, has had a terrible past quarter. The smartphone manufacturer is now literally hemorrhaging money and sales figures.
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Knott-Craig Says Telkom Did The Right Thing
08 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Cell C’s Alan Knott-Craig Senior says he’s not surprised by the Cabinet’s decision to turn its nose up at a proposal from Korea Telecom to buy a 20% stake in Telkom. Why: because in the past, foreign companies have let South Africa down. He says governments, especially in developing countries, have to be involved in telecommunications penetration.
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BREAKING: Hawks Launch Corruption Investigation At MTN
05 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa’s elite police unit, the Hawks, have opened an investigation into allegations of corruption at MTN. This follows news reports yesterday of a senior former MTN Group executive admitting to bribing South Africa’s former ambassador to Iran following a successful license purchase.
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Cell C Drops Prepaid Prices To 99c
16 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
It looks like new Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig just made his first big move. The company has just announced that it will slash prepaid call rates by more than 34% with a plan called “99 Cents for Real”. More details inside.
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Turkcell Sues MTN For $4,2 Billion
30 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Well, this doesn’t look good: Turkcell is suing MTN for $4,2 billion. Turkcell has decided to act on its claims that MTN bribed officials, arranged meetings between Iranian and South African leaders, and promised Iran weapons as well as UN votes, all in exchange for a licence to offer cellphone services in Iran.
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Cell C. Be the Witness. Justice Mukheli
26 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Justice always took mental pictures but it wasn’t until recently that he picked up the camera and started exploring the craft of photography. It was the co-existence of beauty and ugliness in his hometown Soweto that inspired him to tell stories in a single frame. To people who only see the ugliness of life, Justice’s […]
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Be Happy. Rozanne Whyte [VIDEO]
16 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It all started for Rozanne when she was given the gift of a sewing machine from her grandmother. After that she disappeared into her own little world and started making all her own clothes. Now, as a professional designer, that sewing machine is still her trusty old friend but she makes clothes for others too […]
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Sam Khumalo – Talks About Skating In The Townships [VIDEO]
27 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Growing up, Sam Khumalo and his friends used to skate in and around Johannesburg, exploring the hard concrete world of the city. He became an explorer. Every corner, every curb became his playground. And the search for the next spot never stopped. For this pro-skater, who now runs and owns a skate shop with a […]
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Be On The Road – Gangs Of Ballet
12 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Cool footage. Cool band.
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“Be The First In The Water” – Rad New Cell C Campaign [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Check this video of black semi-pro surfer, “Avo” Ndumase – so rad!
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8ta Pulls Off Flashmob On Kulula Flight – After Taking Over OR Thambo Airport
22 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
8ta is up to all sorts of shinanigans this summer, as they surprised a bunch of travelers on a recent Kulula flight. This, after they completely dominated OR Thambo airport, with a surprise dance routine. Hysterical! Check it out: South Africa’s fourth mobile operator, 8.ta, continues to push the boundaries of marketing with its ‘It’s […]
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MTN Flirts With Summer
03 Oct 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
2oceansvibe has long been the authority on when summer truly starts, with our annual “opening of summer” declaration (past declarations here and here) usually appearing in late September or early October. It hasn’t happened yet this year, but I can feel it coming soon. MTN, on the other hand, has begun flirting with the madness that […]
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Can You Do A Better Shosholoza Video Than This Guy?
25 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I must say, this guy really did crack me up. Check out his Shosholoza video. There are tons of other ones – just as funny. Check them out in the “fanzone” here. Do you think you could do better? CLICK HERE to send in your video and you could even win a trip to watch the […]
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