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Tech/Sci
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About Time: You Can Now Watch Instagram Like A TV Channel
15 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Can’t get enough of Instagram videos of cats doing funny things, or dogs being adorable and goofy? Instagram video junkies can now fritter their live’s away watching 15-second videos on this app that turns Instagram into a TV.
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British Tourist Pays R45,000 To Download Neil Diamond Album In South Africa
15 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
While on a trip visiting her boyfriend’s family in South Africa, Katie Bryan had a huge surprise waiting for her back home in England – a bill from her mobile carrier for R45,000. All because she downloaded a Neil Diamond album.
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This Is How An Unmanned Submarine Will Search For MH370 On The Ocean Floor [INFOGRAPHIC]
14 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Authorities believe that the missing flight MH370 lies somewhere on the floor of the Indian Ocean. An unmanned submarine will now be used in the search, in the general location where signals suspected to be from the aircraft’s black box have been picked up.
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Have You Considered How Drones Are About To Change Graffiti Forever? [VIDEO]
14 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
People are thinking of very creative ways to use aerial drones, ranging from aerial photography to delivery drones. The famous graffiti artist, Katsu is known for his innovation in the art form. His latest creation is a graffiti drone – check it out in action.
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Amazon Drones Are No Joke As Jeff Bezos Reveals Extensive Plans
14 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last year Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos announced plans for an aerial drone delivery system, titled Amazon Prime Air. It turns out Amazon’s flying drones are no joke, according to what Jeff Bezos revealed in a recent shareholder’s letter.
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8 Habits To Extend Your iPhone Battery Life
11 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Emails, apps, messages, taking pictures and watching funny internet videos, all take their toll on a phone’s battery. If you have been struggling with your iPhone’s battery life, check out these eight habits that will extend that ish.
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They’re Growing Vaginas In Labs Now
11 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Science is a like a bipolar person with ADD: one moment we’re contemplating the cosmos, and the next thing we’re growing vaginas in a lab. Are you ready? Four women have had lab-grown vaginas implanted by doctors in the US.
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Dropbox Might Have Just Saved The Photo Sorting Nightmare You’re Living
10 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Praise the almighty Dropbox. You no longer have to sort through the tons of photos and videos in your possession, thanks to Dropbox’s new app, Carousel. Now a life time’s worth of photos and videos is automatically organised and always available at your fingertips.
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This Solar-Powered Plane Will Be Flying Around The World [VIDEO]
10 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new aircraft called the Solar Impulse 2, was unveiled in Switzerland on 9 April. In 2015 its creators plan to circumnavigate globe in the plane that is completely solar-powered.
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Check This Mind-Blowing Drone “On Demand” Service In The US [VIDEO]
10 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Drones are the future and the US company Gofor is bringing the drones to the masses. Not being able to afford a drone or pilot it yourself is no longer an issue with this radical drone on demand service.
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Monster ‘Heartbleed’ Security Bug Affects 66% Of The Internet
09 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Titled ‘Heartbleed’ by the researchers who discovered the bug, it affects an important and widely used internet security protocol called SSL. It is estimated that as much as 66% of the web may have been compromised.
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This Device Will Charge Your Smart Phone In 30 Seconds [VIDEO]
08 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Many scientists and experts have been fussing about trying to make a smart phone’s battery life longer. But StoreDot are approaching the battery problem from a different angle. Watch a smartphone battery charged from flat to full in 30 seconds.
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Breaking Bread: The Chemistry Of The Food You Eat [INFOGRAPHIC]
08 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chemicals make the world run… well the entire world is made up of chemicals. If you had to deconstruct everyday food into its chemical makeup, you would be left with an extremely long grocery list of organic compounds that will take longer to read than to eat said food product. Here are some infographics from the blog Compound Interest, which teach you some of the science behind everyday food.
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Here’s Mark Zuckerberg Giving A Speech When He Was Nobody [VIDEO]
07 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mark Zuckerberg is now one of the biggest figures in the history of business. These days a speech by Facebook’s CEO fills auditoriums to the brim with tycoons worth millions and billions of dollars. But back in 2005 almost no one pitched up for the speech he gave at Harvard.
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The New DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ Drone Has Air Traffic Control [VIDEO]
07 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When it comes to aerial drones, DJI’s quadcopters are some of the more user friendly and advanced on the market. The company’s latest model features a built-in air traffic controller.
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What Happens On The Internet Every Second
07 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever wondered how many spam emails are sent every second? We have spent many a day pondering how many Nigerian princes are willing to share in their riches. Thanks to the site ‘The Content Explosion,’ we can now put this factoid to rest: over 1.3 million spam emails are sent every second.
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Imagine Playing Tetris, Using A Skyscraper As Your Screen [VIDEO]
07 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here’s something for all the 80s kids to drool over. Residents in Philadelphia, USA, were treated to some Tetris action, on an immense scale. To celebrate the start of the Philly Tech Week festival, a 29-storey building was turned into a massive screen for Tetris.
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The White House Doesn’t Dig Samsung Using This Selfie For Commercial Purposes
04 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Who wouldn’t snap a selfie with Obama when the opportunity arises? But don’t try to use it for commercial purposes, you don’t want the White House on your back. Here is the selfie that has landed Samsung in trouble with the US government.
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Bill Clinton Believes Aliens Exist [VIDEO]
04 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bless. William Clinton chilled with Jimmy Kimmel this week. They spoke about a lot of things, including Bill’s belief in aliens. You can take a squizz at that, below.
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Rejoice – The USB Cable Is Becoming Reversible
04 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The Universal Serial Bus is getting a redesign, kids! Yes, that’s right. You know how every time you try to plug a USB into a port, you put it in upside down? Yeah, you don’t have to deal with that problem anymore.
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The Carbon Price Of The Tech ‘Cloud’ Will Shock You
03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With more of us using the digital ether that is the Cloud platform, the technology is replacing physical storage of old (CDs, DVDs, magazines and floppy disks) and provides users with an invisible mainframe to maintain one’s digital life. But although the Cloud may seem intangible, somewhere in the world, massive servers are chowing through electricity.
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Tech Report: Local Start Up Takes A Crack At Oil Spills And Nails It [VIDEO]
03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Here’s a story for all the penguins who’ve ever inadvertently swum through an oil slick… or for anyone who’s helped clean up the beaches after a bad spill. Acublot is a new, very clever way of dealing with oil spills – and it’s the brainchild of an Upington hairdresser… True story. Catch Tech Report every Thursday […]
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Is Silicon Valley Taking the Piss?
03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
$19 Billion for a free messaging platform, with almost no revenue. $2 Billion for another revenue-less tech toy… Is Silicon Valley taking the piss, or do they enjoy blowing bubbles as much as a kindergartener? Ooh… bubbles.
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New iPhone Case Lets You Take Pics Without Anyone Knowing
03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
When someone rips out a smartphone to take a picture, it’s kinda obvious. No private eye, sneaky paparazzi or sly photographer can snap a pic of their target, without a smartphone sized bullseye spooking their prey. This new light-bending iPhone 5 cover, COVR Photo, solves this tricky conundrum.
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Breakthrough: They’re Finally Going To Be Able To Get Long-Range Weather Forecasts Right
02 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Many a planned party or event has suffered the wrath of ill weather. Meteorologists’ long-term predictions of weather patterns have until now been no better than flipping a coin. Finally – British scientists have announced that they have developed the world’s best long-term forecasting model.
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Is This The New iPhone 6?
01 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We are a bit suspicious of this due to April Fools shenanigans, thus Apple junkies might have to wait for more conclusive evidence. But with the supposed iPhone 6 looking this sexy in leaked images, we hope this is the real deal.
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Traffic Drones Launch In Gauteng
01 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Drones will launch over Gauteng today as part of a pilot programme to relay a live video feed of traffic conditions to news outlets. The project is a joint venture between Kagiso New Media and Jacaranda FM.
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This Is Sony’s New Digital Paper Tablet
01 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sony has unveiled its new Digital Paper tablet. This Kindle-esque A4 sized tablet is only 7mm thick and uses the well-known E-ink technology. You might decide to stick with the old tried and true traditional paper, while you save up for its R11,600 digital brother.
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The Story Of A Real-Life ‘Mad Men’-Era Receptionist [VIDEO]
31 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The series ‘Mad Men’ paints a grande picture of working for a creative office in the 1950s. But was working in this era as glamorous as the series makes it out to be? According to a former receptionist for legendary architect and designer George Nelson, it was.
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Apple’s “Transparent Texting” Makes Texting While Walking Safer
31 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s a scary world out there, and if you have your eyes glued on your phone the whole time, you may butt heads with immovable objects frequently. In an effort to stop you from walking face first into a tree, a lamppost or fellow pedestrian while texting, Apple have filed a patent for ‘Transparent Texting.’
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