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Tech/Sci
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These Are The Top African Female Tech Innovators To Keep An Eye On
31 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Africa’s booming tech industry is mainly dominated by males, but there are couple of women who have founded innovative tech companies, including these women.
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Here’s What Office For iPad Looks Like [VIDEO]
31 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
MS Office has been the leader in word processor and spreadsheet program markets for ages, but it was only available to desktop or laptop users. Finally, Office has finally been released for the iPad. Here is a preview of it in action.
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We’re 2 Years Away From The Bionic Olympics
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In an apocalyptic future, the remaining humans might look back on October 2016, as judgement day; or most likely the advent of the coolest new sporting games: Cybathlon. The Swiss National Competence Center of Research will be hosting a championship for “robot-assisted parathletes” during October 2016 in Zurich.
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Terrifying: Facebook Is Launching A Drone Squadron [VIDEO]
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
AND frikkin lasers. No really. I’ve never really trusted Mark Zuckerberg. He’s very pink, and he has inky black eyes that would be unnervingly shiny if they weren’t windows into an infinite chasm of evil. So I’m not surprised that he’s planning to use his multi-billion dollar company to launch a squadron of solar-powered drones, even if he says that he’ll use them to provide internet access to underdeveloped countries.
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Don’t Like Twitter Photo Tagging? This Is How You Disable It
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Twitter’s recent tweaks to their photo sharing experience allows tweeters to tag people in posted photos. So before you get your panties in a bunch about the tagging, here’s how you can disable the function if you want to.
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WeCam Will Let You Make Video Calls To Your Twitter Followers
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Is dividing your attention between all your different social media accounts wearing your psyche thin? WeCam allows you to connect to all your Twitter, Facebook and Google+ friends using one app, and you can also talk to them face-to-face.
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Amazing: Watch This Deaf Woman Hear For The First Time [VIDEO]
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We often take the ability to hear for granted. Watch the moment when a 40-year-old woman, who has been deaf since birth, was able to hear for the first time.
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FINALLY: Hilarious Guy Punishes People Who Talk Loudly On Cell Phones [VIDEO]
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cell phone crashing is to loud phone calls what photobombing is to duck face selfies. Comedian Greg Benson has the solution for stopping people from having obnoxiously loud cell phone conversations in public.
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Watch This Little Girl Respond To Beyonce And Co’s ‘Ban Bossy’ Campaign [VIDEO]
27 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A couple of weeks ago Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg started a campaign to ban the word ‘bossy.’ But there’s an alternative. Instead of removing a word from language entirely why not start an informed dialogue around how the use of the word? Listen to what these little girls have to say about the word ‘bossy.’
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Tech Report: Will Mxit Succeed In India? [VIDEO]
27 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No doubt you’ll know by now that South African messaging platform, Mxit has expanded operations to India, where it hopes to tap in to a feature phone market of half a billion users. But with WhatsApp and WeChat angling aggressively for the same slice of pie, how much hope does our homegrown company have? Check it out.
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If You Work In One Of These Jobs, A Robot Will Probably Replace You [INFOGRAPHIC]
27 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apparently the robots will kick off their revolution by stealing our jobs. If you hold one of these “easily computerizable” positions, it’s probably time to look at something like dance choreography, or the priesthood.
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Geeks Rejoice As MS-DOS Source Code Is Revealed For The First Time Ever
26 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Microsoft, in conjunction with the Computer History Museum, are making the source code for MS-DOS 1.1 and version 2.0 available to the public for the first time ever. Alongside the DOS source code, Microsoft is also revealing the source code for Word 1.1a, which was released back in 1989.
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The WATT: Locally Designed Electric Scooter Puts The Fun Back Into Your Commute
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The WATT aims to change the way Capetonians commute in the inner city. Have a look at this new compact electric scooter designed and developed in Cape Town by a local tech startup called eLabs.
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What Is Google Now?
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google Now can either be seen as your personal assistant, or proof that Google knows way too much about you. It gives you the ability to manage, search for and organize your information easily within your phone and other Google accounts.
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David Beckham’s Miami Dream-Stadium Is Quite Something [IMAGES]
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
David Beckham is set on not only building a 25,000 seat stadium but developing it into a complete year-round entertainment facility, with a view of Miami only seen by people on private yachts.
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Look Inside The Massive Boeing P-8 Poseidon Used In MH370 Search [GALLERY]
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is one of the most advanced search and surveillance aircraft in the world. It was used in the search of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Take a look at his behemoth of the skies.
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Now We’re Talking – Ray Ban Gets Involved To Make Google Glass Look Cooler
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google is trying to make their Glass look less like an accessory worn by a Star Trek character, and more of a fashion statement, with their announcement of partnering up with the Luxottica Group. Luxottica is a leader in premium, luxury and sports eyewear, with a brand portfolio that includes Ray-Ban, Oakley, Vogue-Eyewear and Persol.
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This Is How ‘Groundbreaking Mathematics’ Worked Out MH370’s Flight Path
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For more than two weeks the disappearance of flight MH370 has flummoxed experts and civilians alike. On Monday, Malaysia’s Prime Minister announced that the plane ended up in the southern Indian Ocean. Experts came to their conclusion using a mathematical and scientific principle called the Doppler Effect.
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Charlene: The Russian Drone Of Your Nightmares [VIDEO]
24 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Do you think that your aerial drone with a camera attached is cool? Please bro, leave it to the Russians to take a toy and create a killing machine. Battle fields of the future will quiver at the mention of the name, ‘Charlene.’
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It’s Happening – US Court Ruling Means This Pharmacy Drone Delivery Service Is A Reality
24 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following a court ruling in support of commercial drones, one San Francisco based company has jumped at the opportunity to launch their pharmacy drone delivery service. If you happen to see toothpaste, nail clippers, deodorants, vitamins and the likes, falling from the sky in San Francisco, don’t be alarmed, just blame QuiQui.
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‘Cloak’ Is The Greatest App Ever Invented
20 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’ve just received a slightly frantic email from Seth, instructing me to tell you about the “greatest app ever invented.” It’s called Cloak, and the man is literally plutzing. He almost phoned me to tell me about it.
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Tech Report: Social Media Predictions For 2014 [VIDEO]
20 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No business can afford to ignore the power of social media. Big business in particular is starting to cotton onto the fact that social media gives consumers inordinate power over their carefully crafted brand identities. So what’s the next big thing in this rapidly developing space? Here’s Seth’s opinion.
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This Awesome Google Map Shows You The Best Free WiFi Hotspots In Cape Town
20 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The cost of living is exorbitant these days, and if you have a hard time staying connected due to the cost of a good internet connection, then you should be using one of Cape Town’s many free WiFi networks. The incredible peeps at Our Hood have compiled a rather nifty navigable Google Map, which pin-points the best free WiFi spots in Cape Town.
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Facebook’s New ‘Deepface’ Program Will Blow Your Mind
19 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
‘Deepface’ sounds like a Bond villain or his plot to destroy the world, and it should. Using the world’s largest photo gallery, a la Facebook, the company has created a program that can determine whether two photographed faces are of the same person with 97.25% accuracy. If you consider humans have 97.53% accuracy doing the same task, this program is mind blowing.
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The LA Times Has Robots Writing Articles For Them Now
19 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After a 4.4 magnitude quake shook Californians awake in the early hours of 17 March, the LA Times were the first to report the incident, mere minutes after it was announced by the U.S. Geological Survey. You might be thinking it sounds faster than humanly possible. Well, yes. It was written by Quakebot.
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Is This What Apple’s Healthbook Will Look Like? [PICS]
18 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apple’s security is leakier than a colander of late. These images – based on a first hand description – of the company’s life data tracking app ‘Healthbook’ have surfaced. It is expected that Apple’s health-monitoring software for its mobile operating system will be launched with iOS 8.
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Rare In-Depth Interview With Jonathan Ive – Apple’s Design Chief
18 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Steve Jobs didn’t like Apple execs giving interviews. Up until recently Apple’s design chief, Jonathan Ive, has only appeared a handful of times in public for his works, much less give an in-depth interview. Please meet the designer that changed the world.
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Big Bang Argument Gets Support From… SCIENCE!
18 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday a major scientific discovery was announced which further bolsters the Big Bang Theory of the universe. Scientists found the first evidence for the primordial B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background which was detected by a telescope called BICEP2. This is direct evidence of cosmic inflation.
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Here’s A Leaked Image Of WhatsApp’s Call Function For iPhone [IMAGE]
17 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last month, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum announced that the messaging platform company are planning to add voice over IP (VoIP) functionality to their app. A screenshot of what it might look like has been leaked, showing the proposed feature on an iOS smartphone.
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Controversial Online Forum Encourages Users To Post ‘Hottest Pics’ Of Facebook Friends
17 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Welcome to yet another lecture on why posting pictures of yourself on social media sites may come back to haunt you. In this week’s lesson we shall be looking at yet another rascally thing Reddit users are up to. The subreddit called Facebook Cleavage, is making quite a stir.
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