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Tech/Sci
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Use This Calculator To Work Out How Much Time You Have Wasted On Facebook
28 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Next week Facebook will reach double digits as it turns 10 years old. In its decade of existence, the social network has attracted a hefty 1,1 billion users , and all their pokes, wall posts, baby photos and status updates add up to a whole lot of time. The geniuses over at TIME have created a nifty […]
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Twitter Bug Lets You Gain Unlimited Followers Just By Clicking
27 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Twitter has always been a numbers game, with your credibility and importance being measured almost entirely by the number of followers you have. If you need to boost your ego a little bit, a bug has been uncovered that allows you to gain an essentially infinite number of followers just by clicking.
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Formula 1’s Brand New Engine Is Sexual [GALLERY]
27 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The new engines that are coming in to Formula 1 this year are ridiculous. So ridiculous, in fact, that Formula 1 has decided not to call it an ‘engine’ but rather, a ‘power unit’.
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WATCH: This Short Film Celebrates 30 Years of Mac [VIDEO]
27 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been three long decades since Apple released its first-ever Macintosh computer for $2,495. Today, the company stands comfortably on top of the tech industry.
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WATCH: Rare Video Captures Steve Jobs Unveiling The Mac [VIDEO]
27 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Saturday the 25 January, the original team that created the first Macintosh renunited at Cupertino California for the Mac@30 event, celebrating 30 years since the Macintosh was released. Early Apple was often criticised by skeptics and naysayers. Even so its announcements were always well attended, with geeks clamouring to see what Apple would unveil next. […]
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Man Selling R78 Million Mansion For Bitcoin
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The current world record for the largest Bitcoin transaction sits neatly at R10 million – which is a damn good showing for a currency that should really still be in its infancy.
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WATCH: Bill Gates Wearing A Chicken-Head / Afro Video Goes Viral
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No, Bill Gates hasn’t decided to become a YouTube celebrity – he’s just taken an unorthodox approach to creating awareness about the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
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Apple’s iWatch Might Look And Operate Like This [VIDEO]
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Samsung has already gone ahead and given the smart watch a go – with mixed reactions.
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Guys, There’s A New Species Of Toad – Check It Out Here
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A team of scientists and researchers have discovered a previously-unknown species of dead-leaf toad in the mountains of the Peruvian Andes.
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Second Thoughts? This Is How You Un-Send An Email On Gmail [VIDEO]
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve been drunk, under the influence of non-alcoholic substances or experienced extreme changes on the graph of your emotional index lately, you may have sent an email that you’ll regret when things simmer down. If you feel that you might be at risk, watch this video for a simple guide to revoking a sent email on Gmail.
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WATCH YOURSELF: The Google Glass Sex App Is Here
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is for all those people who always thought, “Yislaaik, I really wish I could see a lot more of myself during sex.”
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Apple’s Famous ‘1984’ Commercial Is 30 Years Old – Watch It Here [VIDEO]
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s hard to accept that it’s been three whole decades since Apple changed the tech marketing game with their iconic ‘1984’ ad that aired during the Super Bowl.
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Stop Everything: A Mysterious White Rock Has Appeared Near NASA’s Mars Rover
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Specifically, the weird rock appeared near the Mars Rover ‘Opportunity’, which has been exploring the red planet since 2004.
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US Generals Are Actively Considering Plans To Replace Thousands Of Troops With Robots
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yup, the ‘merican army is seriously considering replacing thousands of soldiers with robots in order to cope with sweeping troop cuts.
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You Aren’t Spoiling Your Cat Until You Get This
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anyone who owns a cat will know that felines, despite their placidity, come with their share of problems.
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Is Your iPhone Screen Cracked? This Is How You Can Fix It
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
That soul-destroying sensation of patting your phone-pocket and finding nothing can only be matched in awfulness by the sight of your phone plummeting towards a concrete floor at high speed.
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This Interactive Map Showing The Most Photographed Cities In The World Will Blow Your Mind
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Now more than ever, the still image is one of the most dominant forms of media in the world. More importantly, more people in the world have access to some sort of camera than ever before in history.
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Whoah! Stunning Footage Of Virgin Galactic’s Latest Supersonic Test Flight [VIDEO]
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This new SpaceShipTwo rocket-powered test flight video documents the piloted vehicle’s flight on 10 January of this year, which set a company altitude record by reaching 71,000 feet (21,641 meters). SpaceShipTwo also attained a top speed of Mach 1.4, which is roughly 1,225 kph.
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Believe It – China Has Serious Rehab Centres To Deprogram Teens Living In Virtual Reality
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Daxing, China, is one of over 400 prison-like ‘rehabilitation centres’ that seek to ‘deprogram’ teens, and wean them off their crippling addiction to the world wide web.
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WOW: Half Of All South Korean’s Credit Card Details Have Been Stolen
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The apparently secure credit card details of almost half the Korean population have been swiftly stolen and sold to marketing firms
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Dr. Dre Is Going Head-To-Head With Spotify
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The iconic Dr. Dre, unsatisfied with his runaway headphone sales, is launching a music service to rival Spotify called Beats Music.
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GENIUS: Local Tech Startup Sends You Physical Polaroid Versions Of Your Instagram Pics
20 Jan 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s another one of those classic moment where you’ll kick yourself so hard for not doing this first in South Africa. These guys have absolutely NAILED IT with a super-slick online service that will blow your mind.
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Amazon Is Now Shipping Items Before They Get Ordered
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s delivering packages on time and there’s just ridiculous. Amazon just got ridiculous.
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The Flying Car Is Real And It’s Happening [VIDEO]
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Humankind’s long-held obsession with merging a car and a plane may well have come to fruition – but not as many have envisaged it.
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Local Startup Of The Month – 7 Days
17 Jan 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The brainchild of digital product developer and entrepreneur, Graham Bradford, 7days.co.za launched on 1 April 2013. A lot of people rightfully asked if they were being April fooled when the site first launched, and for good reason. 7 days consistently offers deals of between R50,000 and R100,000 off some of the best cars on South African showroom floors.
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LISTEN: New World Record For The Longest Echo Has Been Set – And It’s Mindblowing
17 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new world record has been set for the longest echo in a man-made structure. The sound in question was recorded in an underground fuel depot constructed in Scotland before World War Two.
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London Parking Nightmare Solution Using Brilliant Smartphone Tech
17 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Getting a parking space in central London has become such an impossible task that the Westminster council has decided to begin rolling out smart parking sensors.
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Facebook Is Losing Teens At “Terrifyingly High Rates”
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The hordes of teens that once made Facebook the company that it is today are now leaving in a mass exodus of millions. A recent report has revealed that the number of teens on Facebook is down 25% from 2011.
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Please Enjoy The Barbie Plastic Surgery App That Has Just Been Pulled From The App Store
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sweet Mary mother of Jesus – this one is a shocker. Apple’s App Store had to pull a ‘Barbie-inspired’ plastic surgery app off their digital shelves this week, because it was so obviously, clearly, unambiguously and definitely wrong.
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Uber Launches No-Frills UberX Car Service
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Uber, the company that’s revolutionised the personal driver, has made some changes you might want to see.
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