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Tech/Sci
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Microsoft Pulls iPhone Parody After Mixed Reviews [VIDEO]
16 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Microsoft has pulled this parody video from their website because it apparently didn’t have the “desired effect.” The video is called, “A fly on the wall in Cupertino?” and it depicts a series of meetings at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino where executives pitch ideas for the iPhone 5S and 5C.
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Wow – Google Street View Nails Galapagos Islands
13 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google Street View is making it harder and harder for us to find reasons to leave the house. This week marks the 178th anniversary of Darwin discovering the Galápagos Islands, and Google has launched an amazing 360 degree tour of one of the most biodiverse archipelagos on Earth.
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A Frog Photobombed The NASA Rocket Launch [PIC]
13 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On 6 September, NASA’s rocket Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) took off from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. At the same time, a frog took one giant leap for amphibiankind and photobombed the whole thing. Take that, rocket ship.
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Of Course NASA Is Going To Capture An Asteroid
12 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NASA has plans to capture an asteroid, using a robotic space lasso, then tow it in to the moon’s orbit where it can be explored and studied by astronauts. How do they plan on doing that?
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Tech Report: Chemical LED Lights Could Be Eskom’s Saviour [VIDEO]
12 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom has the very serious problem of trying to increase electricity output while managing the already stressed grid. Of course, they could do this by discouraging electricity use, but that would cause shrinkage in production and consumption, hurting our economy. Lucky for Eskom, a South African company called Illuminate is producing a light that will take a load off our electricity grid without asking us to turn off the lights
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They’re Selling Fake Chicken Eggs In The US, Thanks To Bill Gates
12 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bill Gates has personally backed an initiative in the US to substitute egg in all foods with a synthesis of plant products. The company making the egg substitute is called Beyond Eggs. (Because they’re helping us move beyond eggs, see that?) Their product launched in a Californian branch of Whole Foods, but the company is hoping to ship it’s product worldwide.
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Save On Transport: NASA Is Growing Lettuce In Space
11 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NASA has a VEGGIE program, thats short for the Vegetable Production System programme, somehow. After successful attempts to grow zucchinis and other plants in zero gravity under artificial lights, NASA has announced plans to sustain space travellers on the International Space Station with produce grown on the station itself.
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The New iPhone 5C And 5S – Everything You Want To Know [Incl. Hands-On Video]
11 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The ‘cheaper’ iPhone 5C launched alongside the brand-new hard-core iPhone 5S last night. Apart from 64-bit performance, there is now a very hard-core camera, flash and fingerprint scanner. Click to check it out.. Below is everything you need to know. We can’t wait for these bad boys to hit the shelves at DIGICAPE. iPhone 5C […]
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TechCrunch Annual Conference Stunned Over Sexist Presentations About Masturbation And Breasts [VIDEO]
10 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
TechCrunch is largely known as the world’s leading online news source for tech junkies, and over the weekend their annual technology conference, TechCrunch Disrupt was disrupted alright, but not in the way that they had hoped.
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Yahoo Has A New Logo – Check It Out
06 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yahoo has a new logo! After 18 years of the same logo, they have decided to change things up. The in-house brand design team at Yahoo created the fresher, new look using a brighter purple and different letter sizes.Yahoo had a 30-day campaign, where they released a new logo everyday. Check out all the logos, and see which one came out on top!
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British Politeness Translation Table Goes Viral
06 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The British have become known as quite a polite group of people, well, some of them anyway. Their sometimes too-polite phrases give the illusion of class and a well established set of manners. However, a translation table that has been making the rounds on the internet recently, might change the way you listen to them.
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Tech Report – Finally, A Dating App That Lets You Bring Your Buddies Along [VIDEO]
05 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
No matter what people do to spice up dating sites or sexify dating apps, there will always be one big problem: your best case scenario is that you have to eventually meet up with another living, breathing human being. Which is why the locally developed Weaver app has finally cracked the conundrum. You bring your mates, which means that your worst case scenario just switched from potential axe murder to a night out with your friends!
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Everything You Want To Know About The New Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch [Review + Video + Gallery]
05 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
It’s finally here! The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch has arrived…and it’s awesome. Here’s the low-down.
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DISCOVERY: Great Whites Re-Visit Coastline Spots, Considering Them Home [VIDEO]
05 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Researchers have discovered there are more great white sharks visiting coastline spots than previously thought. Surfers, take a deep breath, because they reckon this discovery confirms that sharks have much less of an interest in humans than Sharknado would have us believe.
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Jeff Bezos Hints At His Plans For The Washington Post
04 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Jeffrey Bezos is one of the richest men in the world. He’s the CEO of Amazon and soon to be new owner of The Washington Post. We’re looking forward to see the changes he brings to the newspaper, aiming for what he calls a “golden era”.
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Here Is John McCain’s Response After Being Bust Playing iPhone Poker During Syria Hearings
04 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Senator John McCain was caught playing iPhone poker during the Senate Foreign Relations hearing on military action in Syria. McCain supports the US using force against Syria, but didn’t seem too interested in what other people had to say on the matter.
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These Optical Illusions Will Make You Second Guess Your Brain [VIDEO]
03 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Things are not always what they seem! Check out this video and put your brain to the test! These optical illusions are sure to play trickery on your brain and give your mind a well needed mid-week work out.
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The New Budget iPhone [LEAKED PHOTOS]
02 Sep 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
It’s an exciting time for Apple fanboys across the world. Not only are they expecting a new low-cost iPhone (I’m buying eight), but also the new iPhone 5s. Let alone a new iPad MINI? Who knows. For now, we have these alleged leaked pics of the budgie iPhone..
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This Explains A Lot: Sergey Brin’s Mistress Is The Google Glass Marketing Manager
30 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Guess what? There’s drama in Google land. The company’s co-founder, Sergey Brin – the one who you always see with a pair of Google Glass glasses on – is having intimate relations with the 26-year-old Google Glass marketing manager, Amanda Rosenberg.
Rosenberg was recently romantically connected to Hugo Barra, another top Googler, who coincidentally no longer works for the company. Interesting. -
Brilliant UK Businessman Actually Charges Cold Callers To Phone Him
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Every time the phone rings, this UK man hears cha ching! After getting sick and tired of receiving numerous calls from telemarketers, he figured out a way to make money from the whole ordeal.
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There Are Hundreds Of Incredibly Awesome 6-Second Science Experiments On Vine [VIDEO]
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Check out these amazingly awesome science experiments on Vine! General Electric has been promoting #6secondscience on Vine, and the Vine world has responded with some incredible videos. Science is awesome.
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This Parody Of Every Tech Ad Ever Made Is Genius [VIDEO]
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember how bad the acting was in the last Samsung ad? College Humor has taken the liberty of summing up all the reasons why every tech ad you’ve ever seen is the same. There are a lot of bright lights, like a lot, and repetition, did we mention the bright lights? And check out all of these young people, they have really interesting and creative jobs.
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This Guy’s Brain Is Controlling This Other Guy’s Hand [VIDEO]
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Researchers from the University of Washington believe this is the first “noninvasive human to human brain interface.” Which is a fancy way of explaining that this guy is very definitely controlling this other guy’s body with his MIND.
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‘Just Delete Me’ Tells You How Hard It Will Be To Delete Yourself From Any Internet Service
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After you’ve signed up, most online services keep your information indefinitely, and make it nearly impossible for you to remove it. And it’s more common than you think for services to require you to call them to delete you off their database. Wouldn’t it be helpful if you found that kind of stuff out before you sign up?
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Tech Report – Keen To Trade? Get The Lowdown On eToro [VIDEO]
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
eToro gives you the opportunity to cut your teeth in the world of stock trading by following and copying the trades of the users with the best results. And if you get to the point where you’re really good, you might find that thousands of people begin copying your trades
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Not Quite Mars: China Is Sending A Rover To The Moon [PIC]
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Arriving a little late for the space-race aren’t we China? While NASA is looking at photos of Mars taken by their Curiosity rover, the China National Space Administration has been sending lunar probes into orbit around the moon… And they’ve announced they’re ready to land an unmanned probe on the surface
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Check Out What Happens When You Say “Okay Glass” To Siri [PICS]
28 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Don’t talk to Siri like she’s Google Glass, because she will strike you down. If you’re running iOS6, try talking to Siri as if she’s Google Glass, and see what happens.
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Just Because We Can Bring The Dodo Back From Extinction Doesn’t Mean We Should
27 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
If you don’t know what de-extinction is, think Jurassic Park. Scientists want to bring back the likes of passenger pigeons, dodos and woolly mammoths using a process which would include cloning genes, and cross breeding with similar animals.
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City Of Johannesburg Lays Criminal Charges Against Whistleblower
27 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Last week, vulnerabilities in the city of Joburg’s online ratepayers portal were widely reported. At the time, anyone with internet access could view municipal invoices which included personal details, financial details, PIN numbers and addresses of Joburg residents.
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US Regulators Scramble As E-Cigarette Industry Explodes
27 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
E-Cigarettes have become more popular than sliced bread. Celebrities have hopped on the bandwagon and e-cigarette companies are now sponsoring sports stadiums. The trend is growing so rapidly that the market is expected to exceed $1 billion this year. Having been caught rather by surprise, the US government is looking at how they can regulate this market.
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