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Tech/Sci
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Guess Whose House Was Blurred Out By Google Street View? [PIC]
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google Street View does not think very highly of Ariel Castro, and why should they? Castro kidnapped three women and kept them as prisoners at 2207 Seymour Avenue, Cleveland for over 10 years.
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InstaMars: Rare Images Of The Red Planet Snapped By The Curiosity Rover [GALLERY]
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is a treat. A rare look into what it looks like on Mars thanks to the Curiosity Rover’s image collection. These rare images capture the terrain of the Red Planet.
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Revealed: Samsung’s Answer To Apple’s iWatch [PICS]
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Soon to be top of Christmas lists everywhere is the “smartwatch”. A month ago the rumour was confirmed that Apple plan to release their first smartwatch, the iWatch. Now, plans for Samsung’s watch, dubbed “Samsung Gear” or “Samsung Galaxy Gear”, have been revealed through a series of patent and trademark filings, and it looks pretty damn […]
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Japan Unveils Largest Warship Since WW2 Defeat – The Izumo Destroyer [VIDEO + PICS]
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
While tensions mount between Japan and china over disputed island in the East China sea, Japan has unveiled its largest warship since World War II.
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This Is How The SnapChat Founders Screwed Their Business Partner Out Of His Share Of R7,8 Billion [PIC]
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown were friends. They developed the unsuccessful app Future Freshman and then came Snapchat. The popular photo sharing app is cashing in for the boys but one, Brown has been left out of the $800 million pay day. His contributions are reportedly not worth any equity in the company.
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No Phubbing: Australian Group Campaigns To Stop People Checking Phones During Conversation
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There is nothing worse than feeling like the third wheel, especially when your friend’s mobile gets more attention than you. A new term has been coined for the antisocial behaviour, “phubbing” . Phubbing is the act of “subbing others in a social setting by checking your phone”.
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Bet You Didn’t Know You Could Use Your iPhone Earphones To Take A Photograph
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Here’s today’s top tip, friends. This isn’t a new feature, but it is an old hack that you probably don’t know of yet. By simply using the volume controls on your Apple Earbuds, you can remotely control your camera shutter. All you have to do is open the camera app, position the camera, and press the volume+ function on the earbuds.
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New App Encrypts And Hides Pictures Uploaded To Facebook
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the Secret.li app you can take the photo, apply a filter and generate an unrecognizable picture when uploaded on Facebook. Only those who you have chosen are able to view the normal image.
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Vodacom Is Getting Spanked In Court In The “Please Call Me” Invention Court Case
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Vodacom’s attempt to have the Please Call Me court case scrapped has failed. Nkosana Makate is claiming he invented the idea of the Please Call Me and was promised to be rewarded, but that never happened.
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IKEA’s Genius Augmented Reality App Lets You Virtually Decorate Your Place Before Buying Furniture [VIDEO]
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The IKEA catalogue app available for both iOS and Android on smartphone or tablet enables users to virtually place furniture in their home. All you have to do is place the 2014 IKEA catalogue in the room that you wish to furnish, use the app to scan the catalogue and then chose which furniture pieces to view in your home.
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Get The Skillz To Make Millz – iPhone/Android App Development Business Course Only R375 (Save R1,124)
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
You’ll have noticed that your geek friends from high school are driving some fairly impressive cars lately. That, my friends, is because app development is the new must-have skill. But here’s the rub, very few people have those skills. Which means the people who do have them can charge ridiculous prices for their time. Be one of those people.
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Got An Android Phone? The FBI Is Capable Of Tapping Your Handset
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This might change your mind on whether you want to buy the Samsung or the iPhone. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FBI can now “remotely activate the microphones in phones running Google’s Android software to record conversations”. The FBI have been investing heavily in hackers over the past couple of years to increase their […]
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Lab-Grown Burger Eaten In London – So What Does It Taste Like? [VIDEO]
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world’s first lab-grown burger has been cooked and eaten at a news conference in London. Food critics sample the ‘frakenburger’ and explain how realistic the taste is.
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Man Dines And Dashes, Gets Exposed On Facebook, Goes Back To Jail [PIC]
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Saul Zelaznog from Reno, Nevada thought it would be okay if he ordered, ate and then left without paying the bill at Brewer’s Cabinet restaurant. Unlucky for Zalaznog, the restaurant posted a wanted picture of him on Facebook. Zalaznog was eventually arrested, not specifically for failure to pay the bill, but for violating his probation.
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China’s Replica Of Paris Complete With Eiffel Tower Is A Ghost Town [GALLERY]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Tianducheng, China is a scale version of Paris, complete with a 107 metre replica of the Eiffel tower. Construction and development of little Paris began in 2007. Originally built to house some 10,000 residents only 2,000 call little Paris home. It is, for all intents and purposes, a ghost town.
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Hallelujah: iOS7 Will Let You Block Phone Numbers And Text Messages – Here’s How [VIDEO]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The new feature on iOS7 will make your life easier. This is an easy way to block phone numbers, text messages and FaceTime calls that you do not want to receive on your iPhone with iOS7.
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Japan Is Sending A Talking Robot To The International Space Station To Cure Loneliness [VIDEO]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Japanese HTV-4 cargo vessel launched on Sunday, beginning its journey to the International Space Station. Along with 3,5 tons of supplies for the astronauts aboard the space station, a tiny talking robot will join the crew.
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Check Out The Ubuntu Edge: Shuttleworth’s New Super-Smartphone
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mark Shuttleworth is at it again, changing the future into how we always envisioned it to be… like the Jetsons. But with better hair. Using crowdfunding website, Indiegogo, Shuttleworth is asking donors to contribute towards creating a smartphone that is more powerful than a desktop computer. The phone, which will run on Shuttleworth’s Ubuntu, can […]
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Woman Gets Two Real Apples After Buying iPhones On Gumtree
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A 21-year-old woman from Brisbane logged on to Gumtree recently with the intention of purchasing two Apple iPhones. Casting a wide net, she placed an ad stating as much. A respondent contacted her, and advised that he had two apples for sale. Things went down hill from there.
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Of Course This 3D Printed Robotic Bass Guitar Rocks Hard [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some people think bassists are dispensable. Some bands, like the Black Keys for instance, don’t even have a bassist! Victoria University of Wellington engineering student, James McVay (no relation), may have put a lot of bassists out of work, thanks to his bachelor’s degree project, the MechBass, a four-string robotic bass guitar. Built with laser-cut 3D-printed […]
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Local Handyman Crowdsourcing Service Launches Slick App For iOS [PICS + VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Some time ago, we told you about Ledula, an excellent new local service that allows you to choose handymen based on recommendations made by your friends, and broader community. The video above describes how it works. We were impressed by the service, but felt that it wouldn’t be 10 out of 10 until they went […]
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Radical 2-Minute Time Lapse Shows Mars Rover’s First Year On Mars [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It has almost been a year since NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover touched down on the red planet. The WALL-E lookalike landed on Mars on 6 August last year, and since then has been drilling into the martian planet, collecting soil samples and taking some of the best selfies in the universe.
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The New DSTV Decoder Comes With Internet Connectivity And 2TB Of Space [PIC]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No, it is not the one in the image, but rather a curvy design that had been dubbed the “pebble. Te new DStv Explora decoder was unveiled on Wednesday by MultiChoice.
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Heads Up: There’s A Proposal To Stick A Massive Restaurant Shaped Like Mandela’s Face On Table Mountain
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Nothing has been set in stone, but a proposal has been drawn up to place a 60 metre high sculpture of former president Nelson Mandela’s face on the cliffs of Table Mountain.
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Aston Martin Enthusiast Has 3D Printed The 1961 Aston Martin DB4 Model – And It Might Run [PICS]
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This New Zealand Aston enthusiast chose the 1961 Aston Martin DB4 model to replicate. Ivan Sentch has undertaken the painstaking task of 3D printing the replica which has plenty of detail on the body.
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Tech Report: This New Dating App Is Basically A Game Of Hot Or Not [VIDEO]
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Online dating is incredibly annoying, if only for one reason: we’re usually compelled to read reams and reams of personal information about a person when, if we’re completely honest with ourselves, the first impression is the only thing that matters. Introducing Tinder, the geolocated dating app that gets straight to the superficial point.
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Of Course R3,900 For This Flaming Hot Home Theatre System Is A Bargain (Save R1,900)
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Home entertainment. It’s a vital cog in the well oiled machine that is your life. You don’t eat the food you love with plastic forks, so why are you piping your favourite tunes and films into your face with subpar audio equipment? Why are you doing that? Stop doing that. Stop it.
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Attention Entrepreneurs: Will.I.Am Gives Surprisingly Insightful Business Tips
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There doesn’t seem to be any enterprise that musician William Adams aka Will.i.am is not involved in. The 38-year-old has successfully made the transition from pop group front man to the tech industry player. As an early consultant in Beats Electronics, Adams recently launched his own hardware business.
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Facebook Will Be Selling TV-Style Commercials For R25 Million A Day
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook wants to take on television advertising, hard. The social networking platform wants to sell advertising space on the site in the form of a “TV-style commercial”. Advertising in this format could set you back as much as R25 million a day for a 15 second spot.
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New Tooth Sensor Will Tell You When You’re Eating Too Much [PIC]
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Scientists at the National Taiwan University in Taipei have developed a “wearable oral sensory system”. The Wi-Fi enabled sensor is able to detect when the wearer is speaking, drinking, coughing and chewing.
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