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Tech/Sci
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Mind-Controlled Artificial Limbs Coming In 2013 [VIDEO]
29 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The lives of those with prosthetic limbs may have the chance to improve rapidly with the introduction of thought-controlled robotic arms. These prosthetics and their electrodes will connect directly to the bones and nerves of amputees.
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Gmail Now Allows You To Send Files Up To 10GB
28 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Gmail users will be pleased: you guys can now send files as large as 10 gigabytes! Look, in the world of email, this is quite something.
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Elon Musk Wants To Build 80,000-Person Mars Colony, Probably Will
27 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That is correct, our very own Elon Musk is staying true to his word about doing things on Mars. Except he’s changed his tune slightly – he no longer just wants to send one person all the way there.
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Court Rules Google Must Pay For Libelous Search Result
27 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Australia has decided that search results that Google publishes amount to content that the company “publishes”, and is therefore responsible for.
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Free Wi-Fi? Careful, You Might Get Hacked
22 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most of us are smart enough not to do our Internet banking using a computer we’re not familiar with, but did you know, you’re also quite vulnerable when you jump onto that free Wi-Fi connection you might encounter while out doing whatever it is you’re doing, or while abroad?
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Previously The Home Of WikiLeaks, Welcome To A Real James Bond Lair [GALLERY]
22 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just south of Stockholm in Sweden, lies a renovated nuclear bunker called Pionen White Mountains. It was decommissioned nearly 20 years ago by Sweden’s Civil Defense, and at one point, it became the brief home of WikiLeaks.
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The 10 Best 3D Printed Objects In The World Today
20 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
3D printing technology has been around since the early 80’s, but most of us never even noticed. With the development of cheaper printers and open source software, 3D printing is finding its way into almost evert industry you can think of. Wired put together 10 of the best examples.
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Helvetica: The Only Typeface Of The Future?
20 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
What did Helvetica tell you today? You’ve probably already encountered it and not even been aware of it. Well, designers and advertising people would have noticed, but did you?
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Stripping For Virtual Money – Welcome To The World Of Bitcoin
19 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Bitcoin is a fast-growing digital currency that can be used to buy anything from electronics to cupcakes online. What makes it unique is the fact that there is no central issuer. Instead, a peer-to-peer network regulates Bitcoins’ balances, transactions and issuance according to consensus in network software.
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Blackberry To Offer Free Phone Calls On BBM
15 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced yesterday that its customers will soon be able to make free voice calls over a wi-fi network. The new feature will be available as a free update for existing customers. The good news comes just a couple of months before the release of the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
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Africa Is The World’s Fastest Growing Mobile Market
14 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Africa continues to be the world’s fastest growing mobile market with subscriptions set to reach 761 million this year The industry is also making a ton of cash, generating $56 billion toward the continent’s GDP, of which mobile operators made up the largest share.
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Got An 8ta Sim Card? You Now Get Free Google Web Access
13 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google and 8ta have just teamed up to provide a unique service to South Africans: if you have an 8ta sim card, you now get access to “Free Zone” — a project that allows users to access the web for free.
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The Ultimate Rugby Community
13 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Together with International Lions and Irish rugby legend, Brian O’Driscoll, tech entrepreneur Ray Nolan recently launched Ultimate Rugby – the first ever global rugby app and online community which brings fans up to the minute news of all professional games around the world.
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RIM Confirms Launch Date For New BlackBerry (Good Luck With That)
13 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite an abysmal overall share of the smartphone market, BlackBerry will plod on with the launch of its latest software and devices early next year.
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I Was Tuned In To New York’s Top Talk Radio Station This Morning – In My Car – Listening To The Election Coverage
07 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
You gotta love built-in internet radio. There I was off to a fresh start this morning., tuned in to New York’s number one talk radio station, WNYC, listening to Mitt Romney’s concession speech – LIVE, as it happened. Shouldn’t that be normal?
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These Are The Only Smartphones Worth Buying
06 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Are you due for an upgrade? Or did you forget your iPhone in your pocket when you went for a swim and are thinking about a change? Check out these smart phones as ranked by Business Insider. It’s one of these, or nothing..
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TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions Of The Year Are…
06 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
TIME Tech announced their Best Inventions of 2012 last week. The list, consisting of 25 items, contains everything from body armor for women, a civilisation starter kit, a motion-activated screwdriver, and a home HIV test kit.
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New BlackBerry 10 Currently Being Tested, Due For Release Early Next Year
01 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The company responsible for making BlackBerrys, Research In Motion (RIM), announced yesterday that they are currently testing the new Blackberry 10 on 50 wireless carriers around the world. They also confirmed that the new BlackBerry 10 software and phones will be released during the first quarter of next year.
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Grandmother Disrupts Microsoft Surface Launch Because Of Noise [VIDEO]
30 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An elderly woman disrupted the Beijing launch of the new Microsoft Surface tablet yesterday. During a dance routine, she climbed onto stage and attempted to stop the proceedings.
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2OV Deals – Pay R599 for Windows 8 Pro, incl. delivery, valued at R2 000 (save 70%)
29 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
We’re Mac fans, here at 2oceansvibe and we know that anyone out there with a PC is only counting the days until they ‘switch.’ Until then we still want to ensure you’re getting the best deal possible. So read on to get Windows 8 for only R599 (delivered). You save R1,400.
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Cape Town’s R1 Billion Broadband Plan
25 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, the City of Cape Town gave more details about its proposed broadband layout plan that will see high-speed Internet delivered to the masses. Unfortunately, the plan will take place over seven to 10 years, and no clear dates were announced about just when broadband will be available to the masses.
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BBC Investigates The Passive Agressive Wi-Fi Name
22 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The BBC has taken a look at the rise of the passive-aggressive wi-fi names. The gist of the matter is that wi-fi network names have become the fridge notes of the digital age.
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This Robot Can Dance Gangnam Style Better Than You Can [VIDEO]
22 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Much like a highly contagious strain of superflu, PSY’s Gangnam Style has penetrated every tier of society and has even managed to somehow find its way into the military and redirect otherwise well-spent funding to teaching a highly advanced robot how to perform the infamous dance.
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Pretend To Ignore This Headline – “Court Rules That Cellphones CAN Cause Brain Tumours”
22 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
2oceansvibe has long despised the rude habit of random, unplanned phone calls. That was to do with manners, but now it is OFFICIALLY affecting our health as well. So you just carry on.. make another phone call. Click headline for story.
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SA Study: Some People Are Capable Of Making HIV-Neutralising Antibodies
22 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A team of South African scientists has discovered that certain people’s blood is capable of producing antibodies that can kill nine of ten known strains of HIV.
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Bug In iOS 6 Software Is Causing Massive iPhone Data Bills
19 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
If you’ve managed to get your hands on an iPhone 5, or have recently upgraded to iOS 6, you may be in for a bit of a nasty surprise at the end of the month when you receive your data bill, if you haven’t already. Users of the new software are reporting a massive increase in data usage.
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Science Win: Scientists Turn Fresh Air Into Petrol
19 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Ah, science. Air Fuel Synthesis, a small British company based in Stockton-on-Tees, has produced the first “petrol from air”. The scientists used revolutionary technology that “promises to solve the energy crisis as well as help to curb global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.”
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Google Offers First Ever Look Inside Their Data Centres [GALLERY]
18 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve previously seen loads of pictures of the cool offices Google employees get to work in. But for the first time, Google has lifted the mystery surrounding their data centres.
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Space Station Time-Lapse Lets You Fly Through Time And Space [VIDEO]
18 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Photographer Christoph Malin from Austria created this amazing film by stacking image sequences taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. It shows beautiful star trails and city lights streaking over the Earth’s surface as seen from space.
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Foxconn Factory Admits To Employing Kids As Young As 14
17 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Foxconn, the largest electronics manufacturer in the world, has admitted that some of its employees may not have met the minimum age of employment in China. Already a subject of huge controversy surrounding its labour conditions, this latest allegation is not helping the manufacturer’s ailing reputation.
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