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Tech/Sci
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Apple Fanboys Respond After Samsung Disses The iPhone 5 [PICS]
18 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
After the launch of the iPhone 5 last week, Samsung launched a print campaign mocking Apple’s products, employees and customers. They also used the opportunity to tout all the offerings of their own Galaxy S3 handset. Not having it, Apple fanboys immediately got to work on a response. Check it out inside.
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Google’s New Feature: The Bacon Calculator
14 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Maybe you’ve heard of the concept of six degrees of separation, which states that any two people can be connected to each other by six other people. This is where the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon comes from, as well as Google’s latest built-in feature: The Bacon Calculator.
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ESPN Joins The Initial Google Fiber TV Service Package
13 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are half a billion Android devices worldwide. You have to believe that Google is planning to, at some stage, release Google TV for Android.
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Track Any Flight, From Anywhere To Anywhere, In Real Time
13 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Flightradar24 has been around for a while now yet it seems that it’s slipped under the, er, radar, of many people. The flight tracking service gives you “real-time information for thousands of aircraft around the world” – you’ll never miss a flight, or an important airport pickup, ever again.
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[Updated] Pictures Of The New iPhone 5 + What’s Changed From The 4S?
12 Sep 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 12 Comments
It’s all happening so fast I might need a little lie down. Here they are, they first pictures of the iPhone 5. Click to see them. It’s the thinnest smartphone…. wait for it…. EVER!
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A Robot Tentacle Gentle Enough To Pick Up A Flower
12 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Robots have an unfortunate rep as cold, heartless machines designed with the express purpose of crushing, destroying or otherwise permanently rearranging the makeup or anything smaller or weaker than themselves. A newly released video however casts the mechanical beings in a different light, one which shows that they are capable of immense finesse, so much so that they could pick a flower without damaging it at all.
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Exclusive: Is Woolworths Whistleblower SA’s Biggest Online Fake?
06 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 200 Comments
UPDATE: The Facts: Woolworths >> Quirk >> 2oceansvibe You would have caught the latest allegations made online against Woolworths, with regard to their allegedly racist employment practices. Following an extensive investigation, 2oceansvibe can reveal that the blogger whistleblower has some integrity/challenging skeletons of his own. Again the issue of fabricated online clout rears its ugly […]
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DARPA’s Robot Cheetah Can Outsprint Bolt [VIDEO]
06 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Usain Bolt recently made history again when he dominated both the 100m and 200m sprints in spectacular style at the Olympic Games, reconfirming his status as the fastest man alive. Fastest man. Boston Dynamic’s Cheetah just crushed Bolt’s all-time top speed of 44,72 kph and in doing so marked the commencement of the slow, but inevitable, robopocalypse.
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Bruce Willis Takes A Stand Against Apple
03 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Action star Bruce Willis maybe gearing up to take Apple to court to fight for the ownership rights of his massive digital music collection. The A-lister wants to leave his collection to his daughters after he dies, but Apple’s fine print prohibits the sharing of music bought from its online store.
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California Passes Autonomous Car Law, Gives Robot Cars Green Light
31 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Autonomous cars are soon to become even more commonplace in the United Sates, of America. Californian legislators have sent a bill to the governor’s desk that should push forward the development of autonomous cars in the Golden State.
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Never Before Seen Photos Of Steve Jobs [PICS]
31 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The “iconic image of Steve Jobs in the lotus position with a Mac on his lap” is exactly that, iconic. It was taken by South African born photographer Norman Seeff and is instantly recognisable. Now, for the first time ever, Seeff has released out-takes from that same shoot.
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Australian Bionic Eye A World First [VIDEO]
30 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
World-first technology has allowed a blind woman to start seeing light after she was implanted with an early prototype bionic eye.
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Don’t Miss The Digital Edge Live Show In Cape Town On 4 October 2012
29 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Native and Living Your Brand would like to invite comrades and adversaries to the 4th annual Digital Edge Live Show – National Assembly – a thrilling four hour debate taking place at Cape Town’s City Hall on October 4th 2012.
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iTunes Coming To South Africa Next Month
29 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The iTunes store will be available in South Africa next month, according to an announcement just made at the Mobile Entertainment Africa 2012 conference taking place in Cape Town at the moment.
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73% Of Online Shoppers Do At Least Half Their Shopping Online, And Other Interesting Trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
27 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Online shopping has made life a lot more pleasant. There are no queues, no creepy shop assistants awkwardly approaching you to offer their assistance, and you can sit on your ass in your underwear on a Sunday morning with a cup of coffee. Lab42 recently compiled a survey of 500 online shoppers, to try and discovery the trends that are driving us away from brick and mortar shops. The result is a pretty sweet infographic.
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UK Government Sites Taken Down By Hacktivist Group Anonymous As Part Of “Operation Free Assange”
22 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
While Julian Assange, the white-haired founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, is busy getting comfortable for what looks like an extended stay at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, hacker activist group Anonymous has been getting busy. Uniting under the banner of “Operation Free Assange”, the group soon rallied their support against the British Government.
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50% Off Macbook Pro Silicon Colour Covers – Only R599 (Incl. Keyboard Cover + Screen Guard)
21 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
As part of our pledge to only give you the select Groupon deals that we think you want, we found this wonderful little deal for only R599, including silicon Macbook Pro cover, keyboard cover (also in a variety of colours) and screen guard!
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Are SA’s Digital Agencies Buying Fake Twitter Followers For Themselves And Their Clients?
16 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 80 Comments
Having recently been involved in a stats-related online industry debate, 2oceansvibe has taken an interest in a current topic of discussion, to do with creative agencies, opinion leaders and their Twitter accounts. More to the point – the fact that they have allegedly been paying for fake Twitter followers to bolster their (and their clients’) online social media footprints.
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Ah, How Quickly They Grow – The Internet 10 Years On [INFOGRAPHIC]
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A lot has happened over the past ten years – America invaded Afghanistan, the world survived numerous natural disasters including the Thai tsunami and hurricane Katrina, the online social network was born, Obama became the first black president of the USA, Twilight. So, what has the internet been up to in all that time? Check it out in this awesome, gif-laden infographic.
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Scientists Can Now Block Heroin, Morphine Addiction [VIDEO]
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The University of Adelaide has reported a major breakthrough in opiate addiction: addiction to morphine and heroin can be blocked, while at the same time increasing pain relief.
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New Technology Scans Your Face And Checks You In On Facebook
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It would seem Facebook is getting scarier and scarier every day. A new technology is being tested that will place a camera outside a building, which will use your Facebook pictures to recognise you and then check you in and offer you a special deal. Cool, or creepy?
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RIM To License BlackBerry 10
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Bloomberg is reporting that BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion, will indeed be licensing BlackBerry 10.
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Learn How To Make Apps For Smartphones – Get The Most In-Demand Skills Today! App Design Course Only R499
14 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
If you’re not aware that app design is one of the most in-demand skills in today’s marketplace, then we probably can’t help you. For those of you who ARE aware and for those of you who want to swop a dull corporate life for a career as an app building machine, this is your calling. […]
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Awesome Interactive 360° Panorama From The Surface Of Mars
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Unless you’re currently in some kind of deep space training program, or you have some diabolical plan that no one knows about, the chances are pretty slim that you’ll ever actually get to set foot on Mars. Thankfully, we’ve got the next best thing for you, a fully interactive 360° panorama from the surface of the Red Planet. Enjoy.
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The Go! Travel App Planned The Rest Of My Long Weekend – What About Yours?
10 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and I took The Muse to The Mount Nelson for a spot good old fashioned loving. While we were there, relaxing, as one does, on a public holiday, I decided that the rest of the weekend needed to be used appropriately. That’s when I once again turned to the go! Travel app on my iPad for some motivation and some ideas.
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Internet Archive Adds 1 000 000 Legal Files To World’s Store Of BitTorrents
08 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Internet Archive is a totally, incredibly wonderfully awesome place. It is a vast digital library offering “free universal access to books, movies and music, as well as 150 billion archived web pages.” It’s what the Internet is for. Now it’s even easier to download these files as they have teamed up with BitTorrent.
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Telkom Fined R449 Million By Competition Tribunal For “Price Fixing Monopoly”
07 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Finally! The Competition Tribunal today fined Telkom R449 million for “abusing its dominance in the telecommunications market between 1999 and 2004.” The fine followed a decade-long investigation into the company’s practices. This immediately affected their JSE activity as well, with the share price falling this morning by 16c to R17,89.
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Happy Birthday, World Wide Web! [VIDEO]
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The World Wide Web, AKA The Most Important Invention In The Known Human History, turns 21 today. Like all beloved 21 year olds, a lot of people are making a big deal of this particular birthday. moneysmart, who share their birthday with the WWW, and without which they could not exist, have put together one […]
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The Go! Travel App for iPad Is All You Need To Plan Your Next Holiday
06 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Have you heard about the go! Travel South Africa App for iPad? My goodness it’s mind blowing!
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Nasa Celebrates Mars Rover Landing [VIDEO]
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Curiosity has landed. Nasa Administrator Charles Bolden: “Today, the wheels of Curiosity have begun to blaze the trail for human footprints on Mars.”
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