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Tech/Sci
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Fake Apple Stores Are A Global Industry
26 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chinese officials have ordered two of the five fake stores already located in the south-western city of Kunming to suspend business while they’re investigated, a local government website said on Monday. But, it’s since emerged that similar fakes exist in countries from Croatia to Venezuela.
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ANCYL Website Hacked For A Fourth Time
25 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This photoshopped poster appeared on the “home page” of the “ANCYL”, “hours ago”. All of this is in quotation marks because apparently just about anything can happen with https://ancyl.org.za, which is currently enjoying an extended period of downtime. As Dumb & Dumber is the official choice of 2oceansVibe as Greatest Film of All Time, we […]
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Can You Do A Better Shosholoza Video Than This Guy?
25 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I must say, this guy really did crack me up. Check out his Shosholoza video. There are tons of other ones – just as funny. Check them out in the “fanzone” here. Do you think you could do better? CLICK HERE to send in your video and you could even win a trip to watch the […]
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James Murdoch’s Busy Week Ahead
25 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The younger Murdoch’s credibility was tested last week, after he told a parliamentary committee that he was not aware of evidence that eavesdropping at the News of the World went beyond a jailed rogue reporter. At least three former top executives, including a former editor, have pointed fingers back at James. What happens next is critical to his future.
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What Exactly Is ‘Phone Hacking?’
23 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
With this whole News International Rupert Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal (NIRMPHS) taking over our lives, there seems to be a large misunderstanding in terms of what exactly ‘phone hacking’ is. I will begin by saying that they do not ‘intercept’ calls and listen to live conversations. No, Sir. It’s a lot easier than that. As […]
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David Cameron Says James Murdoch Has “Questions To Answer”
22 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this morning, 2oceansVibe reported in morning spice headlines that James Murdoch was accused of misleading British parliament about his knowledge of phone hacking at the News of the World. Two former key players at the paper issued a statement contradicting one of Murdoch’s key claims. Now Cameron wants answers. Real ones.
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New York Grocery Store Pulls A Heston Blumenthal, Uses Artificial Scent Machines To Increase Sales
22 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some of us will probably always be enthralled by the way Heston Blumenthal, world renowned scientific food chef, comes up with what he does. Now, a New York grocery store has started applying one of Heston’s techniques. Namely, pairing real food with artificial scents infused into the air in the store via scent machines, to induce sales.
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Brits Weigh-In On Their ‘Favorite’ Americanisms
21 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
BBC News Magazine recently ran a feature on American words and turns of phrase which have entered into language in the UK. This prompted hundreds of responses from people who gave further examples and naturally complained about most of them. Some, in true British style, were truly scathing and really rather entertaining.
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Foxconn Claims Another Life
20 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The infamous Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China, has claimed another life, when a 21 year-old male worker “fell to his death” from the sixth floor of a factory dormitory. More than a dozen similar fatalities by falling were reported last year.
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Great Discovery: Nipple Found On Woman’s Foot
19 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Every now and then it’s important to share news that makes one rethink the definition of the word “gross”. This was the first word that came to mind when I read about this latest medical marvel: the first time a fully formed nipple has been found on a woman’s foot.
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$1.99 Skin Cancer App – Thank You iPhone
18 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
If you think that owning an iPhone is a waste of money, think again. An American company called Health Discovery Corporation has invented an app, called MelApp, that uses mathematical algorithms and image based pattern recognition technology, to detect early stage melanoma. What’s that? Can’t get an American iTunes account? Oh yes you can.
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See Space Shuttle Atlantis Docked To The International Space Station Over Skies Tonight
18 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
This will be the last time you will get to witness this phenomenon as it’s been reported that Atlantis will undock earlier than planned from the International Space Station tomorrow. This will earmark its return from its final mission into space ahead of the start of privatised space courier services next year.
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Lars, Nando’s Is Watching You, Like A Chicken
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Quick on the draw, as usual, Nando’s has had a little dig at the ex real Cell C CEO. Lars Reichelt, who announced his sudden and immediate resignation this week, will return home to Switzerland to spend more time with his family. He’ll be watched though.
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BREAKING NEWS: Rebekah Brooks Resigns After Murdoch’s Daughter, Elisabeth, Launches Scathing Attack
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The pressure finally got to the fiery red-headed Rebekah Brooks. In the last few minutes news agency Reuters has officially announced that News International CEO Rebekah Brooks has resigned and will be replaced by Tom Mockridge. This comes after a scathing attack in an apparent four-page letter from Elisabeth, and the second biggest NI shareholder declaring “she has to go.”
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Mutant Two-Headed Snake On Show In The Ukraine [VIDEO]
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There cannot possibly be a cooler animal than this: A mutant snake with two heads. And now, for your entertainment, you can see one. All you have to do is go to the Ukraine, famous for the beautiful nuclear-wasteland, Chernobyl.
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CAR Magazine Goes Bling With Their July Augmented Reality Cover
14 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Two months ago we covered CAR Magazine’s first foray into bridging the divide between digital and print publishing with an augmented reality. That was just the taster. This month, they’re just showing off, with a fully 360 digital projection of the above luxury German motor vehicle on the front cover. It’s pretty rad – check […]
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New Studies Show Antiretroviral Drugs Could Prevent HIV Infection
14 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Two recent medical studies claim that antiretroviral medications could help protect healthy people from contracting the HIV virus through sexual contact. How? Just drink an antiretroviral daily! The findings claim that this could greatly cut a person’s infection risk by as much as 73%. If this is true, then humanity could be looking at a potential game-changer in the fight against AIDS.
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Manhattanhenge Is Amazing
14 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Lucky New Yorkers witnessed an amazing solar phenomenon where the suns sets in alignment with the city’s skyscrapers. The effect is similar to that seen in England at Stonehenge. Welcome all to Manhattanhenge.
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Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Kicks Fighting Fan Out Of iTunes Gig [VIDEO]
14 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anyone who has had the privilege of being at a Foo Fighters concert, actually, anyone who knows their music, will know the energy that this band has. Especially frontman Dave Grohl. On Monday night they performed at the iTunes Festival in London. Some fans had a fight and Dave was not impressed. At all. NSFW by the way.
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New Strain Of Gonorrhea Could Be Incurable
13 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Gonorrhea, one of the most commonly treated STDs, is becoming more and more resistant to the only drug left to treat it. US scientists are warning that it could be the next super-bug.
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Syrian State News Agency Photoshop Fail
13 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday “swore” in Anas Abdul- Razzaq Na’em as the new governor of Hama. Later, al-Assad received Na’em and instructed him with his directives, wishing him success in his duties. But was he really there?
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Cell C CEO, Lars Reichelt, Resigns
13 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The real Cell C CEO, Lars Reichelt, will be leaving the company with immediate effect according to the company’s board. Reichelt joined Cell C two-and-a-half years ago and has since commuted extensively between South Africa and Switzerland, where his family lives. According to a statement, his resignation is for personal reasons.
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Astronauts Aboard Atlantis To Experiment With Urine-Recycling Sports Drink
12 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Taking the Bear Grylls survival lifestyle to the next level, a crew member of the final space shuttle mission aboard space shuttle Atlantis, which departed on Friday, will reportedly be testing out a new system designed to turn urine into a sugary-flavoured sports drink.
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Singing Penis Insect Is The World’s Loudest
08 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Serenading the one you love has long been considered one of the most romantic gestures a man can make. But doing it by rubbing your penis against your body must surely be the most romantic thing you can do. An insect called the water boatman has the art down.
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Charge Your Phone With A T-Shirt [VIDEO]
08 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all have our days when we forget to charge our phones, or simply exploit its battery power to the limit, and then end up offline, as it were. This is soon to become a problem of the past though because a French telecom company, called Orange, has big plans to save us all from the low-battery blues.
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Hugh Grant Joins Phone Hacking Fray, Calls Margaret Thatcher ‘Undignified Sycophant’ [VIDEO]
07 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hugh Grant has joined the fray against the News Corp phone hacking calamity and was on hand to deliver his personal perspective of things outside the British House of Commons yesterday. He told the BBC that Margaret Thatcher was an undignified sycophant and that every prime minister since then has basically tickled Murdoch’s belly for him.
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How About A Beer With Your iPhone?
07 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There is a lot you can do with an iPhone these days and there is a lot that Australians will do for a beer or two. Not too long ago those clever buggers even invented a pair of slip slops that could open a beer. Naturally, they have now merged their love of beer with their iPhones.
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Brooklyn, New York – Where The Real Superheroes Shop
06 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
That’s right fellow civilians, superheroism is no longer reserved for super-babies in rockets from other planets. The days of microwaving spiders, trying to recreate Spidey’s powers are over! Behold, now you too can slip out during your lunch break and save the world, and all it will cost you is a ticket to the Big Apple.
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Australia’s New South Wales Police Get New Burqa Removal Powers
05 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, police in Australia’s New South Wales state were handed more authority to remove burqas and other face coverings to identify potential criminal suspects. The move follows the recent case of a Muslim woman who was acquitted after a judge ruled her Islamic veil made a positive identification of her impossible.
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How To Tell If Someone Is Well-Endowed: Look At His Hands
05 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yes, I just tried this. A new study suggests that men whose index fingers are shorter than their ring fingers may have longer penises. It is called “digit ratio” and refers to the length of the index finger divided by the length of the ring finger. The lower the ratio, the study suggests, the longer the penis may be. How’s yours looking?
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