Life is difficult for those who live on a permanent diet of Viagra and velvet robes. Not only does Hugh Hefner have to juggle himself between a whole group of playmates, but now they want to take his puppies away from him as well.
Follow the link to watch the Queen’s Christmas Message to the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. She’s going for a human spirit triumph vibe this year. Prescribed Viewing.
Shell has just alerted Nigerian coastal communities that up to 40 000 barrels of crude oil was spilled on Wednesday off the coast of the Niger delta while it was being transferred to a tanker about 120 kilometres off the coast. The spill is likely to be the biggest in a decade.
An annual report from comScore on what happens online has shown that 1 in every 5 minutes of time online this year was spent on social networking sites – as compared to the 6% of internet time that went to social networking in 2007. By all accounts that sort of growth is expected to continue, and speed up, in 2012.
A team of scientists has finished developing a cheaply manufactured paint-like product prototype that they hope you will eventually be able to put on the outside of your home. The paint will generate electricity from light – electricity that can then be captured and used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside of your home.
The Raspberry Pi – the eagerly anticipated barebones mini home computer – will go into production shortly, it was announced today. The manufacturers’ hope is that the low cost device will inspire the next generation of technical whizz kids.
National Geographic has announced their 2011 global-wide photography contest. See all the winning images after the jump.
How’s this for a nice feel-good story to get your holiday started off right? Remember the Tsunami on the 26th of December, in 2004? Almost to the day, a girl swept away by the water seven years ago has re-appeared.
Electronics, they’re at the center of almost everything we use and interact with on a daily basis and also one of the biggest sources of frustration known to man. But what if, when a gadget or appliance broke, it could repair itself, and do it so fast that you wouldn’t notice? That’s happening, right now.
Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, has warned that the gay movement could morph into Ku Klux Klan. In a breathtaking display of logic he has said that, in the past, both the KKK and the gays have protested against the Catholic Church. Therefore gays equal the KKK.
After years of rumour and conflicting stories, film veteran Ridley Scott has finally released the first look at the upcoming ‘prequel’ to his sprawling Alien franchise, Prometheus. Or is it a prequel? Whatever, we’ve got the trailer after the jump.
Economic times are tough in the United States, and sometimes this means that news networks can’t always afford to send a journalist to cover stories in the field. That’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles, where this weatherman was sent to cover a children’s toy drive. He wasn’t very happy about it.
Cheaper Broadband On The Way To SA Next Year – Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) launched a new process last week which sees affordable broadband just around the corner. Some time next year spectrum in the 2.6 gigahertz (GHz) and 800 megahertz (MHz) will be licensed to successful applicants. The spectrum in the 2.6GHz […]
Driving over the holiday season can be hairy at the best of times, but imagine what it’s like for parents who cannot afford to transport their families safely. Road safety organisation Drive More Safely has launched a new children’s campaign which calls for donation of old car seats which can be used to help more families transport their kids safely.
One would assume that when one blacklists a phone, one could take it for granted that the phone is, in fact, blacklisted. Mobile phone networks also like to offer their assurance that when one blacklists a phone, that’s actually what happens. However, this isn’t the case for a BlackBerry user who’s found out this chap is now using it.
Miami taxidermist, Enrique Gomez De Molina, is facing five years of jail time and a quarter million US$ in fines for importing body parts of rare and exotic animals to build a series of bizarre hybrid taxidermy sculptures.
A US FedEx courier recently threw a computer monitor over a wall. The incident was caught on a nearby security camera, uploaded to Youtube, and has since been viewed nearly 4,5 million times! Fedex has responded with a good example of how any company can circumnavigate a potential PR disaster.
The interweb, as I like to call it, can be a daunting, sometimes scary place. Around every virtual corner lurks some unsavoury site waiting to pounce, forcing you to see that which can never be unseen. In light of this, some good people have gathered virtually to make the online world a better place.
Yes, you read that correctly, the “occucopter” is a drone that is being used by protestors to monitor the police. As the 99 per cent continue their protests around the world, they’ve acquired their own surveillance drone. Tim Pool, an Occupy Wall Street protester, has acquired a Parrot AR drone he amusingly calls the “occucopter”.
8ta is up to all sorts of shinanigans this summer, as they surprised a bunch of travelers on a recent Kulula flight. This, after they completely dominated OR Thambo airport, with a surprise dance routine. Hysterical! Check it out: South Africa’s fourth mobile operator, 8.ta, continues to push the boundaries of marketing with its ‘It’s […]
I just can’t get enough of Rick Perry. After the monumental failure of his last campaign video, which condemned gays in the military, he’s taken the smart approach this time around, leaving the video to his wife. That is, right until the very end, where he literally appears out of nowhere…
A Brazilian woman has given birth to a baby with two heads this week. The boy has two brains and two spines but shares one heart, lungs, liver and pelvis. In the spirit of Christmas, she has decided to call her son(s) Emanoel and Jesus respectively.
Do you remember the first time you heard the Mission Impossible Theme Song? I know I do. I felt a small tingle of electric excitement in my body. I fantasized about blowing up sheets of glass with chewing gum. The word “toast” would never be the same to me again. Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol […]
I thought it was very considerate of Victoria’s Secret to get a whole bunch of their angels together to sing Jingle Bells. The video includes our very own Candice Swanepoel, as well as the other usual suspects, like Adriana Lima. Follow the link and check out the video!
Two female sailors yesterday became the first to share the traditional “first kiss” on the pier following the repeal of the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. And because people are clever about these things, they took a couple of photographs modeled after that post-WW2 first kiss photo. It’s very cool.
You played the overseas lottery before and you didn’t win. The lottery rolled over and you bought another ticket. You didn’t win again. So what did you do? You stopped playing. Can I tell you something? The joke’s on you, my friend. Because the very fact that you played the first time meant that you understood […]
While the polar ice cap melts away under Santa’s jolly black boots, let’s take a look at this cool infographic that illustrates the deep deep carbon footprint those hefty heels leave.
Prince William Shows Off His Urban Dance Moves – The Duke of Cambridge embraced the spirit of the festive season last night — albeit in a somewhat unconventional fashion — when he performed his own dance moves with an 18-year-old girl at a charitable shelter. [telegraph] Piers Morgan Is In The Dwang – Bosses at […]
Naspers CEO Koos Bekker visited the 2oceansvibe Radio studio on Wednesday morning, on the “Hard Willi” show with Richard Hardiman and Lindsay Williams. Prompted by our own questions, as well as tweets coming in from listeners, Koos covered a range of topics, from radio and print media, to the local and international online landscape. Besides being a […]
Well, well. Cosatu has announced that it would like the ANC to remove the current system of provinces in South Africa, saying that it is an obstacle to job creation. The organisation has said that it will lobby this at the ANC’s policy conference next year. Really, Cosatu? That can’t be the only reason…