Free unlimited public WiFi is now available at St Andrew’s Square on the border of De Waterkant and Green Point. If you’re wondering where that is, it’s the small park next to the Church on the corner of Somerset and Chiappini. We have the Green Point City Improvement District (GPCID) and the City of Cape Town to […]
Throughout human history, gemstones were prized as precious jewels. Their value was, as you can imagine, a coupling of their rarity and their aesthetic value. And then the diamond came along, and hogged the limelight for for most of the 20th century. Well an interesting thing is happening, friends. Gemstones are emerging from the long, shadowy attention oppression of the diamond.
Diamonds shine, but I think we can all agree that nothing in the world can show off its full splendour without being set in the correct lighting. In the same vein, a diamond is pretty on its own, sure, but the setting of the diamond on the band is what allows it to channel and […]
If you ever needed an excuse to visit the Company’s Garden, this is it. According to a report, the historic gardens will now have free wi-fi services, that could reach the rest of Cape Town’s CBD in the future. The City, Iziko Museums and Connected Space are in the process of putting together the final […]
This customer walked into a Los Angeles Apple Store last month to enquire about parts for her phone. The store employee instructed her to wait in a line as she had not have an appointment, that is when she lost it.
The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington is amazing. If you are sitting in the office and need to run to the bank or need to pick something up from the mall, you can. Microsoft’s West Campus houses The Commons, the company’s very own shopping centre.
Andre de Wet sat down to tell us about his entrepreneurial ups and downs. The interview with the online shopping company PriceCheck’s General Manger was held at the 2013 Net Prophet conference in Cape Town last week. From his dad’s advice when he was a “lighty”, to launching the international mobile app of the year, this […]
It is, after all, the third biggest purchase you’ll ever make in fiscal terms (unless you buy a yacht along the way). But unlike buying a house, or a car (or a yacht, sure), buying a diamond has all of the stress of a major life purchase, and none of the excitement. Obviously you’re excited to be […]
Just before the release of the movie “The Internship” starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, where they play two interns at the multinational corporation Google, the company itself has released a video titled “The real Google interns”. Take a look at the video here.
The “autonomous flying robot” workshop in Brooklyn, New York, has now been responsible for the birth of Parekh’s early Pet AR.Drone prototype that can follow and film you. Check it out here.
There are certain items that you will buy every month of your life. That is a fact. And without fail, it will always, always be a chore to head out into town, to battle traffic, and aggressive car guards, or aggressive city parking officials, and random road works, just so you can get to Waltons […]
Earning money from your laptop means you can be anywhere, allowing you to get even close to living the holiday. We’ve put together 5 cool ways for you to earn cash on your terms.
Anyone with an ounce of metal in them will know that Metallica will be performing live in South Africa later this month. And by pure coincidence, Lars Ulrich’s girlfriend just did a campaign for Woolies. Check out the gallery:
Internet giant, Google has confirmed that it will be extending its super fast fibre broadband services to Austin, Texas, where residents will be enjoying internet speeds of one gigabyte per second by 2014.
Google announced yesterday that their TV white spaces (unused channels in a TV spectrum) trial will provide broadband connectivity to 10 schools in and around Cape Town. The trial will demonstrate the potential of white spaces as a platform to deliver faster internet connectivity to the developing world, if it comes off. Broadcasters, however are […]
I don’t think shopping has ever looked any easier. All of us have had a run in with the shopping demons, there can be more than a few things that make our day at the shops more stressful, for example: Not being able to find something specific in the shopping isles Looking for something that […]
Oh boy. Oh boy, just breathe. A new armband uses the electrical activity in your muscles to let you wirelessly control digital devices. The new Myo wristband runs on electromyography techniques. Electric pulses that surge throughout your body when you move your muscles are sensed by the Myo, which sends corresponding commands to linked devices. Thalmic Labs co-founder […]
A world of children’s entertainment, music events and shopping await Capetonians and visitors to the Mother City with the V&A Waterfront’s bumper summer line-up.
Ever dreamt of vicariously playing instruments with a large, black bodybuilder’s muscles? Well dream no more! Thanks to Old Spice and Terry Crews that day has come, we present to you: “Muscle Music”.
Grammy Award winning Band “Switchfoot” will perform in South Africa for the first time in August, and 2oceansVibe Radio is proud to announce we’re on board as a partner! Switchfoot are all-round nice guys who love to surf, have sold millions of records, and are known for their incredible energetic live performances during their sold-out […]
Bizcommunity, one of South Africa’s more popular sites for news, jobs and events in advertising, marketing, media, retail and related sectors, has launched an online shopping portal called BizBuy, focusing on lifestyle and business products.
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED! Congratulations to ROWAN, who has pledged to match the R5 000 prize money, and treat his father, and his father’s soul mate to a night’s stay at the gorgeous Westcliff Hotel, in Johannesburg. You’re aware that Father’s Day is next Sunday? Yes, next Sunday. That’s nine days from now, my friends. Nine […]
COMPETITION CLOSED Over the last few weeks, we’ve discussed fatherhood, and what it meant to the men of yore. My father, for example, was the keyboardist in McCully Workshop, a band famous for regularly melting faces (and hearts) in the greater South African geographical area. You think I can get a man like that a […]
Fancy seeing some creative design and innovation with a PUMA twist to it? Then you should go and have a wonder around the new PUMA Canal Walk store that’s just re-opened. After undergoing a remodel in line with PUMA International’s new Retail 2.0 store design, the new store is absolutely mind-blowing. After launching in early […]
Local online retailer, takealot.com has made the most of the controversial intercom chat a Carte Blanche journalist had (allegedly) with ex Auction Alliance boss, Rael Levitt. According to Carte Blanche, the person on the other side of the intercom apparently changed his voice midway through the conversation. The intercom chat became a prominent discussion point […]
I was reclining on the deck of the Safehouse the other day, enjoying one of these secret Winter/Summer days that Capetonians tend to keep to themselves when describing our home, for fear of coming across as braggards, taking in the sunset. The ol’ iPod threw out McCully Workshop’s The Buccaneer, which I’ve been known to […]
For the latest issue of The Cricketer, they asked a large panel of cricket journalists, broadcasters, photographers and fans which cricket pitch is the best to watch Test cricket at. And according to the experts Newlands takes a close second place, only behind Lord’s, the symbolic home of the game. See the rest of the Top 10 inside.
I’ve wanted Bluetooth headphones ever since Rob Stokes raved about his pair, during our lunch at the Mount Nelson. He uses them to ‘get in the zone,’ whilst handling emails and planning his next barefoot run – whatever that is. I did some shopping around and fear that the ones on offer were a bit […]
It’s common knowledge that I am an only child, born under a rainbow; and with that predisposition comes a unique set of experiences that other children with siblings may not have experienced. That’s at least what I thought, before I started chatting about this issue of Dove soap to my buddies last weekend. It turns […]
I’m sure there is a valid reason why Cape Town Panel Beaters used to only be found a minimum of 20km from where I live. It always used to be Diep River, or Paarden Eiland or Epping or Maitland. Why were they never closer to me? Not that it matters – because times have changed […]