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FNB Slashing Prices And Reducing Fees
08 Jun 2012 by Albi P / 8 Comments
Kicking off on 1 July, FNB will no longer charge for card purchases on a number of their accounts and will also reduce fees by up to as much as 11% in certain cases. Click through for the full breakdown.
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R.I.P. Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Bob Welch
08 Jun 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Bob Welch, formerly Fleetwood Mac’s guitarist and succesful soft-rock soloist of the 70′s, was found in his Nashville home yesterday, dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 65. Police reports say that Welch’s body was found by his wife in the mid-afternoon, along with a suicide note.
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Catch ETV’s Tech Report Tonight, 21h30 – Channel 403
07 Jun 2012 by silverstreak / 1 Comment
The latest in the hottest gadgets, apps, and tech news. ETV Primetime. Channel 403. Thursday, 21h30. And this is how we roll.
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Do Ideas: A Book About Doing Your Ideas
07 Jun 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
A very stimulating new book has just launched: Do Ideas. The book, curated by Don Packett, features contributions from some of South Africa’s brightest minds. They want you to embrace your ideas: “don’t be afraid”, they say. The best bit? It’s free, and online. Go on, you want to have a look.
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Model Livetweets Married Actor’s Awkward Attempt At Seduction
07 Jun 2012 by liam kruger / 9 Comments
Ha! Model Melissa Stetten found herself getting hit on by vaguely-famous actor Brian Presley on a flight out of Los Angeles. Using this new thing called ‘the internet,’ she identified Presley as a married, outspoken Christian with a five-year-old kid. So she livetweeted his ridiculously awkward attempt at hooking up with her. Watch it unfold below.
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Nail A Real Gift For Your Father, This Father’s Day [COMPETITION]
07 Jun 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 21 Comments
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 [...]
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They’re Making An Elvis Hologram Too
07 Jun 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
In news that you want desperately to be surprised by, but just can’t, the creators of the Tupac-ogram have announced that they’re working on an Elvis Presley hologram, for making film and television appearances – and, depending on how unsettling they can get the reincarnated star to look, on tour.
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Man Faces Off With Great White, Survives [VIDEO]
06 Jun 2012 by Albi P / 3 Comments
The line between stupidity and bravery is a fine one, and the gentleman in this video seems to have a foot on either side. Taking on a Great White with nothing but a snorkel and a spear-gun is some kind of special.
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Download Banksy’s Exclusive Diamond Jubilee Artwork, For Free [PICS]
05 Jun 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
This past weekend marked the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, 60 years of politely smiling, waving and occupying an ultimately powerless position. In celebration, renowned street artist, Banksy, created an exclusive piece, which can be yours for free! Click through for cultural enrichment.
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iPads Are Replacing Traditional In-Flight Entertainment
05 Jun 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
A low-cost Singaporean airline has begun offering passengers iPads as an alternative to traditional in-flight entertainment. The bold move has allowed the airline to slash costs while improving passengers’ experience while on board.
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The Shark’s Beast, An Everyday Power-Lifting Machine [VIDEO]
04 Jun 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
Last week the internet exploded with excitement at Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s incredible feat of strength when he lifted fellow player Anton Bresler, 112kg, above his head and held him there for several seconds. As it turns out, this was not a one-off occurrence, he did it again in the same game and then once more this past weekend! Click through to see his raw power.
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Treasure Trove Of Steve Jobs Videos Released Online, For Free
01 Jun 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
Throughout his life, Steve Jobs imparted many inspiring words of wisdom, many of which were caught on video during his onstage appearances at Apple events and during interviews. Yesterday a host of these were made available, for free, on iTunes. Click through for the details.
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Nando’s Awesome Diversity Campaign Just Went Live [VIDEO]
01 Jun 2012 by Albi P / 2 Comments
Nando’s are at it again, and this time they’re tackling diversity, and they’re not taking any prisoners. Their new campaign forces us to face the reality we live in, and just get over it. Click through for the brilliant video.
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Finally, We’re Mainstream – “Generations” Makes International Headlines
01 Jun 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
Generations recently caught the attention of some of our friends across the drink who were fascinated, and somewhat bewildered, not only by the riveting story-line, but also by the plethora of languages used simultaneously without any warning.
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Manchester United Coming Down To Play Amazulu And Ajax CT In July
31 May 2012 by Albi P / 64 Comments
Football fans ready your wallets, the world’s most popular team, Manchester United, are hopping over the pond to come play a pair of warm-up games against two local teams in July.
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The Sharks’ Beast Is Making Headlines Around The World! [VIDEO]
29 May 2012 by Albi P / 2 Comments
Sharks player Tendai Mtawarira is well-known in the rugby world as “Beast”, for obvious reasons. However, the marvelous brute is quickly earning international cult status for an immense feat of strength following a weekend clash with the Stormers. Click through for the details and amazing video.
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What Wes Anderson Thinks Of His Critics
28 May 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
Eccentric filmmaker Wes Anderson, known for his signature style made famous in movies like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic, recently spoke to the HuffPost about his latest venture, Moonrise Kingdom, the joys and pains of working with teenagers, and what he thinks about opinionated critics. Click through for details and the trailer.
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Man Survives 700m Helicopter Jump, Without Parachute [VIDEO]
24 May 2012 by Albi P / 2 Comments
Yesterday, a British man made history by becoming the first person to jump from a helicopter at 2 400ft, without a parachute, and survive.
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Stream Video Straight To Your iDevice With TiVo
23 May 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
As the number of series and TV shows we watch grows, so do the ways in which we do so. The good old days of sitting down in front of your TV to enjoy an episode Friends are steadily on their way out as we make room for the next upgrade in mobile technology – streaming recorded footage straight to your iOS device.
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Today’s Google Doodle Is Very Cool
23 May 2012 by Simon Gerber / 1 Comment
Google recently put out an ad for a full-time doodler, and it seems they may have filled that position. Today’s doodle celebrates the 78th birthday of Robert Moog, creator of the famous “moog” synthesisers, in their best tribute yet. But what sets it apart from your average doodle?
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Documentarian Impersonates ‘Wise Indian Guru’, Develops Real Following [VIDEO]
22 May 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
“So many of us look to the wisdom of the East, to solve our problems in the West.” Those are the words of filmmaker Vikram Ghandi, who set out to see how to see legitimate many of the sources of Eastern wisdom were, by impersonating a guru and then gaining a massive, legitimate following. Click through for the trailer and more details.
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Anchorman 2 Teaser Pops Up [VIDEO]
22 May 2012 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
Marking another notch in the slow build-up to the sequel to that thing you used to like to quote, here’s the teaser trailer for Paramount’s Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. There’s no hint of story, but it reintroduces the Channel 4 News Team and offers some vague one-liners. Which I guess is what sequels are all about.
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Japan Opens World’s Tallest Tower
22 May 2012 by Matt McDonald / 1 Comment
Japan just opened its tallest tourist attraction yet, the much-anticipated 634 metre tall Skytree tower in Tokyo. It took four years to build, cost 65 million Yen to make, is about twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, just beats out the 600m tall Canton Tower in China, and even survived the devastating earthquakes that rocked Japan about a year ago, barely denting its construction schedule.
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Anonymous Hacks U.S. Department of Justice
22 May 2012 by liam kruger / No Comments
Oh hey, that V-for-Vendetta-themed hacker collective is back, this time with a 1,7 GB lump of data that they claim “used to belong to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics.” The file was uploaded to the Pirate Bay yesterday, and allegedly contains “internal emails, and the entire database dump.”
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