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YouTube And NBC Will Live-Stream The Entire Summer 2012 Olympics For Free
09 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
For the first time ever, you’ll be able to watch every single Olympic event live, for free, without having to pirate it through some dodgy online stream. In fact, it’s actually a clever marketing ploy on the behalf of NBC, but still, it’s better than nothing.
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Dove Men+Care Announces Exciting New Brand Ambassador
09 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Dove are ready to announce their shiny new brand ambassador for the Dove Men+Care range. We’ve kept a sharp eye on this one. I mean, we all love a clean, well groomed guy, but a brand ambassador for a minimal fuss, absolutely-does-the-job product like Dove Men+Care needs to be manly, too, you know? So who [...]
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Riaan Cruywagen: The Autobiography
08 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Riaan Cruywagen will release an autobiography at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival this year. It will be available in stores from April 2. The man who knows the news before the news happens, has enjoyed a prosperous 47 years in broadcasting, of which 37 were spent as an Afrikaans newsreader.
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Mandela’s Grandson Charged With Fraud
08 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Earlier this week, 2oceansVibe reported that possible charges of fraud were to be brought against Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa Mandela. We can now confirm that charges have been laid against him, as well as an Aurora Empowerment Systems lawyer, who also happens to be a director of Velvet Sky Aviation.
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2012 VISI Awards
07 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
South African décor magazine VISI announced the winners of their annual Absolut VISI Designer of the Year awards on Friday. The awards, which aim to recognise and reward South Africa’s top designs, were handed out at a jungle-themed ceremony and party held at Wembley Square Two in Cape Town. Follow the link to see who [...]
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Fashion Label Lulu Tan Tan’s Court Bid Against Noseweek Fails
07 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Inge Peacock, owner of local fashion label Lulu Tan Tan, made an urgent application to the Western Cape High Court to stop Noseweek from publishing a story about her, entitled “Fashion Victim.” Unfortunately that didn’t work out for her. News24 had this to say: The article, titled “Fashion Victim”, involves businesswoman Inge Peacock – creator [...]
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![Invisible Children: Make Joseph Kony Famous [VIDEO]](http://media.2oceansvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-10.37.46-AM.png)
Invisible Children: Make Joseph Kony Famous [VIDEO]
07 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
This might turn out to be the most inspiring documentary you will watch all year. A serious campaign is underway to bring down Joseph Kony, the infamous leader of the Ugandan guerrilla group: the Lord’s Resistance Army. The LRA is responsible for an unquantifiable number of atrocities across Uganda. Human trafficking, brutal rape, and child soldier deployment are commonplace. This is KONY 2102.
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SABC Approves 24-Hour News Channel Launch Date
06 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
The SABC has had plans to launch a new channel for a while. It has now announced that its new channel will again attempt an April 1 launch. And no, that’s no April Fool’s joke like last time. They’re serious this time. The channel will be a 24-hour news channel, and will be launched in conjunction with MultiChoice.
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![Watch The Simpsons Take On Game Of Thrones [VIDEO]](http://media.2oceansvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/simpsonsGOT1.jpg)
Watch The Simpsons Take On Game Of Thrones [VIDEO]
06 Mar 2012 by Matt McDonald / No Comments
Watch as two of TV’s hottest properties mash up in a glorious homage of one opening sequence to another!
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Tech Report – Track The Track
06 Mar 2012 by 2oceansVibe TV / 1 Comment
We all know how annoying it is when you get a snippet of a song stuck in your head and it plays in a loop. Try as you might, you just can’t get rid of it and you have no idea how to identify it, until slowly, it begins to drive you mad. Don’t sweat. [...]
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SA Woman Paralysed By “Bad Cocaine” To Return Home
02 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Kathryne Fuller, 29, will be returning home to South Africa. She was charged with possession of cocaine in Uganda after she took the contaminated substance with Amazing Race producer, Jeff Rice, last month. Rice died, and Fuller was left paralysed on the right side of her body. She pleaded guilty to the charge, and paid a $420 fine to avoid imprisonment.
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Dutch Launch Mobile Euthanasia Unit
01 Mar 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
That’s right, dying just got even easier, if you live in the Netherlands. The Levenseindekliniek, or Life-end clinic, has launched the country’s first mobile euthanasia unit that will come to you if you have been given approval to die.
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BREAKING: James Murdoch Steps Down
29 Feb 2012 by silverstreak / No Comments
James Murdoch has stepped down as Executive Chairman of News Corp to “focus” on his position as Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the same company. When kitchens get hot, people get the hell out. Click though for the full statement by News Corporation.
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![Nokia Releases 41-Megapixel Camera Phone Images Shot In The Western Cape [GALLERY]](http://media.2oceansvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nokia-808-pureview-sample-1.jpg)
Nokia Releases 41-Megapixel Camera Phone Images Shot In The Western Cape [GALLERY]
29 Feb 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Instagram addicts, it’s time to have a good look at your new competition: the Nokia Lumia 808. On Monday, we introduced you to one of the most talked about gadgets to come out of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Without further ado, here’s a glimpse of what the Nokia Lumia 808 PureView, and its 41-megapixel camera, is capable of.
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Twitter Unlocks The Tweet Archives
28 Feb 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
For the first time ever, researchers will now be able to access extensive historical Twitter data. Previously, only the preceding 30 days of tweets were available for companies to search. The new move means that trend analysts and companies looking for specific insight will now be able to access tweets dating back two years.
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A Sequel To The Infamous “Papa Wag Vir Jou” Drunk-Driving Campaign Is Out [VIDEO]
28 Feb 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 4 Comments
Did you know that Shrien Dewani’s lawyer used the previous advert to try and convince a court that South African jails were dangerous and that he shouldn’t be extradited from Britain to face trial for allegedly killing his wife Anni? The sequel, which aired last night for the first time, is bound to instil yet more fear in drunken drivers’ minds.
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Tech Report – Prevent Online Embarrassment
28 Feb 2012 by 2oceansVibe TV / No Comments
It’s common knowledge that job recruiters are increasingly scanning through your online presence, before considering you for a job. Seth shows us how to prevent any online embarrassments, with a few nifty apps that erase evidence of last night’s shenanigans.
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Young Carrie Bradshaw Cast In Sex And The City Prequel
28 Feb 2012 by Matt McDonald / No Comments
The CW network in the States has released a much anticipated nugget of casting news related to their hotly-awaited prequel series to HBO’s smash hit, Sex and the City. Ladies and… er, some gentlemen, meet young Carrie Bradshaw!
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Nokia Unveils 41-Megapixel Camera Phone
27 Feb 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
There is no error in that headline – Nokia has really just unveiled the PureView 41-megapixel-sensor camera in one of its new smartphones – the Lumia 808. Additionally, the device has extremely good sound recording capabilities and will also allow the user to capture video content in full HD.
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Lions Supporter With Swastika Tattoo Spotted On TV
27 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
Just in case you missed the TV coverage of the Lions vs. Cheetahs game on Saturday, this supporter featured during the coverage. Someone took a photo of him and the photo has been doing the rounds on Twitter. We have been sent it by no less than six different people, so please stop. Here it [...]
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TIME Magazine Nails It With North Korean Leader Cover
24 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
I just downloaded the latest issue of TIME Magazine on my iPad 2 (get yours here), using the TIME Magazine app (available in the US iTunes store – get your US iTunes account -no credit card necessary – here) and I had a good chuckle at the cover. They are now referring to the son [...]
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![Beware The 'Googlighting' Stranger, Microsoft Vs Google [VIDEO]](http://media.2oceansvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Screen-shot-2012-02-23-at-7.50.57-AM.png)
Beware The ‘Googlighting’ Stranger, Microsoft Vs Google [VIDEO]
23 Feb 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
Microsoft has launched a fascinating attack on Google Apps. In this instalment, Microsoft uses the American television series, Moonlighting, which aired during the mid 1980’s, to give us the spoof: Googlighting. Microsoft asks: “What happens when the world’s largest ad sales business tries to sell productivity software on the side?” It’s Microsoft Office versus Google Apps.
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Jeb Corliss Table Mountain Crash: His Point Of View [VIDEO]
22 Feb 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 2 Comments
Do you remember when Jeb Corliss was jumping off Table Mountain in his wingsuit in January, and one of his jumps didn’t go as well as he’d planned? Well, he’s just released the footage showing the accident from his point of view, filmed from his GoPro cameras, as well as various angles from the other cameramen that were filming at the time.
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Church Allows Convicted Child Molester To Preach – Children Banned From Attending
22 Feb 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Convicted child molester, Darrell Gilyard, has been allowed to preach in the Christ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist church in Jacksonville, Florida. But, Gilyard, 49, is not allowed any contact with minors under the terms of his release from a three-year jail sentence he served for abusing a 15-year-old girl at another church in 2009.
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