Saturday, August 2, 2025

Apple’s “Transparent Texting” Makes Texting While Walking Safer

It’s a scary world out there, and if you have your eyes glued on your phone the whole time, you may butt heads with immovable objects frequently. In an effort to stop you from walking face first into a tree, a lamppost or fellow pedestrian while texting, Apple have filed a patent for ‘Transparent Texting.’

Oh Dear – Woman Wears Same Outfit As Kate Middleton

Awkies… Who wore it best? Random and unfortunate wedding guest or the future queen of England? While attending a high society wedding an unnamed guest must have been mortified through the entire proceeding. Not only did she wear the same outfit as another guest, but the same outfit as Kate Middleton.

Here’s George Clooney’s New British Babe

George Clooney, considered Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor, has a new squeeze. But she is a bit out of the norm, not one of his cookie cutter companions – Amal Alamuddin has quite a head on her shoulders.

In Jo’burg For Easter? Take A Load Off At The Maslow While The Kids Enjoy Activities!

Any variety of calendar holiday requires travelling. If you find yourself away from your home base with your progeny in toe this coming easter, you need to hit the Maslow. Actually, that goes for those for those of you hosting family in Joburg this Easter. Do you really want to spend your time cooking food, washing dishes, and removing pieces of lego from a toddler’s mouth?

Here’s What Office For iPad Looks Like [VIDEO]

MS Office has been the leader in word processor and spreadsheet program markets for ages, but it was only available to desktop or laptop users. Finally, Office has finally been released for the iPad. Here is a preview of it in action.

Kayak Goes Over Waterfall With GoPro Attached [VIDEO]

It isn’t a man strapped with a GoPro to his head falling from the upper stratosphere, but still cool nonetheless. It’s strange how kayaker Dane Jackson’s ball’s of steel didn’t cause him to drown, when he dropped 18.3m down a waterfall in his kayak.

Dewani Is Going To Valkenberg

That is correct. Shrien Dewani will very likely be staying in Valkenberg after he lands in South Africa from 8 April to stand trial for the murder of his wife, Anni Dewani. Shrien will enjoy a direct overnight flight from London to Cape Town. Upon landing he’ll be transferred straight to the High Court, where he’ll be charged in the presence of his lawyer.

Need A Cheap Smartphone? They’re Giving Away These Blackberrys For 500 Bucks

Stay in the loop with a Blackberry 8700, 9380 or 9790. Packed with useful tools, these phones all feature Blackberry’s own operating system, custom made to fit their phones. Boasting 3.5mm input jacks, high resolution screens and either a 806 MHz, 312 MHz or an 11 GHz CPU, the Blackberry is taking the world by storm, join the revolution.

Here Is Your New Miss SA – Rolene Strauss [GALLERY]

Rolene Strauss was crowned the Miss South Africa for 2014 on Sunday. The 21-year-old medical student, currently studying in Bloemfontein, hails from Mpumalanga. Please enjoy some pics of the beautiful Rolene Strauss.

Is MH370 Being Held At A Military Airbase? [VIDEO]

After weeks of searching, there is still no sign of the MH370 wreckage. All that the extensive search for MH370 has found is some floating trash in the Indian Ocean. So what’s up? Take a look at this theory by a YouTube user, Montagraph. He suspects flight MH370 is being held at a military airbase.

You Just Missed Gareth Cliff’s Last Show On 5fm

A few hours ago, Gareth Cliff announced via Twitter that today’s show on 5fm would be his last. That’s correct – if you missed the show, then you will never hear Gareth Cliff on 5fm ever again. But you’ll probably hear him via his own thing that he’s setting up. Here’s the statement from his website:

Monday Morning Spice

More objects found – not from plane. Black box detector en route. “Zuma must rot in jail” (guess who?). Drug mule dumps kids. Wu Tang Clan is releasing ONE copy of their new album. LA gets 5.1 earthquake. Surfboard innovator dies. Gwyneth breaks silence.

Fact Of Life: This Is The Best Time Of The Month To Buy A Car

For many people, buying a car is a very big deal. There is lots of money involved, and banks are looking your bed, and people are throwing in maintenance plans that have voidance clauses if you put eyelashes on your bonnet and stuff like that. It’s just ALL very hectic. The last thing you think of is the option to haggle. Paradigm shift: You can haggle the price of your car, with any dealer.

We’re 2 Years Away From The Bionic Olympics

In an apocalyptic future, the remaining humans might look back on October 2016, as judgement day; or most likely the advent of the coolest new sporting games: Cybathlon. The Swiss National Competence Center of Research will be hosting a championship for “robot-assisted parathletes” during October 2016 in Zurich.

Murder Mystery At Sea: Man Found Dead Floating Next To A Burning Life Raft

Police have opened a murder investigation, after the body of a 53-year-old man was found drifting in the sea next to a burning life raft in the Caribbean Sea, near the island of St Vincent. A diver found sailing instructor John Edward Garner’s body after seeing smoke from his life raft close to a burnt-out yacht.

How Funny Or Die Got Obama On Between Two Ferns

It was quite a monumental moment, landing one of the most important leaders in the world, have him sit between two ferns, throw jabs at a pudgy, bearded comedian and take the comebacks in stride. Funny or Die’s recent high-profile guest, President Barack Obama, is a testament to the online comedy platform “sticking to [their] knitting.”

Terrifying: Facebook Is Launching A Drone Squadron [VIDEO]

AND frikkin lasers. No really. I’ve never really trusted Mark Zuckerberg. He’s very pink, and he has inky black eyes that would be unnervingly shiny if they weren’t windows into an infinite chasm of evil. So I’m not surprised that he’s planning to use his multi-billion dollar company to launch a squadron of solar-powered drones, even if he says that he’ll use them to provide internet access to underdeveloped countries.

Epic Animator Dad Transforms His Kid Into A Superhero [VIDEO]

Destroying things with lightsabers, scaling rooftops with his grappling hook and nailing death defying stunts over a pit of molten magma is but child’s play for this three-year-old kid. Check out these awesome clips of ‘Action Movie Kid.’

These Are The Most Ethical Countries In The World

Jet setting and globetrotting aren’t necessarily the most environmentally friendly pastimes. To encourage responsible traveling, Ethical Traveler has rated travel destinations according to four categories, to determine which countries you should visit if you want to maintain the moral high ground among your well-traveled friends.