Technology

History as a series of Facebook status updates Subscribe today for premium content

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
What happens when you take two music stars, turn them into Twitter sensations, and then get them to collaborate on a record? This is the Kanye West/Justin Bieber mash-up, as seen on Gawker. It's unlikely to be troubling the judges for the Grammy awards, but it is worth a listen nonetheless. [ Full Story... ]

Samus Arun is back with a vengeance Subscribe today for premium content

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
The return of Samus Aran, Nintendo's iconic bounty hunter, is usually a reason to rejoice and Metroid: Other M is no different. [ Full Story... ]

Ping keeps friends in tune with tastes

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
Users of Apple Inc's iTunes software will now be able to see what songs their friends are buying and where their favourite bands are playing next. [ Full Story... ]

Apple's foray into the living room leaves commentators cold

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
Critics hoping for more from Apple's web-to-TV plans - a device, say, that would revolutionise living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing - may just need to wait a bit longer. [ Full Story... ]

Apple TV tries to get with the programme

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
Apple Inc is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire. [ Full Story... ]

How technology turned my asthma attack into music Subscribe today for premium content

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
I HAVE just recorded my first single. The thing is - and don't put this about - I'm not much of a singer. [ Full Story... ]

Out of the mouths, or keyboards, of babes? Subscribe today for premium content

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
They are the Generation Net, whose toddler years have spawned countless mummy blogs. [ Full Story... ]

New fibre-optic cable boosts internet access for West Africa

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
For a decade, West Africa's main connection to the internet has been a single fibre-optic cable in the Atlantic, a tenuous and expensive link for one of the poorest areas of the planet. [ Full Story... ]

Viewers get to lord it over reality TV subject

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
Robot Chicken |creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are launching an online reality experiment in which viewers decide every major decision a person makes for six weeks. [ Full Story... ]

Going public in private Subscribe today for premium content

2010-09-07 06:00:01 Edition 1
I just tried to make a list of the things that Facebook knows about me. [ Full Story... ]

No more spying on job applicants

2010-08-31 06:00:00 Edition 1
Ever thought twice about posting a party picture on Facebook, fearing it could someday hurt your chance at a dream job? [ Full Story... ]

'Avatar' meets 'Starship Troopers' in Lost Planet Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
Touchdown to the latest instalment in a long-running sports series. [ Full Story... ]

Hi-tech move for sumo wrestlers grappling with cellphones

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
Japan's ancient sport of sumo is embracing the latest high-tech, with its governing body set to distribute Apple's iPad to wrestlers who often struggle with smaller cellphone keypads due to their giant hands. [ Full Story... ]

Scientists create smell detector using frog eggs

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
Researchers in Japan have created a highly accurate sensor that can detect smells and gases using genetically engineered frog eggs. [ Full Story... ]

Driverless vehicles upstage humans in epic trip

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
A pair of fender-benders, two technology-loving hitchhikers and 22 hours blocked at the Russian border. That's the balance sheet so far for a team of driverless vehicles on a 13 000km roadtrip from Europe to China. [ Full Story... ]

Working computers in the harshest conditions Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
If you thought that setting up your home PC was tough and that persuading IT support to sort out your desktop almost impossible, spare a thought for the engineers, astronauts and explorers trying to keep their computers working in the most inhospitable places on Earth and beyond. [ Full Story... ]

Kitchens get a whole lot smarter Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
If you thought a hi-tech kitchen meant having a bagel-rack on your toaster, think again. In a mere 10 years, an intelligent kitchen worktop could be giving you advice on curry making, brainstorming salad ideas with you and reminding you to eat that blue cheese at the back of the fridge. [ Full Story... ]

Antimatter detector launched

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
A $2 billion (R14.6bn) machine that will jump-start the search for antimatter and other phenomena was loaded on to a massive US Air Force plane last week for the final leg of its journey on Earth before it catches the last scheduled shuttle flight into space. [ Full Story... ]

Snappy searches for bits and bobs Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
NEW YORK media expert Michael Wolff has written a column about the controversy surrounding plans to open a mosque near Ground Zero. Wolff argues that much of the outrage over the plans can be traced back to Rupert Murdoch's News Corps, particularly the New York Post and Fox News. [ Full Story... ]

Inventor's awards encourage and reward innovation Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
HIS BAGLESS vacuum cleaner and bladeless fan are loved by millions for their practicality and style, but a new generation of inventors handpicked and promoted by Sir James Dyson could revolutionise our lives in different ways - and may even save them. [ Full Story... ]

Are you watching the information highway speed by? Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
The internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor. - John Allen Paulos [ Full Story... ]

Prototype high-speed yacht ready to take flight

2010-08-31 06:00:01 Edition 1
Alain Thebault, the French skipper of the world sailing speed record holder, Hydroptere, has unveiled a new prototype of the "flying" yacht as a first step towards ocean-going records. [ Full Story... ]

Scientists hope to find|universe of|anti-matter Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-27 06:00:00 Edition 1
GENEVA: A huge particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year could find evidence for the anti-universe often evoked in science fiction, physicists said on Wednesday. [ Full Story... ]

Final chapter for bookshops? Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-27 06:00:00 Edition 1
Barnes & Noble, the world's largest chain of bookshops, posted a quarterly loss of $63 million (R460m)? Sorry? What's that? You no longer want to be called the world's largest chain of bookshops? Let's start again? [ Full Story... ]

Shoot-'em-up's bark is worse than its bite Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-24 06:00:01 Edition 1
Two barking-mad hitmen star in a chaotic shoot-'em-up. [ Full Story... ]

Social media used to bypass censor

2010-08-24 06:00:01 Edition 1
Malaysia bumps along the bottom of international rankings for press freedom, but the explosion of Twitter and Facebook is revolutionising how journalists work. [ Full Story... ]

Virtually raising the Titanic Subscribe today for premium content

2010-08-24 06:00:01 Edition 1
PREPARE to navigate the ghostly decks, paddle by the broken portholes and dive the darkened staterooms of the Titanic. No experience or special equipment is required, though a laptop would surely help. [ Full Story... ]

Wish you were here ...

2010-08-24 06:00:01 Edition 1
Facebook has thrown the switch on a new feature that lets US members of the social networking service share their whereabouts with friends while on the move. [ Full Story... ]

Eye in the sky is watching you

2010-08-24 06:00:01 Edition 1
On New York's Long Island, it's used to prevent drownings. In Greece, it's a tool to help solve a financial crisis. Municipalities update property assessment rolls and other government data with it. Some in law enforcement use it to supplement reconnaissance of crime suspects. [ Full Story... ]

Register now and get voting for your favourite SA blog of the year

2010-08-24 06:00:01 Edition 1
The SA Blog Awards for 2010 nomination phase is open. It's that time of year again when the bloggers of South Africa ask their readers to vote for their blogs. [ Full Story... ]