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13 more of the coolest hidden Google tricks

Lauren Granger — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:32 +0000

Ok, I’ll admit it. I made a mistake. I tried to pack all the awesome hidden Google easter eggs into one article… and, really, there are way more than 17 ‘tricks’ built into Google products or entertaining sites to be found by clicking “I’m feeling lucky”. So, if you’re finished evading the ghosts in Google’s [...]

5 seriously underrated aspects of social media

Deep Fried Man — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:45:46 +0000

Like you, I once naively thought that social media was used for sharing your life experiences and bonding with close family, friends, and the random people who send friendship requests that you accept for no apparent good reason. But there is so much more to social media, and here are five of the most underrated [...]

The future role of digital media and technology in retail

Gavin Payne — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:30:45 +0000

Digital is fusing into our daily lives more and more. As a concept, it will soon disappear in a future where we reminisce about the good old days of offline and online. This fusion is already underway. The mobile evolution continues to provide increasing interaction with richer digital content. While enabling technologies (like NFC) let [...]

Press X to hump — when will sex in games grow up?

Steven Norris: Staff reporter — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:25:56 +0000

Hi. This article is intended for mature readers. There are constant references to sex and because it’s me, I won’t be holding back and, as such, the article is most definitely NSFW. Onto the digital titillation. The idea for this article struck me after I battled the Kayran in The Witcher 2. Geralt and his [...]

Yahoo! Axis is actually pretty cool

Stuart Thomas: Staff reporter — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:15:10 +0000

Yahoo!’s newly launched Axis web exploration and search tool isn’t what you’d expect from a company that’s been in corporate turmoil over the past few months. In fact, it’s pretty damn impressive. Axis is both a mobile browser and a desktop plugin that gives people visual search results as they type. In the desktop version, [...]

John Malkovich uses Siri and it’s kinda creepy [Video]

Stuart Thomas: Staff reporter — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:10:14 +0000

If there’s one thing that John Malkovich excels at, it’s playing John Malkovich. He reprises that role in two ads for Apple’s voice assistant app Siri. The first features the logo of US carrier Verizon, and features the actor using Siri to find out about the weather, search for restaurants, and to tell a joke. [...]

8 of our favourite ‘Spear of the Nation’ memes

Mike Sharman — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:35:29 +0000

The media has been obsessed with the developments in South African president Jacob Zuma’s Lenin-esque nude portrait saga. Brands and consumers alike have meanwhile taken to social media with offerings of their Spear of the Nation memes. Below is a selection of our favourites. 1. Gabriel’s image is hard to absorb Gabriel employs shock tactics. [...]

The Great Gatsby gets Twitter all abuzz

Michelle Atagana: Managing Ed. — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:19 +0000

Proof that good literature still matters! Or that Leo DiCaprio is still an A Lister. Either way Twitter is abuzz with the trailer for the Great Gatsby. If you are a fan of the brilliant Baz Luhrman and have read and loved F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby then you have been waiting for this [...]

Things get worse for Facebook post IPO as shareholders sue

Staff Reporter — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:20:46 +0000

Looking back, the technical glitches that delayed Facebook’s IPO are starting to seem like an omen. After seeing its shares plummet more than 10% on its second day of trading, the social network — along with its financial underwriters — is being sued by its shareholders. According to Reuters, the shareholders claim that Facebook, along [...]

Social gambling to be worth $100bn by 2017

Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:15:55 +0000

There’s a very fine line between social gaming and social gambling. Think about it. All you have to do is add a wager and one becomes the other. Given that the former is already massive business (It’s no accident that Zynga accounts for 12% of Facebook’s revenue) it’s hardly surprising that the latter is set [...]