WEDNESDAY, 10 MARCH 2010 - 05:56, SAST
Science/TechVeil Lifts on Apple's Secret Plan to Control UniverseToday at 03:00, SAST The recently unveiled secret agreement that Apple makes iPhone developers sign supports what many have suspected all along: Apple is trying to control the universe. Texters Should Park the Car, Take the Bus Today at 03:00, SAST Taking public transit wouldn't just decrease our carbon footprint — it'd also end all that fiddling with the phone while driving, an insanely dangerous problem. Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal Today at 03:00, SAST Huge projects that would store wind energy by compressing air in abandoned mines and porous sandstone are gaining steam in the Midwest. 10 Years After: A Look Back at the Dot-Com Boom and Bust Today at 03:00, SAST The Nasdaq peaked at 5,049 on March 10, 2000, then it promptly nosedived and hasn't come near that level since. Here’s a look at the era that launched — and crushed — a million dreams. Review: Science Trips Out on Music in 'The Heart Is a Drum Machine' Today at 00:32, SAST Through interviews with a brainy crop of musicians and scientists, a new documentary probes the connection between body, mind and music. Broadcast Video From Your Mobile Today at 00:30, SAST You're carrying around a video camera in your pocket (it's that thing attached to your mobile phone) so be prepared and learn how to start streaming video to the web at a moment's notice. Oldest Known Flying 'Car' Up for Auction Today at 00:15, SAST It's from 1934, and it doesn't look like a car, and it doesn't look like it would fly. Hot Property Sex.com on Auction Block Today at 00:10, SAST It’s a sadly familiar story from the high-flying market of the past few years: Speculator thinks values will continue to go up, up, up. Overbids for a hot property. Can’t keep up with the payments. Lender is forced to foreclose. Only this isn’t about real estate — it’s about the most expensive domain name in the history of the internet: sex.com. Storyboard: Extreme-Test War Stories Yesterday at 23:46, SAST From blasting body armor to testing the limits of a satellite tracker, the Wired magazine team talks about putting survival products through the real-world wringer. Your Computer Really Is a Part of You Yesterday at 23:40, SAST Philosopher Martin Heidegger thought that our tools eventually become a part of us cognitively. Now a scientist has found he was right. Your mouse and monitor affect the way you think. Source: Wired News |
Top StoriesMalema: If I've broken the law, arrest meYesterday at 16:11, SAST ANC Youth League president Julius Malema says if anyone can prove any wrongdoing against him, they should arrest him. ANC spokesperson under fire for Zuma comments Yesterday at 17:32, SAST The ANC has distanced itself from comments attributed to it on the controversy surrounding President Jacob Zuma's assets. Source: Mail & Guardian Online WorldChina and India endorse Copenhagen climate planYesterday at 21:23, SAST China and India signed up to the Copenhagen Accord for fighting climate change today, joining almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters in endorsing the non-binding pact. Greece calls for ban on speculative trading Yesterday at 21:18, SAST Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou has proposed a ban on derivative trading techniques that increase debt costs for countries like Greece which struggle to cut their deficits. Source: SABC News AfricaCongo-Kinshasa: Marching for the Women of CongoYesterday at 11:34, SAST On a warm spring day on Monday, activists and supporters from the Enough Project and Women for Women marched with colorful banners across the Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to raise awareness about the ... Africa: Create Jobs and All Else Will Follow Yesterday at 22:08, SAST Bill Gates' commitment at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to give $10 billion over the next decade to develop and distribute vaccines to children in the world's poorest countries has stimulated an interesting discussion on what would ... Source: All Africa |