We've made it! brainwavez.org has officially been nominated in the "Best Post" category of the 2010 SA Blog Awards and is now a finalist. Thanks to everyone who nominated us. Now we need your help to win. Please read on to find out how.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 2 September 2010 |
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Category: News
Please help us with a nomination in the 2010 SA Blog Awards. We're aiming for one in the category "Best Post On A South African Blog". Details of the procedure and instructions are in the news post. Your help can make all the difference!
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 26 August 2010 |
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It's felt as though Nokia has been stuck in a rut, while other phone manufacturers have been zipping past with fancy features and smart services. The N8 is the phone that Nokia is hoping will change all of that. I've had a sneak peek at what's coming - and here are my first impressions.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 19 August 2010 |
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Yesterday I got a first-hand look at the new Nokia N8, which hasn't been released yet (anywhere in the world). Nokia South Africa gave me a 20-minute one-on-one presentation, and then I spent about 20 minutes with the phone trying to assimilate as much as possible as quickly as possible. Therefore this is not a review, as I require weeks (sometimes months) to evaluate any device properly, including (and notably) battery testing. Rather, this is a roundup of my first impressions - but with screenshots!
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Celebrate the launch of Lauren Beukes' latest novel with a bid on an artwork in a collaborative project designed to generate funds for a very important South African initiative.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 4 August 2010 |
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To celebrate the launch of her second novel,
Zoo City, author Lauren Beukes teamed up with the
am i collective, an illustration, design, and animation studio based in Cape Town, South Africa, to put together an arts project that not only highlights the themes in the book in an exciting visual manner but also gives back to the community.
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Beat the worst of London's underworld at their game. Rescue your sister. Clear your name - and not necessarily in that sequence. A tall order for anyone - but especially for someone being hunted by every military and police agency in the United Kingdom as a suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist....
By: Paul Pregnolato |
Posted: 30 July 2010 |
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Gritty, fast paced, and peppered with violence and black humour in equal measure, Michael Robotham's
Bombproof is a literary rollercoaster set in contemporary London and featuring one of the most unlikely anti-heroes of recent times. With an uncanny knack of turning a desperate situation into a hopeless one, Sami Macbeth is no super spy like
James Bond or
Jack Bauer. Instead, his sole ambition had been to be a guitar god in his own band... until he was found in possession of a priceless gem stolen by one of his roadies and imprisoned for five years.
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Do you fancy yourself the next Shakespeare, Byron, Shelley, or Palahniuk? Now you can determine which famous author your writing resembles by merely entering a sample of your text into an analyser so dust off that manuscript you've been wanting to submit and discover if you, too, could make The New York Times Best Seller list.
By: Jase Luttrell |
Posted: 29 July 2010 |
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What do you get when you mash up Jane Austen's Regency-era characters and sensibilities with Fight Club? Well the first rule of fight club is that one never mentions fight club. (But the answer is blood on your lace and scrapes on your knees, of course.)
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 28 July 2010 |
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Most reviews of this book include the word "inspirational". While this is certainly true, there is far more to William Kamkwamba's story than inspiration, so you won't find that word in this review. Instead, you will find others that are equally glowing.
By: Jase Luttrell |
Posted: 27 July 2010 |
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As The Crow Flies is a short novel that explores the individual loves of nameless characters living in urban landscapes and other unidentified locations who are unconnected to each other, yet linked through the themes of love or suffering in a world in which love finds it hard to thrive.
By: Anne Taylor |
Posted: 26 July 2010 |
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Use your favourite finger to mow down waves and waves of inter-stellar bad guys and bosses out for your blood, then head for the space bar for a brewski. (Ok, not really, but this game could do with more variety and/or a mini drinking game to provide complexity to the challenge.)
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 13 July 2010 |
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Roadtrip, in the words of the artist, is "an exhibition about memory, adventure, landscape, and the car that always broke down on the side of the road". It is running in Cape Town for the whole of July before it moves to other cities in South Africa.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 6 July 2010 |
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Part of the fun of a live sports event is watching it with friends and participating in the form of fan reactions - but what if you're home alone or stuck at the office? World Cupinion, a university research project being run during the World Cup, presents a whole new interactive experience.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 1 July 2010 |
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The sound of a thousand angry bees, the bleats of a dying lamb - the vuvuzela, South Africa's traditional weapon (circa the 20th century) of mass aural destruction, is the embodiment of many things, Zen not being one of them. If you don't have one, or if you're currently out of breath from blowing your own horn a little too hard and a little too long, the Vuvuzela Button will be a vital addition to your virtual toolbox.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 11 June 2010 |
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Nokia's N97 mini cellular phone, which runs Symbian S60 5th Edition, was released late last year. Is it an improvement over not-so-well-received Nokia N97? Have a look at our testing notes and decide for yourself.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 7 June 2010 |
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On its jacket Ravens is described as a "terrifying, gripping, unique" work of "psychological suspense". Instead, I found an appealing but B-grade narrative with lacklustre characters and a predictable plot.
By: Lenina Rassool |
Posted: 2 June 2010 |
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Girls At War And Other Stories is a collection of short stories written over a period of 20 years that not only celebrates the diversity of African culture but questions and explores the conflict between traditional African beliefs and modernism introduced by British colonialism.
By: Anne Taylor |
Posted: 28 May 2010 |
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Reviews
I had no idea what I was in for when I picked up this novel. Would it be frustrating? Captivating? Engrossing? Catastrophic? I can definitively say that it was all of these qualities, many more, and certainly far fewer. If you're confused, I am too. But then that's the nature of reading stream-of-consciousness writings, especially from one of Zimbabwe's most unconventional authors.
By: Jase Luttrell |
Posted: 24 May 2010 |
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Reviews
If you don't want to worry with complex plots and prefer your action taking place on Earth, go and see The Hurt Locker, a contemporary war film delivering good action with little need to engage the higher brain functions.
By: Robert Lemmer |
Posted: 13 May 2010 |
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It's an impressive undertaking: coordinate 24 writers to write 24 stories, each inspired by a different hour of the day and a different city of the world, and use these tales to "reflect on the nature of home", with no restriction on genre, fact, or fiction. The result? Whatever you choose to make of it.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 12 May 2010 |
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The entry-level Apacer Handy Steno AH321 USB 2.0 Flash Drive features a no-loss cap design and storage capacities from 1 GB to 16 GB, as well as some impressive performance capabilities.
By: Mandy J Watson |
Posted: 4 May 2010 |
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