A bug on Facebook allowed e-mails to be sent to the wrong users on Wednesday, but the social networking site claims to have spotted it “moments after it began.” A spokeswoman admitted in a statement: “During our regular code push early Wednesday evening, a bug caused some misrouting to a small number of users for [...]
The largest video games retailer in Australia, EB Games, has put forward 46,000 applications to the Federal Attorney’s department for the inclusion of the R18+ game rating. Customer demand is said to have prompted the company to allow users to file a petition, which reached 30,000 in their stores while a further 16,000 people did [...]
Skype has been dumped for Windows Mobile users due to an under-par experience in comparison with the iPhone and Symbian versions. Skype Lite has also been discontinued. However, users currently making use of these applications can still use them as before. “Our focus is on providing a rich user experience that allows you to enjoy [...]
Google has removed five of its Gmail features in a move to upgrade its e-mail services. Here is a list of features that have been removed. Alternatives are listed for some of them. – Muzzle: This used to save space by hiding friends’ chat status messages, but for some reason, Google have decided to remove [...]
Dragon Quest IX will finally reach the US a little later in the year. According to PC World, the Nintendo have said that the game will be released to the American gamers sometime “this summer”. Dragon Quest IX was released in Japan last July, and broke the sales record for the series with over 3 [...]
Google has upgraded six of its features in Gmail to enhance the experience for its users. Here are the features that have been enhanced: – Search Autocomplete: When typing in the Gmail search box, users will now be prompted with suggestions in a similar manner in which it works on the search engine. – Go [...]
Following the ban imposed on Sony’s PS3 game Heavy Rain in UAE, the publishers have declared their unhappiness at being unable to officially release the game there. The movie-styled interactive game has been marked as only for adults, but it has been claimed that while mature content exists, efforts have been made to deal with [...]
Motorola’s co-chief executive officer and CEO of Mobile Devices and Home businesses has appreciated the work done by Dan Moloney, who recently decided to leave the company in favour of a Philadelphia-based company that produces electronic components, electrical contacts and assemblies. Following the departure, Sanjay Jha is expected to take the lead in the proceedings. [...]
2K Games has announced that BioShock 2 is set to get an addition, as single player extensions will be made available to users in due course. The add on will include a few new things like more narration and tools to enhance the user experience in the popular game. “”In the coming months, 2K Games [...]
Apple has revealed the reasoning behind their removal of several apps propogating adult content, explaining that those removed contained “objectionable content” and were removed following a reviewing process. It has also been said that the developers would be asked to make a few necessary changes, so as to fall in line with the requirements and [...]
The president of Motorola’s Home business, Dan Moloney, will soon be leaving the company to ply his trade in greener pastures. Sanjay Jha, the co-chief executive of the company’s Mobile Devices and Home businesses is expected to take over the reins immediately. “I have greatly appreciated my time at Motorola and the opportunity to work [...]
The transition period between Microsoft and Yahoo will begin in the coming days, as the US Department of Justice and the European Commission have given the project the go ahead signal, while Google has welcomed competition that will keep everyone on their toes. The transition phase is expected to be completed globall by early 2012. [...]
Nokia has pulled the plug on the launch of its third NFC handset, the 6216, which was originally scheduled to have come out last year. The 6216 would have been the first handset among the NFC’s to implement the payment system to the operator’s SIM through Single Wire Protocol. The company’s vice-presisent of industry collaborations, [...]
The US Department of Justice have released a statement about the proposed deal that will see Microsoft take over the exclusive rights for Yahoo’s search and advertising for 10-years. The DoJ explained that their blessing was with the two companies, since it would further development in the market by giving Google a run for their [...]
Google welcomed the competition posed by the deal between Microsoft and Yahoo, which will see the Windows operating system manufacturer obtain an exclusive 10-year deal with the search engine for their search and advertising. The California-based company released a statement explaining they have already been competing on several fronts, which keeps them up to date [...]
The deal for Microsoft search on Yahoo websites has been cleared by both, the US Department of Justice and the European Commission. The OS giants have been given the green light to move ahead and acquire an exclusive 10-year license in Yahoo’s search and advertising, according to a statement released by the EC. The statement [...]
There is a new version of WordPress available for download, which fixes a security issue that a user had recently detected. It is said that the “Trash” function in the popular Content Management System had a problem through which, a user the name of Thomas Mackenzie came across an issue wherein users could gain access [...]
China’s General Administration of Press and Publication has approved an application for the World of Warcraft expansion. The game took a blow last year, when it was said that NetEase were running WoW without proper permission, which made it a “gross violation” the laws in the land. GAPP officials consequently told NetEase to refrain from [...]
Rumours are doing the rounds that Sega – who created Sonic the Hedgegod – will not be developing Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, which is the latest in the franchise. It is believed that a Japanese developer by the name of Dimps has done the development, while Sega will be the publisher. However, if [...]
The CEO of GSMA, Rob Conway, has praised all the award winners at the Mobile World Congress. Notable actor, writer, and and self-confessed fan of Apple, Stephen Fry, hosted the award ceremony. Conway said: “”A remarkable 500 entries from across the global mobile ecosystem were submitted this year, all of an extremely high calibre, and [...]