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YouTube Bug? Not Anymore!

Every once in a while, the YouTube team discovers bugs, errors or just simple glitches that affect the experience of viewing the online clips. Recently, it was reported that there was a bug in the subscriber count system that caused the technology to crash so no new subscriber was recorded. Because sometimes it is v...

20 August 2007
06:53 GMT

Skype Goes Offline, Major Downtime Recorded

The famous communication tool Skype was yesterday affected by a serious problem concerning the login technology which caused one of the most impressive downtimes ever recorded by the software solution. Although the Skype team managed to identify the problem quite quickly they also admitted that it might take up to 24...

17 August 2007
06:03 GMT

Vista's Annoyances Under the Spotlight

After getting used to work with Vista I somewhat forgot about how difficult it was to get used to it and now I finally had the idea to make some sort of list containing all the annoyances (or at least the ones that I remember of) that made me think Vista will only make my life a living hell. That was when I started t...

31 July 2007
11:51 GMT

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Unlockables and Bugs (PS2)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a computer and video game that was released in 2004, concurrently with the movie release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third in the Harry Potter series. Both the game and the movie were based on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkab...

18 July 2007
05:42 GMT

Hackers Find the iPhone's Vulnerabilities

The iPhone might look great, it may also be capable of managing a great deal of evolved performances, but has its own weak spots. This has happened in the first three days since the release of this device, which makes it even more possible that their number increases in time.The most important vulnerability rests in ...

4 July 2007
08:28 GMT

How to Eat Living Stink Bugs...

The entomophagy or insect eating is considered disgusting in western societies, even if the Europeans eat all kinds of crustaceans and mollusks. Other cultures do not reject insects at all, as they are an easy and accessible source of proteins and fats. Toasted termites are extremely appreciated in the African countr...

4 July 2007
02:11 GMT

First iPhone Bug! Is There Any Chance to Remain Secure?

The long-awaited Apple device, iPhone, might disappoint some owners because a security company already discovered an important bug in the gadget. Robert Graham from Errata Security, said that the bug is somehow similar to one issue found in Safari, the browser produced by the same company. Although iPhone already con...

3 July 2007
06:09 GMT

How I Got Sick of Google Reader

Google Reader is always described as the best web-based RSS client because it works quite amazing although it is still a part of Google Labs. And until today, I really believed that Google Reader is a fantastic solution although every once is a while it returned me a tiny error. But today, it's the end. Today it...

2 July 2007
04:37 GMT

Google Fights with The Bugs

The advertising platform provided by Google, AdWords, is now offering to its users a brand new... bug! Yes, you've read it correctly, AdWords contains a bug that affects the MCC (My Client Center) containing valuable information about your campaigns and accounts. As it is reported in a WebmasterWorld thread, the...

29 June 2007
06:20 GMT

Fertility Pills Made Of Live Bacteria

We, humans, use aphrodisiacs to enhance fertility. There are various recipes and food recommended for a better sexual life. But sometimes nature can offer even germs to do this job. The plataspid stinkbug (Megacopta punctatissima) is a severe pest on soybean crops, and often leads to entire fields wasted. They have a...

14 June 2007
07:14 GMT

Newly Discovered Thai Bugs Devour Fish

Researchers have found 50 new species of insects in Thailand, and we're not talking about minute creatures here, but about large water bugs that can even eat small fish and induce painful bites on curious humans.The team led by Robert Sites at University of Missouri, Columbia, has described 12 of the 50 new spec...

22 May 2007
08:38 GMT

You Drive Me Crazy (Google)!

Today, while I was reading the latest headlines published on Google News, an uncanny thing caught my attention. As you can see in the picture attached to the article, Google News displayed the same headlines, the same author with the same information no more than three times. They were all redirecting the readers to ...

2 May 2007
09:36 GMT

Google Breaks Into The House and Steals Your Stuff

Yesterday, one of the most used Google products was messed up by an unknown error that caused the service's configuration to be reverted to default. Google Personalized Homepage was quite messed up because a considerable number of users were affected by the bug and were unable to access the gadgets or other type...

27 April 2007
05:26 GMT

Sex Talk Can Be Deadly

When it's about sex, the main goal is reproduction. But when it's about calling for sex, the call can bring the end of the caller's kind. Brazilian researchers found that parasitoid wasps spy on the "sex talk" of female stink bugs in order to detect new flash for their eggs. The parasitoid wasps seem d...

20 April 2007
04:30 GMT

Google Is Down! And I Mean, DOWN!

Google Translate is surely the most efficient automatic translator on the Internet because it provides almost perfect translations in numerous languages from all over the world. The product is currently very powerful because it is based on users' help, allowing us to suggest the translation using a simple balloo...

3 April 2007
06:26 GMT

Freaky YouTube Error

Today, while I was looking for a security clip posted on Google's video service, YouTube returned me a strange error. 500 Internal Server Error. "Sorry, something went wrong. A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation. Please report this incident to customer service. Also, p...

2 April 2007
04:07 GMT

Gmail Blocked Yahoo Emails

Gmail, the free mail solution provided by Google, caused some new headaches for the company after the service accidentally blocked Yahoo Group Emails, restricting all the messages coming from Yahoo. A Google Groups discussion reported that Gmail filtered the entire content sent to the Google mail service and blocked ...

20 March 2007
10:41 GMT

Apple Works with Microsoft to Repair iTunes Bug

iTunes is currently one of the most popular audio players on the Internet, being developed by Apple but available on Mac and Windows. Because it is also compatible with Microsoft's operating system, more and more Windows users are attracted to use Apple's application. Among other important improvements for ...

20 March 2007
09:36 GMT


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