Softpedia
 

NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home > News > Tags > error

Stories about: error


More: next 50 >>

PSN Users Hit with 80023102 Error, Can’t Re-Download Purchased Games

It seems that the recent maintenance suffered by the PlayStation Network has left the online service with quite a big problem, at least in the Europe, Middle East and Australasia territories, as users can no longer re-download games they’ve already bought. Sony took down its PlayStation Network last week for s...

6 February 2012
05:27 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Install and Download Errors Affect Many Users

A brand new issue has started affecting various Star Wars: The Old Republic players when they first try to install the game, as the files that are downloaded by the game’s client are corrupted and thus send it into an endless downloading loop. Star Wars: The Old Republic, the online role-playing game made by B...

29 December 2011
06:33 GMT

Xbox Live Error Codes 801540B7 and 80070571 Will be Fixed by Microsoft

Microsoft has confirmed that it’s working on solutions for errors that have been plaguing the Xbox 360 users, specifically those that result in error codes 801540B7 and 80070571, which are encountered by gamers when they try to log into their profile and then prevents their access to things like profile managem...

22 December 2011
05:32 GMT

AMD Bulldozer Only Has 1.2B Transistors, Not 2 Billion

One of the biggest points that raised confusion over how underwhelming Bulldozer turned out to be was its humongous transistor count, but it looks like the number from reviews may have been wrong. Getting the facts wrong for their own products isn't something that companies could possibly be thrilled about, bu...

2 December 2011
04:35 GMT

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Disc Read Errors Hit Xbox 360 Versions

Quite a lot of Xbox 360 owners have found that their copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are causing the console to display disc read errors either while starting the game or even during actual gameplay.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was eagerly awaited by millions of fans from all around the world, with Activis...

17 November 2011
17:51 GMT

NVIDIA Asks People to Send Their Graphics Cards Over for Testing

People have been experiencing some bugs with Battlefield 3, Windows Media Center and Internet browsers on NVIDIA graphics cards, so the company is asking for some very direct assistance. An extensive support thread on the NVIDIA forums has been dealing with all the issues of the new game Battlefield 3. The same t...

4 November 2011
06:04 GMT

Nintendo Responds to 3DS Errors and Health Concerns

After it released the brand new Nintendo 3DS handheld around the world last week, the Japanese company has now talked about the error messages that are plaguing the device, including the Black Screen of Death, and the health concerns that have arisen after people got their hands on the new portable platform. The N...

29 March 2011
17:21 GMT

Nintendo 3DS Already Plagued by Black Screen of Death Error

Barely has the Nintendo 3DS been out in Europe and North America and already owners of the new handheld are complaining that the device is plagued by a serious error in the form of the so-called Black Screen of Death. According to members of the NeoGAF forums, their new Nintendo 3DS consoles have begun displaying ...

28 March 2011
05:45 GMT

Things to Do When Your Apps Close Without Warning

If your iPhone (or iPod touch) apps have been quitting on you lately while you were still using them, you should be happy to know that there is nothing wrong with your device. The problem appears because, while you are using the app, the device starts to run low on application memory. What does this mean? First of ...

6 June 2010
13:01 GMT

Research Highlights Top 25 Programming Errors

A group of renowned security researchers led by the MITRE Corporation, also including the National Cyber Security Division (US Department of Homeland Security) and the SANS Institute, have updated their one-year-old findings, and republished the list of the top 25 most dangerous programming errors.The list is broken ...

17 February 2010
10:19 GMT

Apple Mistakenly Posts Mac OS X Snow Leopard Box Set Availability

The Apple Online store briefly listed the Box Set containing Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard yesterday, with Apple claiming the software would ship within 24 hours from purchase. The mistake was rapidly corrected by the company by pulling the offer, as the new OS is not yet shipping. The error seems to corroborate with ru...

20 August 2009
02:59 GMT

July 10, 2009 - Combo Update OS X 10.5.7 Reposted

For one reason or another, Apple has re-posted the Mac OS X 10.5.7 Combo Updated for Leopard, without making any changes to the release notes and the additional documentation for the update. Most likely, it is an error on behalf of the Support team who, by mistake, re-posted the Combo Update originally released in Ma...

11 July 2009
06:29 GMT

iLife '09 Bugs – Apple's Resolutions

Apple has posted new knowledge base articles on the bugs still present in currently-selling copies of iLife. Using the documents, Apple outlines the problems that have been identified by its testers, or regular users, and offers resolutions / workarounds.· iPhoto '09: Editing photos in iPhoto will not ref...

16 February 2009
05:11 GMT

Inaccurate Vote Results at Yahoo!

Considering the results of the recent elections, it seems like Yahoo!'s board of directors got more credit from the investors than everyone expected. Most of the current executives were voted by at least 80% of the stockholders, which gave them a sense of security, but now things are not as bright as they seemed...

6 August 2008
03:32 GMT

Vista RTM Activation Error Fiesta Ahead of SP1

Microsoft's latest Windows client brought to the table in November 2006 (for businesses) and in January 2007 (for the general consumers) a revamped activation architecture. But most importantly, Windows Vista features an intimate connection with Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy mechanism, a...

14 April 2008
09:56 GMT

Gmail Login Error 502

Depending on email for a big part of one's life can sometimes come and bite one in the arse. Gmail users experienced this first hand over the past weekend, when many turned to Google Groups and reported that they could not sign into their mail accounts and that they were greeted with a 'friendly' 502 e...

18 February 2008
08:38 GMT

Google Taking 404 Pages into Protective Custody

It is a serious breach of the 'do no evil' honor code that Google prided on. And it's not the first time this is happening, either, Google has on the off occasion provided third parties with information on people that were later convicted because of it. As natural as it may seem (if they were convicted...

12 February 2008
12:26 GMT

Gmail and AdSense Login Error!

Google reported that the problem which some of the AdSense users had been encountering, that of not being able to login to their accounts, was found a reason and a workaround until further action is to be taken, but more about this a bit further down the page.The error, "Welcome! You're signed in to Google Accou...

1 February 2008
06:21 GMT

Machines Crashed Due to Kaspersky Antivirus Update Error

A post on the Kaspersky Lab forum revealed a problem with the latest virus definitions addressed to Kaspersky Antivirus, as numerous computers that updated their security tools got crashed. Kaspersky Lab didn't release any official statement yet, so we're all expecting an explanation. Until then, you can tr...

14 December 2007
09:05 GMT

Windows Vista Activation Problems

Windows Vista has had everything but an easy ride since it hit the shelves in January 2007. The operating system was plagued by a luxuriant variety of problems from hardware and software incompatibilities to lack of support and poor performance and reliability. And in this context, Vista has also taken the users out ...

23 November 2007
08:50 GMT

Blacksite Demo Available on XBLM. Just the Title, Not the Game Too...

Xbox 360 owners will be very, very happy to hear that a free demo of Midway's upcoming Blacksite: Area 51 is available for grabs up on Xbox Live Marketplace and they will become sad the instant they try downloading it. Why? Beats us, there's an error or something. Microsoft is probably on the issue, but che...

22 November 2007
06:33 GMT

Affordable 404 For YouTube's Killer

Hulu was described as the potential YouTube killer since it comes with impressive content from NBC and other media partners, all of them joining forces for the defeat of the Google video sharing service. But sometimes, a simple unexpected thing is enough to change all your plans and instead of being a YouTube killer,...

1 November 2007
06:33 GMT

Christmas Shopping Full of Risks

A few days ago, the market researches revealed that the online shopping websites are expecting an impressive number of customers seeking for gifts and presents for friends and families. Today, another study states that many of these pages are not ready for their clients because they are full of bugs which might make ...

25 October 2007
15:06 GMT

Windows Vista Users in Trouble With the New Firefox

Mozilla rolled out Firefox 2.0.0.8 a few days ago, being a version which was supposed to patch approximately 200 glitches. Although it fixed most of them, it appears that it also caused some others making the application a little buggy. However, Mike Beltzner of Mozilla wrote on the company's blog that Firefox 2...

25 October 2007
06:15 GMT

Google News Down in Most Countries

Although there is nothing confirmed yet, it seems like Google News was down in several countries. Actually, it doesn't work at all because it shows an empty page to all the visitors of the website. According to Google Blogoscoped, the problems started on Sunday when some users reported difficulties encountered w...

22 October 2007
10:19 GMT

Google Office Down. Is Microsoft The Alternative?

Google Docs & Spreadsheets was affected by a serious glitch which caused several errors displayed to the users who tried to access the service. According to Philipp Lenssen from Google Blogoscoped, Google Docs & Spreadsheets returned a 404 error for most of the consumers trying to access their documents or to create ...

11 October 2007
05:28 GMT

Super Mario Galaxy Delayed? Nope, Just a Minor Mistake from Nintendo

No, it's not that so-called subliminal message hidden in Super Mario Galaxy, informing you that you're a "gay gamer", but rather a minor issue related to the release of the game's European version. The official Nintendo Europe site recently announced that Super Mario Galaxy will be released on Christm...

28 September 2007
04:12 GMT

Serious Flaw Discovered in Google Presentations

Yesterday, the Mountain View giant proudly announced that it releases the presentation tool confirmed a long time ago. Today, the same company sadly confirmed that a security hole was already discovered in the service. Well, I can't say a thing about it although it was already fixed by the Google employees becau...

19 September 2007
04:33 GMT

Windows Error Message Tells Microsoft to **** Off!

This is the answer to all the prayers of frustrated Windows users everywhere. A more explicit way to interact with Microsoft when their software crashes. In the image included on the left you will be able to see nothing more than a "typical Windows error" courtesy of Garith Aerlin. The Windows platform and Windows Vi...

31 August 2007
06:17 GMT

Google Evolves But Remains Buggy

Well, it happened again and I bet I'm not the only one who saw this error: "Your search - google - did not match any documents. Suggestions: Make sure all words are spelled correctly; Try different keywords; Try more general keywords; Try Google Blog Search; Also, you can browse today's headlines on the Goo...

27 August 2007
11:05 GMT

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

Tired Of Errors? Here Comes The Auto-Save!

If you're one of those SketchUp fans, you surely know that it's extremely frustrating to create a large 3D model in Google's application and, without even knowing, to lose it due to a crashing error. Well, this can be easily fixed using a special function implemented into Google's 3D modeling tool...

10 August 2007
03:25 GMT

"Singing" and Failing Hard Disks

Usually, hard disk drives are pretty silent hardware components. I mean, of course you can hear them, but the normal sounds they make are not too powerful and they appear under heavy workloads. Or so it is supposed to be, as there are some older drives that make a lot of noise when running at full capacity.Sometimes,...

3 August 2007
07:03 GMT

"Microsoft. Your potential. Our passion."

The title above is the exact same one you see when you enter the Microsoft website. If you've entered this website then you might agree with me that's probably the first thing that really catches your eye isn't it? Well that's probably because it's meant to. To be honest with you, this wonder...

31 July 2007
13:40 GMT

Error: Windows Vista Is Not Responding - Close Program?

Right... With Windows Vista, Microsoft is turning away from the traditional blue screen of death and onward to more humorous error messages. Just take a look at the screenshot towards the bottom of this article, in order to get an idea of what I am talking about. It is an error message for Windows Vista that reads: "...

31 July 2007
08:14 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

Yahoo Messenger Goes Crazy! What Should We Do?

Yesterday, it was one of those days when everything went bad for the famous instant messaging client Yahoo Messenger because numerous users encountered problems when they tried to connect to the network. Because I was one of these users, I'll explain exactly what happened. At the first attempt, Yahoo refused to ...

28 June 2007
03:16 GMT

Google: Did You Lose Your Important Data Stored on Our Servers? Sorry!

The web-based RSS client powered by Google, Reader, encountered some important problems yesterday that caused the loss of numerous feeds saved by the users. Although I'm a huge fan of Google Reader and I use it every day, I wasn't among the ones affected by the vulnerability as my subscriptions were always ...

12 June 2007
02:36 GMT

Dude, What Happened with My Yahoo Mail Account?

Although I'm not a Yahoo Mail fan, every once in a while, I use the Sunnyvale company's product to communicate with my friends. Today, while I was trying to send a message through Yahoo Mail, the service returned me a weird error: "To protect you, your account has been suspended from sending, saving, and re...

30 May 2007
03:42 GMT

Yahoo Search Is Unavailable!

Today, while I was searching the Internet using Yahoo Search, the technology returned me a weird error that revealed the unavailability of the search engine. To give you more information about the search process, I typed "yahoo singapore" in the search box and, after I pressed the search button, Yahoo returned me the...

9 May 2007
05:39 GMT

Google "Removed" One of The Top Products

If you search Google for iGoogle, the new name of the company's Personalized Homepage, the search engine informs you that the product was removed. Go on, visit Google's official page, type iGoogle and press search. "Has been removed," the search result sustains. Although the product was recently improved an...

9 May 2007
05:04 GMT

Google: Error? We Love Errors!

Google Docs & Spreadsheets returns some funny error messages that might make its clients think that it's better to find errors than to use a perfect solution. Today, while I was browsing throughGoogle Groups and reading some topics, I found this interesting picture posted by one of the registered members. As you...

2 May 2007
06:58 GMT

Weird Error Returned by Google Search!

Let's have a quick test. Open your favorite browser, visit the official website of Google and type this number "13123390". Press the search button and then click on the fourth page from the search engine result page. Then, look at the results bar displayed just under the search box. It should display some weird...

25 April 2007
06:02 GMT

Oops, Yahoo Did It Again!

All the Internet users own an email address. No matter if it's Gmail, Yahoo Mail or Live.com, the stored messages are very important and some of them are containing confidential information that must be saved and never deleted. Although the users are trying to save their information, it seems like Yahoo has a di...

11 April 2007
09:06 GMT

YouTube Is Down! I Repeat: YouTube Is Down!

YouTube, the video service acquired by Google in October 2006 for $1.6 billion, causes new trouble for the search giant after it returned a 404 Not Found error to all the Internet users. Basically, this error is returned when the index file of the webpage is unavailable or it was completely deleted. Although I doubt ...

11 April 2007
04:14 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 Records Major Downtime Problems

Gmail, the well-known mail solution provided by the search giant, now encounters several downtime problems after it was unavailable for a long period of time. As you know, Gmail is quite popular and it was recently made freely available to all the users after the beta product was introduced in April 2004. PC World re...

29 March 2007
06:33 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


More: next 50 >>

WindowsGamesDriversMacLinuxScriptsMobileHandheldNews

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE   |   ROMANIAN FORUM