Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category

Google Found Solution of Gmail Access Problem

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Google made a statement on Monday that it has resolved the accessing problem of Gmail which was caused by due to the technical glitch of the contact system. The delivery of email did not occur due to the outage of the contact system. Google first acknowledged the problem in the official discussion forums for Gmail and Google Apps shortly after 2 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Wednesday. The user got “502 Server Error” while trying to access Gmail.
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Delta to Offer Wi-Fi for all Domestic Flights from this Fall

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Delta announced that all of its domestic carrier will be provided wi-fi service from this fall. They will deploy Aircell GOGO service which costs users $9.95 on flights of three hours or less, and $12.95 on flights of more than three hours. 92 EVDO cell sites aimed upward, designed to provide 3.1Mbps connectivity to each Gogo enabled plane.
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Security is a Big Concern for Websites of Major US Banks

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

A new study from University of Michigan reveals that 75% of all US banks have security flaw. The security concern includes design flaws that expose passwords and are susceptible to tampering by attackers, researchers say.

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A Close Look of SmarterStats, a Web Analyzing Tool

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

SmarterStats 4.x is a full-featured web server log processing and reporting tool, that provides complete reports for website traffic, visitors, referrers, traffic patterns, search engines and any other detail expected from an expert log analyzer. The program installs as a service that automatically processes your log files in the background and provides a very intelligent web interface that allows you to view the graphical reports for your site(s).

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China to Relax Internet Censorship for Olympic

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

China came under heavy fire after it banned certain websites for Olympic. But, ultimately the Govt lifted the ban after discussion with International Olympic Committee (IOC). Now, sites including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the BBC Chinese language service are visible in the media center for the Games.

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The New Delicious 2.0 is Here

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The popular social bookmarking service Del.icio.us launched today. It’s a complete redesign of its service. The company added very few new features since when it was bought by Yahoo in 2005. The new site is mostly focused on enhancing the speed of the service and improving its search capabilities. Del.icio.us can also now be reached at delicious.com and will start using this as its standard URL.

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Wikinvest, a Wikipedia for Investors

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

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Yuil, the New Search Engine from Yahoo

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Yuil is a mashup of Yahoo search results (using their BOSS platform). The interface looks like that of the alleged Google killer cuil. The service runs on Google App Engine. BOSS is unique among search engine APIs, giving developers full level of control over results generated by Yahoo’s search engine.
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NPR Will Webcast Newport Music Festival

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Music lovers who can not attend the Newport Folk and Jazz festival will be able to watch part of the concert online. NPR Music, part of National Public Radio, announced Wednesday that it would stream selected portion from both festivals online. The webcasts will be archived and available on-demand for future use.

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Norton Safe Web Launches Beta

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Symantec on Monday opened public beta testing of a new plug-in called Norton Safe Web. The tool is used to rate a website that will let people easily see what sites are legitimate and which are malicious. It is also going to warn the users before they are able to open a malicious site. The software itself is available only for Norton users, but they are also offering a manual service in which you can submit a site to see if any information is available on it.
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