Friday, September 24, 2010

Facebook Blames Outage On Database Failure



Facebook Blames Outage On Database Failure
InformationWeek
Programming chief says lengthy downtime was traced to an automated system designed to detect and fix error conditions. By Paul McDougall Facebook officials said the lengthy outage that hit the site Thursday was the result of a glitch in the social ...
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NBC brings slew of shows to Netflix streaming
CNET
by Don Reisinger Netflix and NBC Universal have extended their partnership to bring several of NBC's top shows to the rental company's streaming service. The two companies say they have entered into a "multiyear deal" that starts next week, ...
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Winklevosses Say Battle Over Facebook Isn't Done: Video
Bloomberg
Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the identical twin brothers portrayed in the Sony Corp. film "The Social Network," talk with Bloomberg's Cris Valerio about the depiction of the twins in the film and their claim that Facebook Inc. ...
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New FCC white space rules: inside the Satanic details
Ars Technica
By Matthew Lasar | Last updated September 24, 2010 8:40 AM The other shoe has dropped at last on the Federal Communications Commission's plan to unleash unlicensed broadband, or "white space" gadgets, on the rapidly evolving high-speed Internet device ...
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Nokia 'could make Windows 7 phone'
Telegraph.co.uk
By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor Mobile phone maker Nokia could adopt Windows Phone 7 as a new platform, in addition to its current use of Symbian, according to website VentureBeat.com. The site reports that a "trusted source" says that the ...
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Glitch delays space station crew's return to Earth
AFP
MOSCOW — The Soyuz capsule failed Friday to undock for the first time in a decade of flights to the International Space Station, forcing three crew members to remain an extra day in orbit. The Russian mission control centre near Moscow said the ...
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Chinese site claims design of Apple's 7-inch iPad is 'finished'
Apple Insider
By Sam Oliver Though questionable, rumors of a 7-inch iPad from Apple continue to crop up, with a new report alleging the device is now a "finished product." Citing rumors from production plants in Shenzhen, China, Shanzai.com reported Friday that ...
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