Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for December 23, 2010

Skype Down With Snag, Later Restored

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- Popular Internet telephony service provider Skype was down yesterday for as several hours and the outage affected several million users of the service all over the world. The Skype users were confused as well as annoyed when they found that they could not make calls and some others were disappointed to …. Source article  : Skype Down With Snag, Later Restored.

Skype is Down and Out 68 Million Users in Lurch

Skype, the popular Internet based call service is currently down. The problem was discovered this morning and is now impacting millions of users. According to the only official word from Skype (posted Above) it apologizes for the service disruption.
Skype has long been the economic backbone of startups and small businesses who regularly use it …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Skype is Down and Out 68 Million Users in Lurch.

FireFox 4 Beta 8 Available For Download On FTP

Firefox 4 Firefox 4 Beta is available for download right now for users using Windows/Mac/Linux. The new beta (Beta 8). Thi beta incorporates several bug fixes and fixes more than 1000 of the bugs. Firefox has simplified the syncing process between desktops and mobile browsers.
The Firefox for Windows mac and other platform may be …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : FireFox 4 Beta 8 Available For Download On FTP.

Sony Details Cloud Based Music Streaming Service Qriocity

2011 is already poised to be the year of Sony on the back of the news that their flagship entertainment console PS3 has a more than impressive line up for the year ahead. Today it has launched a cloud based service for streaming music on the console, Internet enabled Bravia TV and the PC.
Surprisingly the … Read more : Sony Details Cloud Based Music Streaming Service Qriocity.

Craigslist Shuts Down Adult Services For Good

The Adult services of Craigslist, which has been in the eye of the storm for quite some time now for being the online equivalent of a red light district has been shut down for good, finally. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal confirmed the fact to the AP Tuesday.
The Adult services listing in the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Craigslist Shuts Down Adult Services For Good.

Facebook Redesigns News Feed : Details

Facebook is now in the process of offering a new alternative method to enable the filtering of the News Feed.
Till now the users have had two options. The users could either access Top News, the algorithmic news distribution of Facebook or the More Recent Stories, a service that allowed the listing of stories from … Read more : Facebook Redesigns News Feed : Details.

Sibal slams NDA rally for ‘denigrating country’s image’

NEW DELHI – Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rally for attacking government institutions and ‘denigrating the country’s image’.

Sibal said the BJP itself has a lot of flaws in its party, and should not point at other political or governmental institutions.

“This … Read more >>>.