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Nokia Says Lumia 900 Software Fix Ready for Download

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 13 at 4:45 pm PT

The updated software is designed to rectify an issue that prevented some early purchasers from accessing the Internet.

Nokia Confirms Lumia 900 Software Glitch, Offers Fix and $100 Credit

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 10 at 6:00 pm PT

The company says it will offer a $100 credit to all Lumia 900 owners, regardless of whether they encountered the issue. Those affected can get an updated device at AT&T stores.

Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

Kara Swisher in Mobile on November 9, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).

Spooking Flipboard: Yahoo’s Livestand — Followed by Google’s Propeller — Set to Launch Next Week

Kara Swisher in Media on October 28, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Memo to Flipboard, Pulse, CNN’s Zite and AOL’s Editions: You might want to make some room in the crowded news and social reader space — you’re about to get some bigfoot company.

Skype Postmortem: Overloaded Servers and Desktop Bugs Brought Us Down

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 29, 2010 at 7:56 am PT

Two problems conspired in a strange confluence of events to knock millions of users off Skype last week.

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Why Facebook Carded Some Users

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 18, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

On Tuesday, Facebook discovered a bug: An automated system designed to detect spammers and people with fake accounts spun out of control, and started challenging a wider set of regular users. It disabled some people’s accounts, and asked them send in a copy of their real-world ID. Facebook said the issue only affected a “fraction of a percentage” of the social network’s users, and they fixed it within hours. The company also deleted all the ID information that some people sent in.

“Yellow Blotch” Display Complaints Mar iPhone 4 Launch Day

John Paczkowski in News on June 24, 2010 at 5:10 am PT

Early adopters beware: Apple’s new iPhone 4 officially went on sale earlier today and there are already reports of problems with it. Some new owners are seeing yellow discoloration on the phone’s Retina Display.

Feeling at Home With a Router

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on March 30, 2010 at 9:02 pm PT

Like a hornets’ nest, the home router sits undisturbed by those who know better than to touch it. Valet is a new wireless router designed for people who are tired of being intimidated by a blinking box.