5 posts and columns on error message

Even Verizon’s Phones Won’t Comment About the Impending iPhone

in Mobile on January 7, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

As expected, Verizon Wireless had nothing to say at CES about its plans to offer an iPhone. However, that didn’t stop Mobilized from trying. But it seems that everyone at Verizon–even its phones–has learned not to comment on anything Apple.

Rejoice! Download Katy Perry From Amazon to Your BlackBerry Without Waiting!

in Media on December 14, 2010 at 8:16 am PT

You know how everyone you know who owns a BlackBerry is always complaining that they can’t buy and download MP3s from Amazon directly to their phone? Problem solved!

Beijing on Google’s China Move: Hong Kong Phooey

in News on March 23, 2010 at 9:44 am PT

Following its initial red-in-the-face tirade, the Chinese government has adopted a more measured tone in its comments about Google’s closure of Google.cn and the redirection of users to another site in Hong Kong. “It’s not China that has undermined its image, rather it is Google itself,” a foreign ministry spokesman said of the company’s move this morning.

Google Mistakes Michael Jackson’s Death for an “Automated Attack”

in Media on June 26, 2009 at 5:48 pm PT

One last Michael Jackson Web traffic story: Google says it received so many search queries with the late singer’s name on Thursday that it thought it was being targeted by an “automated attack.” Which meant that some visitors looking for Jackson info on Google News got an error message for about 25 minutes yesterday.
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Wanna Crash Chrome? Type “:%”

in News on September 3, 2008 at 3:10 pm PT

Care to crash Google’s uncrashable Chrome browser? Simply type the characters “:%” in its address bar and then enjoy the error message …