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iphone gitch

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

New Year greeter were treated with a rude New Year surprise last night – especially those with an iphone as their alarms did not work.

Users who set their iPhone alarm for a single wake-up rather than recurring use found the alarm didn’t go off with the year’s arrival, Apple Inc. spokeswoman Natalie Harrison said Sunday.

A fix is in the works, and all iPhone alarms will work properly starting Monday, she said.

The glitch affects iPhones using Apple’s latest iOS 4.0 operating system, including earlier versions of the smart phone whose users have downloaded the latest software.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the alarm problem, or how many iPhone users were affected. Online postings on blogs and social media sites described people being late for work, church services and other appointments on Saturday and Sunday because of the problem.

Husband Of Youtube Star “mortified” By Publicity (reuters)

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

A man looks at YouTube's web site in a file photo. (Peter Jones/Reuters)Reuters – A Broadway producer whose wife found YouTube fame after posting monologues about their failed, high-society marriage described himself in court on Friday as “mortified” and “violated” by the experience.


Sony Will Offer News, Weather, Video Through Playstation (newsfactor)

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

NewsFactor – In addition to keeping up with battles on alien planets, PlayStation 3 will soon be able to help you stay current with planet Earth. On Thursday, Sony Computer Entertainment President Kazuo Hirai announced both Life with PlayStation, a service that allows users to see current news and weather around the world through a spinning-globe menu, and a PS3 download service for movies, music and TV shows.

Spurned N.y. Wife-turned-youtube Star Defends Videos (reuters)

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Reuters – A British actress who found YouTube fame after posting monologues about her failed marriage to a Broadway theater owner and producer defended her popular videos in a New York court on Thursday.

Youtube’s Dominance Of Web Video Grows (techweb)

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

TechWeb – InformationWeek – YouTube accounted for more than 75% of U.S. traffic to video sites, an increase of 26% from a year ago, said Hitwise.

Sony To Start Us Movie Service For Ps3 (ap)

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, poses with Sony President & Electronics CEO Ryoji Chubashi, right, and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President & Group CEO Kazuo Hirai  before a press conference  in Tokyo, Thursday, June 26, 2008. Sony outlined its strategy for growth Thursday geared at regaining its lead in TVs, wiping out the red ink in video games and rolling out movie services to woo Net-savvy consumers.   (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)AP – Sony says it will start a movie download service for its PlayStation 3 home console this summer in the U.S.


An Ode To Imdb.com, Internet Movie Database (ap)

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

AP – There are things that make modern life truly special: Tivo, Charles Barkley, SpongeBob SquarePants, etc.