A glitch prevented Belkin routers from getting onto the internet even though the modems they were connected to were functioning normally. Belkin now says its permanently fixed the problem.
A glitch in Facebook’s system allowed the email addresess or phone numbers of about 6 million Facebook users to have been shared, the company announced in a blog post Friday afternoon.
Wednesday’s LTE outage shows Verizon still has bugs to work out in its new 4G network. As the first to launch LTE on a large scale, Verizon has become a guinea pig for the entire industry, dealing with the technologies remaining flaws as they arise.
Some of Web 2.0’s brightest talents are returning with new projects, from revitalized bookmarking sites to fresh online games. But the challenges they face today are different than back in 2005, because the internet is radically changed — not least because of Facebook. Can they succeed?
Tiny Speck, the online game company started by Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield has raised $5 million in new funding from Accel Partners and Andreessen Horowitz. The new cash comes on top of $1.5 million it raised from Accel Partners and other angel investors.
