Monday, December 31, 2012

[Technology] Netflix Is Experiencing An Extended Outage (Again)

Netflix Is Experiencing An Extended Outage (Again)
http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/cloud/amazon-apologises-for-christmas-eve-outage-20130101-2c3q6.html
Following its lengthy Christmas Eve outage, Netflix is again experiencing issues today, according to a message posted on the Netflix website, dozens of reports from users on Twitter, and other third-party website monitoring services.

Pirated iOS app store Installous shutters
http://readwrite.com/2012/12/31/the-death-of-hackulous-will-only-be-a-bump-in-the-road-for-ios-app-pirates
A major source for pirated versions of iOS apps went down for good today, but it's not the end of the world for those with jailbroken iDevices.

2012: California's stunning year for record gasoline prices
http://www.northjersey.com/news/185310952_U_S__gasoline_at_pump_averaged_record_high_in_2012__AAA_says.html
Californians had the worst year imaginable for gasoline prices in 2012, averaging a record $4.028 for a gallon of regular, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report.

Game Over: Zynga Shuts Down Petville And 10 Other Titles To Cut Costs
http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/30/zynga-shuts-down-petville-fishville-mafia-wars-2/
Executing the cost-reduction plan CEO Mark Pincus announced in November, Zynga has shut down, pulled from the app stores, or stopped accepting new players to 11 games, with some turning off today.

Instagram kicks off New Year's Eve with worldwide photo stream
http://www.news.com.au/national/how-you-celebrated-new-years-eve-and-put-it-on-social-media/story-fndo4dzn-1226546078465
The photo-sharing social network creates a desktop-optimized stream that displays how users around the globe -- from Dakar to Dublin to Doha -- are ringing in the New Year.

Samsung teases CES unveiling of HDTV with 'unprecedented new shape'
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/12/31/samsung-teases-ces-unveiling-of-hdtv-with-unprecedented-new-shape
Samsung, one of Apple's chief rivals, is hyping the announcement of a brand new HDTV set with an "unprecedented new shape" at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show.

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