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

Netflix Is Experiencing An Extended Outage (Again)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jG5ah9LGa_bLNId1-p219JIY7Jqg?docId=CNG.2d5202d8d0d3f205d3eb9db2823026f7.311
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.

Texas gas prices increase 4 cents
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/12/31/for-the-record-gasoline-was-most-expensive-in-2012/?mod=google_news_blog
HOUSTON (AP) - The average price across Texas for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline increased 4 cents this week. AAA Texas reported Thursday the average price increased to $3.07.

“PetVille” players weren't ready to say “Auld Lang Syne.”
http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2012/12/31/%E2%80%9Cpetville%E2%80%9D-players-weren%E2%80%99t-ready-to-say-%E2%80%9Cauld-lang-syne-%E2%80%9D/
Players of Zynga's “PetVille” have lamented Sunday's shutdown of their favorite Facebook game. The end itself wasn't news - the game was one of a dozen under-performing titles the struggling San Francisco company decided to ax as part of a strategy ...

Instagram kicks off New Year's Eve with worldwide photo stream
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/press-here/Instagram-Post-New-Years-Eve-Photos-to-the-World-185321841.html
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.

Facebook revives NYE message service after security fix
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9773240/Facebook-fixes-flawed-New-Year-messaging-tool.html
Social network temporarily turns off "Midnight Delivery" because users were able to view others' private messages and photos.

Google Phone Runs Full Speed Ahead
http://androidcommunity.com/android-in-2013-expectations-and-predictions-20121231/
Presented by: Today, the word “Google” seems to be a part of even the most technologically-limited daily vocabularies. Consumers have trusted Google with a vast majority of their Internet needs for more than a decade, and when talk of a new Google phone ...

Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Ships With Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/RLmu15Q61iEmjxSqBFqSfN/Apple-agrees-to-drop-patent-claims-against-new-Samsung-phone.html
The younger sibling of Samsung's current flagship smartphone which was released last month had Android 4.1.1 installed. Today however the company is shipping these devices using Android 4.1.2 however only in select Asian countries.