Category Archives: Tech
Service outage hits “majority” of Gmail users
BEIJING, Sept. 2 — Gmail, Google’s popular free e-mail service, failed for more than an hour Tuesday in many places, affecting a “majority” of its millions of email users. The outage affected “a majority” of Gmail users, the company said, … Continue reading
Yahoo redesigns Search, Mail, Messenger
BEIJING, Aug. 25 — Yahoo launched interface redesigns of Yahoo Search, Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Messenger. Yahoo said the latest Messenger version was launched Monday, upgrades to email were also released to U.S. users Monday and to the rest of … Continue reading
Microsoft to announce Office tie-up with Nokia: report
BEIJING, Aug. 12 — Microsoft Corp. and Nokia Corp. are to announce a deal in New York Wednesday morning, unveiling plans to make Microsoft’s Office suite of software available on Nokia cellphones, media reports said Wednesday. The alliance between the … Continue reading
Web-address shortener tr.im shutting down
BEIJING, Aug. 11 — The web-address shortening service tr.im is shutting down after a year in operation, its founder announced on its home page Monday. The announcement says tr.im would shut down by the end of the year, and the … Continue reading
Microsoft, Yahoo to enter web search deal to face Google
BEIJING, July 29 — Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are about to announce a search and online advertising deal, according to sources quoted by media Wednesday. About 15 months after Microsoft’s unsuccessful bid to buy Yahoo, the two companies successfully … Continue reading