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Foursquare outage lingers into the night

Something's very wrong with the servers at mobile check-in start-up Foursquare, which had experienced problems on Monday morning and then ultimately crashed altogether and hadn't been resuscitated as of 8:00 p.m. PT.

Reached via e-mail, one of Foursquare's executives said the company was not yet willing to disclose the cause of the outage but promised that a postmortem blog post would explain the situation when it had been mitigated.

"The light at the end of the tunnel seems oh-so-close. Should have some good news soon!" a tweet from Foursquare's Twitter account read … Read more

iPhone 4 runs into preorder problems

When a deluge of customers hit the Web on Tuesday morning to preorder the iPhone 4, many reported errors in the online ordering process.

A number of them took to Twitter to report that the process of preordering would stall halfway through giving error messages like the one pictured above.

It's not clear if the problem is on AT&T's end or if Apple's site is just overloaded. When ordering through Apple.com, the order process stalls when it comes to the time for a current subscriber's account to be verified through AT&T. … Read more

iTunes 9.0.3: Error 42408 or Error 42404 possible resolutions

When downloading purchases from the iTunes Store or authorizing those purchases on your machine, you may encounter either Error 42408 or Error 42404, stating that the action could not be completed. The following are some troubleshooting steps you can use to help resolve these error messages.… Read more

PS3 console errors fixed, leap year bug to blame

Reports are still scattered, but after testing our own PS3, it appears the global 8001050F error that left most non-Slim PS3 consoles essentially unplayable seems to be fixed. We're guessing this issue was corrected on the server side of things, as there was no update or download required; our console just worked.

Even better, all trophy and game save data remains intact, so worries about corrupted information can be put to rest.

We still don't have an official word from Sony, but it looks like the worst is behind us. That said, we'd still recommend waiting for … Read more

Possible resolutions for iTunes sync error 13001

Occasionally, when you update your iTunes application, your external device, such as an iPod Touch or iPhone, may stop syncing properly. If this happens and your error message is coded 13001, here are some steps to take to resolve the issue.… Read more

Microsoft denies Windows 7 battery problem

Although some users have been grumbling about a variety of battery issues related to Windows 7, Microsoft says that its testing shows that nothing is amiss.

The software maker initially thought that there might be a problem with the firmware in some PC models causing an error message to appear where one was not warranted. However, Microsoft now says that it believes that the operating system is behaving properly.

In a blog posting on Monday, Windows division President Steven Sinofsky said that the company's follow-up research shows that those seeing a notification that their batteries need replacing are getting … Read more

Gmail delivery errors divulge confidential information

In the last two weeks, my Gmail account has received messages from the Methacton School District in Eagleville, PA, referring to the upcoming "Body Worlds Exhibition at the Franklin Institute," from a headhunter about an opening for a National Sales Manager at a manufacturer of "Quality Central Heating Appliances," and from the Mystery Guild about changes in the service's delivery policies.

I've never been to Eagleville--though it sounds like a lovely place. I have absolutely no interest in being anybody's sales manager. And despite my affection for the works of Raymond Chandler and … Read more