Microsoft has updated Windows Phone's integrated Facebook Chat feature to allow you to send messages to offline contacts, where previously it would force you to send a text message to them instead. More...

It looks like Facebook may have been down for the first time that we can remember, with the site being unresponsive. AnonSec has claimed responsibility, however, is it just a coincedence? More...

Microsoft's online gaming service, Xbox Live, is currently offline for some users. Microsoft has posted on their status page that several Xbox services may be affected. More...

The Adobe® AIR, runtime enables you to have your favorite web applications with you all the time. Since applications built for Adobe AIR run on your desktop computer without a web browser, they provide all... More...

The Adobe® AIR, runtime enables you to have your favorite web applications with you all the time. Since applications built for Adobe AIR run on your desktop computer without a web browser, they provide all... More...

Media distribution giant Netflix is currently offline. Their website states that the Netflix website and the DVD shipping operations are temporarily down. It is unknown what is causing the down time and how far reaching... More...

Google has announced, via their official blog, that they are shutting down their automated directory assistance service, 1-800-GOOG-411, on November 12. GOOG-411 was launched in 2007 and was the first service to use speech recognition... More...

AT&T recently changed their data plan structure by limiting the amount of data a new iPhone user can consume each month. The cheapest plan allows for just 200MB per month which can be very limiting... More...

Google has introduced a new feature for Gmail users to allow them to access their email offline. Announced on the Google blog you will be able to cache your messages on your computer using... More...

Late yesterday it was reported that the email system for the White House was offline and there was no estimated time until it would be back up. "Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced the technical... More...

We hope you weren't planning any all night Halo 3 fests for tonight, or needed to download any new music tomorrow, because in just a little over 4 short hours, both Xbox Live and Zune... More...

Adobe has launched software designed to make it easier for computer users to use online applications offline. Adobe Air allows developers to build tools that still have some functionality even when a computer is... More...

Bink is reporting that the Microsoft website you are redirected to after installing IE7 (or Windows Vista) that lets you set your preferences like default search engine and start page, is offline. Users are presented... More...

Google has launched a tool designed to make it easier for computer users to use online applications offline. One of the key limitations of web services such as e-mail, word processing and calendars, is... More...

WIKIPEDIA volunteers have begun working on an offline version of the online encyclopaedia that can be distributed on CD. A preliminary version of the CD was released earlier this month. The goal is to extend... More...

A group of European Parliament members have submitted a draft declaration to the European Parliament requiring ISPs to better monitor the content of the sites they host in order to keep hate speech off the... More...

Here's one I can relate to, Jim talks about the improved Offline files feature in Vista, something I use myself and am very happy with. One of the key things that we focused on for... More...

Hmmm, this could be interesting. I wonder what else they could add? Larry Hryb, the Xbox Live Director of Programming, has announced that Xbox Live, Xbox.com and the forums will be offline on... More...

Yahoo has got the scoop that S2 Games will indeed offer Savage 2: A Tortured Soul, S2 Games upcoming RTS/FPS hybrid sequel for free - anytime, anywhere you want. The only catch - you can... More...

In order to make preparations for Xbox 360, Microsoft announced that Xbox Live and Xbox.com will be shut down temporarily on October 24th, with service for both resuming the following day. Changes to... More...

As of approx. 4:30PM CST, Google, Google News, GMail, and other Google services are offline. While the cause of the outage is yet unknown, any downtime (currently running into its second hour) for a major... More...

Microsoft's online PC game network shows off its upcoming online-and-offline adaptation of the classic board game. At the recent Gen Con Indy 2004 event, Microsoft showed off the Windows version of Settlers... More...

Microsoft's online game network will only be down 24 hours for upgrades, although its promised improvements won't be available just yet. Next Wednesday, at 6:01 am Pacific Daylight Time, Xbox Live will... More...

Hackers have forced the Gentoo Linux project to take a server offline. The attack and subsequent compromise comes after several machines belonging to the Debian Linux project were breached by attackers last... More...

Sega.com has announced that the last of Dreamcast's online games will be taken offline Oct. 1. Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Online Version 2 were the last Dreamcast games to be played online. They... More...

Aimster, the online service being sued by major record labels for allowing its users to copy songs for free, must remain shut down until it can prove its users do more than illegally trade copyrighted... More...

A website that published fake news stories from CNN has been taken offline after receiving a threatening legal letter from the cable network alleging copyright and trademark infringement. The Fake CNN News Generator was online... More...

Thanks Dead Messiah Eidos cuts the online multiplayer feature from its first-person shooter. Eidos has issued a statement revealing that the PlayStation 2 version of TimeSplitters 2, the only... More...

Saw this bit of news over at Shacknews Neocron is an action-packed 3D MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) set in a post apocalyptic metropolis which gives you the opportunity to... More...

Read this during my visit to Ars Technica. I don't know what I think about adding the kinds of availability designations (Available/Connect, Away, N/A, etc.) that IM clients like ICQ afford to the... More...