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Outlook for Windows is getting a new feature that will make it more resilient to net outages

Paul Hill — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:32:02 +0000

The new Outlook for Windows is getting a new feature soon that will make it more resistant to internet outages, allowing you to continue working without net. Read more...

GSMA says 95% of the world is connected to the net but 40% remain offline

Paul Hill — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:54:01 +0000

A report from GSMA found that 40% of people remain offline despite mobile internet coverage reaching 95% of the globe. The reasons for this are multifaceted, and the consequences are wide-reaching. Read more...

YouTube TV on Android may soon add support for offline viewing

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:04:01 +0000

YouTube TV may soon let you download movies and TV shows on Android and watch them later even if you're not connected to the internet. This is indicated by the app's code found in its latest version. Read more...

COVID-19 lockdown exposes digital poverty in the UK

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:56:01 +0000

The COVID-19 lockdown in the UK has brought the issue of digital poverty to the forefront. Many families in the country do not have access to a suitable computer or internet connection for education. Read more...

YouTube goes down, netizens have a bit of a meltdown [Update]

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:07:12 +0000

The popular video streaming website, YouTube, has gone offline. While users can reach the website, content fails to load. The issues is likely being caused by some sort of fault at YouTube's end. Read more...

Facebook awards $800,000 to ten projects securing the internet

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 01:12:01 +0000

Facebook has announced the winners of its $800,000 prize money for projects that look to enhance the security and privacy of internet and Facebook user online and off. It'll give $200,000 more soon. Read more...

Instagram's Android app now has an offline mode

Vishal Laul — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:32:01 +0000

Instagram today rolled out an update to its Android app, making it possible to use its service without access to the Internet. The company made the announcement at Facebook's Developer Conference. Read more...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 now available to pre-order in offline stores in India

Usama Jawad — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:22:01 +0000

Xiaomi has announced that its popular mid-range Redmi Note 4 handset will be available through offline retailers in India soon, and that the device is up for pre-order in the country right now. Read more...

Google Maps for iOS gets offline maps, navigation and business search, matching Android

John Devon — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:48:01 +0000

The popular mapping app is rolling out an update for iOS users, adding offline turn-by-turn navigation, gasoline prices by location and offline local business details. Read more...

Google Maps for Android now offers downloadable areas and navigation

John Devon — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:42:01 +0000

Google Maps for Android has been updated with offline capabilities for search and turn-by-turn navigation, though its functionality still doesn't match the simplicity of Here Maps in offline mode. Read more...

Microsoft OneDrive is down worldwide [Update]

Andy Weir — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:37:39 +0000

There are widespread reports from users around the world unable to access their cloud storage on Microsoft OneDrive. Access has now been restored to some, but the problem persists for many others. Read more...

Netflix is not providing offline downloads yet, considering access to public transport instead

Daniel Hull — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 16:22:01 +0000

Netflix has recently seen competition from Amazon Prime with its offline download availability, however the company remains firm that it will not bring its own rival feature any time soon. Read more...

Offline access to OneDrive on the cards for Windows Phone

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:50:01 +0000

A Microsoft executive has revealed that an offline mode has been planned for the OneDrive app on Windows Phone, and that this feature is expected to be rolled out sometime in the future. Read more...

HERE Maps hits 2.5 million downloads via Google Play

Usama Jawad — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:46:01 +0000

HERE has announced that their application has hit 2.5 million downloads since its release on Android a few weeks ago which is quite a feat. HERE Maps for iOS is also expected to debut in 2015. Read more...

Bing, MSN, Outlook.com, Hotmail and other Microsoft services hit with outage

Brad Sams — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:32:12 +0000

Many of Microsoft's services were knocked offline today, including MSN, Bing, Outlook.com, and Hotmail but other services like OneDrive, appear to be functioning as expected. Read more...

Netflix dashes hopes of download-lovers, says offline viewing is "never going to happen"

Andy Weir — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:06:01 +0000

If you were hoping that Netflix might introduce an 'offline mode', allowing you to download videos to watch later without streaming, your hopes have been crushed: "It's never going to happen." Read more...

YouTube offline viewing now rolling out in India and other Asian countries

Justin Luna — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:00:01 +0000

YouTube has a new feature that lets you view videos temporarily in offline mode to ease viewing access for slow internet connections. A few Asian countries gets their hands first on this new feature. Read more...

The Pirate Bay goes offline after Swedish police raid

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:52:01 +0000

The famous, or rather infamous, torrent site is currently offline after a police raid yesterday targeted some of its equipment. At least one man is reported to have been detained. Read more...

PlayStation Network suffers outage; ‘Lizard Squad' claims responsibility

Andy Weir — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:26:01 +0000

After hacker group Lizard Squad claimed responsibility for two Xbox Live outages last week, the same group has taken credit for bringing down Sony's PlayStation Network today. Read more...

YouTube debuts offline video playback in India

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:59:15 +0000

Google has just announced that YouTube users in India will soon be able to download and replay videos at their convenience. This is a whole new model for YouTube, one that many people hope catches on. Read more...

13 great Windows apps for users switching from Android and iOS tablets

Dmitry Dolinsky — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 09:05:45 +0000

As the functionality of Windows 8 evolves, an experience that sets itself far apart from iOS and Android takes shape, and for those switching to a Windows tablet there's plenty to get you started. Read more...

SimCity to finally add offline mode one year after launch

John Callaham — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:05:51 +0000

Electronic Arts has finally announced it will add an offline single player mode for its urban simulation game SimCity, nearly a year after it suffered from a poor launch due to its online requirements Read more...

YouTube to add offline video access for mobile apps in November

John Callaham — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:46:10 +0000

Google has announced that starting in November it will add a way for users of its mobile apps to view YouTube videos while their device is offline "for a short period." Read more...

Windows Phone now supports offline Facebook Chat messages

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:06:35 +0000

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. Read more...

Facebook down for ten minutes, Anonymous claims responsibility

Owen Williams — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:25:02 +0000

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? Read more...

Xbox Live facing service disruption [Update] It's back

Brad Sams — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:02:27 +0000

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. Read more...

Adobe Air 3.0.0.345 Beta 1

Steven Parker — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:49:44 +0000

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... Read more...

Adobe Air 2.7.0.19530

Steven Parker — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:46:07 +0000

Netflix is currently offline [Update] it's back

Brad Sams — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:28:18 +0000

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... Read more...

1-800-GOOG-411 shutting down in November

Brandon Boyce — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:57:00 +0000

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... Read more...

Slacker adds offline playback for the iPhone

Brandon Boyce — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:28:18 +0000

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... Read more...

Bing Travel knocked out in Seattle data center fire

Sam Symons — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:53:42 +0000

A fire in Seattle has severed the power supply to a group of servers, which included Microsoft's Bing Travel section, according to a report by Tech Flash. Not only was that part of Bing knocked... Read more...

Gmail goes offline

Brad Sams — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:33:38 +0000

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... Read more...

Whitehouse email offline

Brad Sams — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:22:52 +0000

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... Read more...

Xbox Live & Zune services will be offline starting Monday

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:47:24 +0000

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... Read more...

Adobe fuses on and offline worlds

Tom Warren — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:41:27 +0000

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... Read more...

IE runonce website offline

Steven Parker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:45:46 +0000

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... Read more...

Google Gears Beta Released - Offline Web

Tom Warren — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:46:52 +0000

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... Read more...

Wikipedia heads offline

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:57:05 +0000

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... Read more...

EU MPs to ISPs: Take hate sites offline

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:41:42 +0000

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... Read more...