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  Gmail outage blamed on capacity miscalculation

  Google's nearly two-hour Gmail outage was the result of a cascading failure in which too much traffic was directed to servers that had recently been reconfigured.
  • Gmail users suffer through outage

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  IFA Berlin: From OLED TVs to e-lederhosen

  The curtain rises Wednesday on the German gadget gala, promising the very latest in consumer electronics. What will be the ubergadget?

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• Microsoft issues advisory on server flaw

  The flaw, which affects certain versions of Microsoft Internet Information Services product, could allow an attacker to take over the server.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Apple approves Vonage mobile VoIP app

  The Internet telephone service provider wins approval a week after confirming that the app's request for approval was being held up by technical issues.

  (Posted in Apple by Steven Musil)

• The Facebook app is dead, long live Facebook apps

  At FBFund Demo Day in Silicon Valley, the most promising services are not on Facebook per se.

  (Posted in Rafe's Radar by Rafe Needleman)

• Examiner.com scoops up NowPublic

  One citizen journalism news site buys another for an undisclosed sum, as the congested "hyperlocal" space starts to consolidate.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Groups call for new checks on behavioral ad data

  Privacy advocates want Congress to consider regulations on the use of behavioral advertising data by large Internet companies looking to serve targeted ads.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Sold! eBay jettisons Skype in $2 billion deal

  The Internet telephone service that eBay bought in 2005 will be sold to a group of private investors that includes Netscape founder Marc Andreessen.

  (Posted in Wireless by Steven Musil)

• Windows Mobile 6.5 phones coming Oct. 6

  The new crop, the first generation to bear the "Windows Phone" branding, include phones running on AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Khosla Ventures piles up $1 billion for green tech

  Vinod Khosla is seeking out "science experiments" that address environmental problems, and nabs former Facebook CFO and former CMEA investor to run two venture funds.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• LA fire likely to pass across Mount Wilson

  LA station fire continuing to spread, with passage across Mount Wilson "imminent" says Wilson Observatory Director Hal McAlister.

  (Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

• Wi-Fi takes off with travelers

  Airlines that outfit their planes with Wi-Fi may have an edge over competitors as travelers look to stay connected to the Net en route, a recent survey says.

  (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

• NFL bans tweeting before, during, after games

  National Football League releases an updated social-media policy that takes aim at Twitter and Facebook. But whether it's enforceable is up for debate.

  (Posted in Webware by Don Reisinger)

• iRobot gets single biggest order from Army

  U.S. Army will pay $35.3 million for robots to help solders scope out and clear dangerous areas from safe distance.

  (Posted in Cutting Edge by Lance Whitney)

• EMC founder Richard Egan dead at 73

  Egan was an entrepreneur who helped create an industry leader by changing data storage into specialized hardware.
  (From The New York Times)

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