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Blackberry problems continued for day 3 and Spread to US
Oct 13th
RIM,the makers of BlackBerry smartphone are working frantically to end a three-day global service disruption as the issue continued for the third day and now people of US have found the similar problems with their Blackberry smartphone.
Blackberry’s owner, RIM, blamed the latest outages on a backlog of emails to Europe from Asia and the Americas.
“It is a backlog issue,” RIM software vice president David Yach says.
“Clearly we have a backlog in Europe… as you can imagine, with the global reach of Blackberry and people using it to contact others around the world, there’s a lot of messages to Europe from Asia and the Americas.
“Over time that backlog has built up and affected our other systems.” More >
Ian Somerhalder Fights Keystone XL Pipeline for Environmental Concerns
Sep 19th
Ian Somerhalder, the heartthrob bad Vampire Damon Salvotare of The Vampire Diaries is also famous for his environmental efforts. Previously he raised voice against BP oil spill and now joining celebrities like Mark Ruffalo and Daryl Hannah to speak out against the Keystone XL Pipeline.
The handsome star of TVD has asked President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to stop the proposed pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada through the United States to refineries in Texas.
“The proposed Keystone XL pipeline puts fish and wildlife at risk, threatens the health and livelihood of countless American farmers, and perpetuates the United States’ unhealthy dependence on oil. More >
Canada Day Celebrations: William and Kate are the guests!
Jul 1st
Canada Day celebrations will be attended by newly wed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate will spend their second day of royal tour in Canada. Canada day 2011 July 1st celebrate 144th birthday of Canada in Ottawa. Canada Day is the official Independence Day of Canada.
Thousands gathered at the National War Memorial and Rideau Hall for the first two public appearances of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to launch their eight-day Canadian tour.
Friday’s celebrations will start with the royal couple visiting the Canadian Museum of Civilization mid-morning. They are expected to arrive More >
Netflix Site is Up and Working
Jun 20th
Netflix accessing problems have been solved and the netflix.com site is now up and working. Netflix’s movies.netflix.com is reportedly up and running for many, though subscribers say that they cannot access Netflix via their iPad or Apple TV.
Netflix is an online movie streaming site which provide services in US and Canada with paid subscription. Netflix has 23.3 million members in the United States and Canada.
Harry Potter Tops UK Box Office continuosly on Week 2
Dec 1st
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 continued its first place on UK box office in the second week. The film got 8.3 million Euros between friday and sunday which is five times more than its nearest rival.
Half of the films in the UK top 10 were new entries, including The American, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest and Machete.
The Deathly Hallows raked in nearly $50m (£32m) over the Thanksgiving weekend in the US and Canada. Close on its tail was a modern twist on the Rapunzel fairytale, Tangled, which made $48.7m (£31.2m). The Disney 3D animation features the voice of Mandy Moore in the leading role.