Outage articles

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  Syrian internet access restored, state-run news says 'optic cable malfunction' caused outage

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 8, 2013 11:08 am + 12 comments

  After Syria effectively disappeared from the internet yesterday, service appears to be restored. Continue reading…

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  American Airlines resolves computer glitch that grounded all flights nationwide (update)

  By Sean Hollister on April 16, 2013 02:55 pm + 29 comments

  American Airlines is having some computer trouble, and it seems to be pretty bad. The Federal Continue reading…

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  Xbox Live outage knocks gamers offline, renders Netflix and other apps useless (update)

  By Chris Welch on April 13, 2013 04:33 pm + 225 comments

  Xbox Live is currently experiencing a significant service disruption, with many users reporting Continue reading…

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  Mt. Gox goes back offline as the Bitcoin exchange reveals 'huge' DDoS attack (update)

  By Sam Byford on April 12, 2013 12:59 am + 34 comments

  After a self-imposed 12-hour halt in trading due to crammed servers, Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange Continue reading…

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  Instagram URL glitch leads to outage across Twitter, Facebook (update)

  By Chris Welch on March 21, 2013 01:13 pm + 13 comments

  Instagram is currently experiencing major problems with its instagr.am URL shortener, which has Continue reading…

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  Google investigating Drive connectivity issues affecting a 'significant subset of users' (update: service restored)

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 18, 2013 10:44 am + 55 comments

  If you've been experiencing issues with Google Drive this morning, you're not alone: Google's status Continue reading…

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  Netflix Chief Product Officer: expect 4K streaming within a year or two

  By Greg Sandoval on March 14, 2013 01:00 pm + 103 comments

  Neil Hunt is likely the most important Netflix executive that nobody's ever heard of. While everyone Continue reading…

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  Microsoft blames overheating datacenter for 16-hour Outlook outage

  By Tom Warren on March 14, 2013 03:50 am + 76 comments

  Microsoft's outlook.com webmail service suffered 16-hour long issues yesterday after a firmware Continue reading…

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  EA disabling 'non-critical' features and adding more servers to address ongoing 'SimCity' connection issues

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 7, 2013 10:52 am + 177 comments

  While the latest SimCity launched to critical acclaim earlier this week, the game's online-only Continue reading…

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  Xbox Live and Windows Azure suffering from extended outages (update)

  By Bryan Bishop on February 22, 2013 10:02 pm + 62 comments

  Several Microsoft online services are suffering from problems this evening, with both Xbox Live and Continue reading…