LinkedIn restored in China
Business networking site LinkedIn says access to its services appears to have been restored in China, a day after it was blocked there, reveals the BBC.
"We will continue to monitor the situation," a US spokesman for the site said. Shortly before the site went offline on Friday, one user set up a forum, discussing the idea of a “Jasmine Revolution” in China.
The phrase has been used to describe the popular revolts in the Middle East.
Gmail users lose mail
About 150 000 Gmail account holders woke up to a nightmare yesterday, with all their e-mail, attachments and Google Chat logs gone, writes Mashable.
Google explains that "less than 0.08%" of all Gmail users were affected by the bug, which completely reset accounts, even down to the detail offering a welcome message to those users when they first logged on. They, and especially visitors to the Gmail help forum, were not amused.
"Google engineers are working to restore full access. Affected users may be temporarily unable to sign in while we repair their accounts," the Internet giant revealed.
Troubled Kadhafi an Internet hit
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi may be reviled by many of his own people and the international community, but he's enjoying an unexpected surge of popularity - as a music video star, reports AFP.
A remix of a rambling 75-minute speech Kadhafi delivered last week, set to dance music and featuring the strongman alongside footage of two gyrating girls, has gone viral on the Internet.
It has racked up almost half a million views on the video-sharing Web site YouTube since it was posted.
Cricket match reignites tech debate
Cricketer Ian Bell's apparent let-off in England's thrilling World Cup Group B tie yesterday with India, after being reprieved from a leg before wicket, has reignited the debate over the use of technology in cricket at the game's showpiece event, says Reuters.
The International Cricket Council debuted the Decision Review System in the 19 February to 2 April showpiece event, in the hope it would offer teams additional protection against umpiring howlers.
Chasing India's daunting 338, Bell went down on one foot to reverse sweep Yuvraj Singh in the 25th over, but missed the ball, which rapped into his front pad.
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