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Check a web service down for everyone or just you?

A quick check on whether a web site/server is down just for you, or for everyone. Go to below url and enter the name of the web site in the box and click on ‘or just me?’ or press enter.


BuySellAds Acquires LaunchBit

LaunchBit, an advert startup occupied with helping instrument-as-a-service businesses to find new consumers, is saying that it has been obtained with the aid of advert platform BuySellAds.com. The financial phrases of the deal are usually not being disclosed. LaunchBit co-founder


Apple iOS 8 Now Available for Download

Apple has released the next major version of their mobile operating system, Apple iOS 8, and the software comes with a new design and a wide range of new features. Apple’s iOS 8 is compatible with a number of existing


How to Delete a Facebook Fan Page

1. Go to Facebook. Visit https://www.facebook.com using any web browser on your computer. 2. Log in. On the upper-right corner of the page, type in your Facebook account username and password. Click the “Log in” button to proceed. 3. Go


Government To Ban Using Gmail And Yahoo Emails In Offices

They are the new form of terror. The hackers attacking and stealing sensitive information from the government departments is one of the perils of being tech savvy. In an attempt to reduce the exposure to such threats, Indian government is


Website tally hits one billion, Internet Live Stats reports

If Tim Berners-Lee is the father of the World Wide Web, he’s just had his billionth child. That’s how many websites are now in existence, according to online tracker Internet Live Stats – and the number is growing fast. Mr


Microsoft has announced a Windows 9 event for September 30th in San Francisco

Microsoft has announced a press event for September 30th in San Francisco to talk about the next version of Windows. While the invite does not specifically call out Windows 9, it is fully believed that the company will be announcing


Facebook revamps App Settings page

Social Media Giat Facebook has redesigned its app settings page, making it easier for users to manage app permissions, as well as delete Facebook apps they don’t use anymore. By going to the settings screen, then apps, users can see


Microsoft to buy Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 bn

Tech firm Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would acquire Stockholm-based games developer Mojang and its popular Minecraft video game franchise for $2.5 billion, as it looks to woo more users to its Xbox gaming console. The acquisition is expected


Google launches its first Android One Low-cost Smartphones in Indian Market

Google has unveiled its first set of Android One low-cost smartphones in the Indian market, partnering with Indian hardware vendors Spice, Micromax and Karbonn. The three phones will be available online on Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal and via Reliance Digital,