http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/palm.online.sync.fails.for.some.users/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/palmpre-contacts.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Owners of Palm's newer phones have encountered a flaw in its online backup system that has wiped out contacts and calendars. A portion of users note that backups sent to Palm's Profile cloud service from a Pre (and now Pixi) are being corrupted and blank out any synchronized data when the phone has to be reset or restored. Those without a local backup, such as through an app like Missing Sync, h... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/palm.online.sync.fails.for.some.users/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/sidekick.back.on.sale.with.lower.price/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/t-mobilesidekicklx2009-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile today restored the Sidekick to its lineup after having pulled it for more than a month after the results of its major data outage. Both the Sidekick 2008 and the newer Sidekick LX 2009 are back on sale and have been price-cut in a bid to renew interest. The LX 2009 has dropped by $25 to $150 on a two-year plan, while the older model now costs just $50 on the same terms.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/sidekick.back.on.sale.with.lower.price/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/t.mobile.seeks.reason.for.temp.network.failure/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/samsungbeholdii-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile USA has said on Wednesday that it has resolved Tuesday's nationwide network outage but is still investigating the source of the problem. In a statement, the wireless provider said about five percent of its subscribers throughout the US faced service disruptions for several hours, including the inability to access the data network or make 3G phone calls.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/t.mobile.seeks.reason.for.temp.network.failure/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/t.mobile.sees.data.voice.outages/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/samsungbeholdii-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile users tonight have been reporting a widespread outage of service across the US. Those affected are finding themselves unable to call or use data services like 3G or messaging. The exact cause of the outage isn't currently known.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/t.mobile.sees.data.voice.outages/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/ms.chief.talks.win.mo.7.sidekick.courier/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/zunehd-review1sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer today provided a handful of minor revelations for his company's strategy in an interview today. In his discussion with Engadget, the executive has now all but confirmed that Windows Mobile 7 will "come hard" with elements of the Zune interface; previously, the company had only made indirect allusions to the software appearing in a future update. Most anticipate the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/ms.chief.talks.win.mo.7.sidekick.courier/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/20/ms.lets.some.sidekick.owners.recover/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/t-mobilesidekicklx2009-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft and T-Mobile today said they have begun restoring Sidekick data and have offered a guide for owners. The two now say they can restore contacts they might have lost that already existed on October 1st. Those Sidekick owners who created contacts to supplement or replace entries lost during the major outage can either keep both on-device and online sets, merge them or use only the set ori... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/20/ms.lets.some.sidekick.owners.recover/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/15/ms.may.pay.multi.million.fine.over.sidekick/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/t-mobilesidekicklx2009-sm2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft may owe T-Mobile millions of dollars for its just-concluding Sidekick outage, an inside tip may have revealed today. Like most carriers, T-Mobile is believed to have a service level agreement (SLA) with Microsoft and Danger to guarantee uptime but may have a particularly costly deal with Microsoft. The MobileCrunch source claims that Microsoft will likely pay a rate roughly equal to $7... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/15/ms.may.pay.multi.million.fine.over.sidekick/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/t.mobile.lets.sidekick.user.drop.contract/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/t-mobilesidekicklx2009-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Update #2 with T-Mobile plans) T-Mobile may let Sidekick owners affected by the permanent data loss drop their contracts and move to other phones, one subscriber says today. At least one customer reports to Gizmodo that he has been offered an early exit from his contract as well as having the option of buying a T-Mobile G1 for the same $130 price new or eligible customers would pay. BlackBerrie... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/t.mobile.lets.sidekick.user.drop.contract/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/microsoft.mistake.may.have.cost.sidekick.service/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/t-mobilesidekicklx2009-sm2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A major, avoidable error by Microsoft caused the permanent Sidekick data loss from over a week ago, sources said this weekend. Multiple tips to Hiptop3 claim that Microsoft had no backup of the Storage Area Network (SAN) used to hold Sidekick information and lost the data when Hitachi encountered a failure during an upgrade. The company may now have little choice but to start fresh and have user... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/microsoft.mistake.may.have.cost.sidekick.service/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/10/t.mobile.warns.sidekick.loss.permanent/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/t-mobilesidekicklx2009-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile this Saturday has issued a warning to all Sidekick owners that their online data may have been permanently lost by Danger and its parent company Microsoft. In a note to customers, the carrier says the likelihood of recovering contacts, calendars and other information taken offline by a more than week-long outage is "extremely low" due to an assessment of the server failure. Customers ma... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/10/t.mobile.warns.sidekick.loss.permanent/ Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:05:00 GMT