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Microsoft responds to Xbox profile problems
Microsoft
By Kyle Orland
A recent update to the Xbox 360 dashboard has been preventing some owners from using their systems online, according to online reports, an issue Microsoft vows to "resolve ... as soon as possible."
Since Microsoft released its newly redesigned, video-packed Xbox dashboard earlier this month, some users have reported errors with code "801540B7" or?"80070571"?when they try to download their Xbox Live profile from Microsoft's servers. Without a valid Live profile, these users can't connect for online play, or access downloaded games and save data associated with the account.
In a statement to gaming blog Joystiq, Microsoft admitted that a "small number of Xbox Live members" have been receiving the?errors.?"We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused to our loyal Xbox Live members and are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible."
But that might not be soon enough for some owners. The Verge points to a thread on the Xbox support forums where one user quotes an Xbox tech support representative saying it will take on average "approximately 10-12 days for the escalation team to respond" to these issues, meaning users could be unable to play during the upcoming holiday break.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Watch Out for This "Unlock Your Debit Card" Text Message [Scams]
The text message looks something like this:
FW:|Fifth Third B. Message. Your card has been locked. Call 519-555-9910 to unlock it.
In the event you get one of these messages, it's best to call your bank and confirm there's nothing wrong. My bank sends me lock notices like this via email and I have the option of receiving them via text, so it's best not to ignore it if you think there may actually be a problem. Just don't call the number in the message. Instead, call the number on the back of your debit card and ask to be connected to fraud prevention services (or whatever your bank calls that department) and make sure everything is alright. And while you're on hold, brush up on these debit card and ATM security tips.
?Locked Debit Card' Text Alerts Are Fake | CBS Chicago via the Consumerist
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Tottenham knocked out of Europa League
By GRAHAM DUNBAR
updated 5:30 p.m. ET Dec. 15, 2011
Tottenham was eliminated from the Europa League despite a 4-0 victory at Ireland's Shamrock Rovers on Thursday night as Rubin Kazan advanced to the knockout stage with a tie. Birmingham also was knocked out, one day after Fulham exited.
Udinese advanced to Friday's draw for the 32-team second round. Needing to avoid defeat at home against Glasgow Celtic, Udinese tied 1-1 after Antonio Di Natale equalized in first-half stoppage time. The Scottish club had led on Gary Hooper's 29th-minute goal.
Tottenham was in position to advance when leading 3-0 in Dublin while the Russians trailed 1-0 at Group A leader PAOK.
Rubin goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov was ejected for conceding a 16th-minute penalty kick scored by Vieirinha. But Rubin's Nelson Valdez tied the score in the 48th for a 1-1 draw.
That result made it academic when Harry Kane scored Tottenham's last goal. Steven Pienaar, Andros Townsend and Jermain Defoe had built a 3-0 halftime lead.
Tottenham reached the Champions League quarterfinals last season, but often failed to use regular starters in Europe's second-tier competition.
"We haven't not gone through for lack of trying," manager Harry Redknapp said. "It was disappointing. I want to win every game."
Redknapp also drew attention for apparently directing a gesture toward Shamrock fans who had targeted him with taunting chants for much of the match.
Hannover progressed to the final 32 by beating Vorskla 3-1 in Group B.
Brugges drew 1-1 with Braga as both progressed from Group H and edged out Birmingham, which beat Maribor 1-0. AZ Alkmaar advanced with a 1-1 draw at home against Group G winner Metalist Kharkiv. The Dutch club finished ahead of Austria Vienna, which beat last-place Malmo 2-0.
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Cesaria Evora Dead: 'Barefoot Diva,' Grammy-Award Winning Singer From Cape Verde, Dies At Age 70
LISBON, Portugal ? Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70.
Evora, known as the "Barefoot Diva" because she always performed without shoes, died in the Baptista de Sousa Hospital in Mindelo, on her native island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde, her label Lusafrica said in a statement on its website. It gave no further details.
Evora retired in September because of health problems. In recent years she had had several operations, including open-heart surgery last year.
She sang the traditional music of the Cape Verde Islands off West Africa, a former Portuguese colony. She mostly sang in the version of creole spoken there, but even audiences who couldn't understand the lyrics were moved by her stirring renditions, her unpretentious manner and the music's infectious beat.
Her singing style brought comparisons to American jazz singer Billie Holiday. "She belongs to the aristocracy of bar singers," French newspaper Le Monde said in 1991, adding that Evora had "a voice to melt the soul."
Evora's international fame came late in life. Her 1988 album "La Diva Aux Pieds Nus" ("Barefoot Diva"), recorded in France where she first found popularity, launched her international career.
Her 1995 album "Cesaria" was released in more than a dozen countries and brought her first Grammy nomination, leading to a tour of major concert halls around the world and album sales in the millions.
She won a Grammy in the World Music category of the 2003 awards for her album "Voz D'Amor".
Evora, known to her close friends as Cize (pronounced see-ZEH), was the best-known performer of "morna," Cape Verde's national music. It is a complex, soulful sound, mixing an array of influences arising from the African and seafaring traditions of the 10 volcanic islands.
Evora was born Aug. 27, 1941, and grew up in Mindelo, a port city of 47,000 people on the island of Sao Vicente, where sailors from Europe, America, Africa and Asia mingled in what was a lively cosmopolitan town with a fabled nightlife.
The local musical style borrowed from those cultures, defying attempts to classify it.
"Our music is a lot of things," Evora told The Associated Press in a 2000 interview at her home. "Some say it's like the blues, or jazz. Others says it's like Brazilian or African music, but no one really knows. Not even the old ones."
Evora was 7 years old when her father died, leaving a widow and seven children. At 10, with her mother unable to make ends meet, she was placed in an orphanage.
"I didn't like it. I value my freedom," she told the AP.
At 16, when Evora was doing piecework as a seamstress, a friend persuaded her to sing in one of the many sailors' taverns in her town. As her popularity grew, she was also rowed out into the bay to sing on anchored ships.
She received no pay ? just free drinks. She used to smile when she recalled her fame as a heavy cognac drinker. And she sadly recalled the exact day ? Dec. 15, 1994 ? she had to give up drinking for her health's sake.
Evora didn't think much of her international stardom and she went back to Mindelo whenever she could. She rebuilt her childhood home, turning it into a 10-bedroom house where friends and family often stayed over, and she always made sure she was home for Christmas.
A heavy smoker for decades, Evora was diagnosed with heart problems in 2005. She suffered strokes in 2008 and in September 2011, when she announced she was retiring.
She had a son and a daughter by different men but never married. Family details were not immediately available.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
GSM Galaxy Nexus 4.0.2 update rolls out, matches its cousin on Verizon
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