Google has fixed a Gmail bug that was causing emails to be sent multiple times. The bug was first reported by Google on Thursday and affected about 2.5 percent of Gmail users.
Several Gmail users posted about the bug in the Gmail Help Forum. Google posted a warning about the bug on the Google App Status Dashboard and provided a fix for the bug within two hours after the post. Currently, the problem has been fully resolved.
This week Google launched a new voice-calling service for Gmail. While there are speculations that this may have something to do with the bug, there are no indications that this is indeed the reason for the bug.
It is time to upgrade to something for modern and secure…
Leading social networking website, Facebook has announced that it is going to end support for Internet Explorer 6. Though only the chat function will be affected, this move is an indication as to why it is time to upgrade to something more secure–Internet Explorer 7, 8 or Firefox 3.X.
Facebook made the announcement on the official blog. Many new web technologies make use of the features supported by modern browsers. These may not work properly on older browsers. Facebook came to the decision after evaluating alternative options and concluding that the best chat experience would be possible only with modern browsers.
Many users still use Internel Explorer 6–which is almost 10 years old. Internet Explorer 8 was launched around 18 months ago and has become the most widely used browser. IE6 is at the second place, but its use is slowly declining as users are upgrading their browsers or buying new computers with Windows 7.
The main reason why you should upgrade to newer browsers from IE6 is not because its lack of support for modern technologies, but because it has security vulnerabilities. IE6 was designed almost 10 years ago when the computer-security scenario was completely different. IE6 lacks modern security features such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Protected Mode (PMIE). This makes IE6 more vulnerable to intrusion attacks.
Microsoft is getting ready to launch the next version of Internet Explorer–IE9. A beta version will soon be available. Facebook has announced its support for the new version of IE which comes with better security and other features.
