Gadgetory

it's Tuesday March first I'm Natali Morris and it's time to get loaded a small number of gmail users complained of losing all old messages and chat records over the weekend apparently this only affected point two nine percentage of Gmail users but considering the number of Gmail users that was enough to cause a stir total affected users came to about 150,000 Google is blaming this on a software update they did fix it and the affected users were able to recover their data Facebook is planning to resume a feature that lets users share phone numbers and addresses with Facebook apps this feature was disabled in January but facebook says that it is planning to bring it back with enhanced controls for users to clearly either allow or disallow this the company says that it is also considering making this impossible for minors but still is not decided on that front AT&T customers can now get coupon and discount alerts when they walk by participating retailers with shop alerts by AT&T this is a location-based service that tells you when local retailers are hosting offers for now it only works in Chicago LA San Francisco and New York AT&T also announced that AT&T stores will start selling the 3g kindle on March third the 3g kindle runs on eight EMTs network a new facebook app lets you video chat with your friends inside the site it's called social eyes it lets you video chat with up to seven people at a time like a conference call inside of facebook the app is in beta and you can find out more social ice.com Google Street View team has taken two tricycles the street view team roams the world and photographs it for Google Maps they started with cars and then went to bicycles and now tricycles they call this the trike it's a modified three-wheeled vehicle that can take photographs where cars and bikes cannot to capture 360-degree view points you may have been wondering when the internet would finally let you book your own private jet well wonder no longer fly ruby is a new site that lets you charter your own private jet because apparently there is a need to automate this kind of transportation it helps you book your trip within a network of private jet operators a but not very green way to travel and there's a new Android virus on the loose it's called Stevie window if it gets on your device it will install other applications and infect your mobile browser it also sends silent text messages running up your bill without you knowing it these texts are sent to premium rate numbers which the hackers are then paid for needless to say do not download steamy window and finally expect to see a lot of news about Justin Bieber today the teenage pop sensation turned 17 and for his birthday he is turning to fundraising on Twitter he would like every one of his Twitter followers to give seventeen dollars for his 17 years to charity water an organization that provides clean water to developing countries it is a good thing to do even if you're not a believer that's your news of the day I'll see you tomorrow I'm Natali Morris Christina and you've just been loaded