Twitter error, accidently resets users passwords, confusion among users

Twitter has posted online that it has mistakenly reset’ed the passwords of “a large number of its registered users” of its more than 140 million active users while conducting routine security screening to identify accounts that may have been compromised.

“In instances when we believe an account may have been compromised, we reset the password and send an email letting the account owner know this has happened,”

Twitter said in its blog on Thursday.

“In this case, we unintentionally reset passwords of a larger number of accounts, beyond those that we believed to have been compromised.”

Email from Twitter was also sent to some users early Thursday morning, Eastern Time.

“Twitter believes that your account may have been compromised by a website or service not associated with Twitter. We’ve reset your password to prevent others from accessing your account,”

Microsoft confirms Windows Live Messenger retirement ,will replace it with Skype

Microsoft has finally confirmed that Windows Live Messenger will be put to rest after thirteen years since its founding and will continue with Skype in future.

Microsoft has revealed it will start to discontinue Windows Live Messenger in early part of year 2013. Microsoft will integrate roughly around 100 million Messenger users to Skype as part of the discontinuation process.

We will retire Messenger in all countries worldwide in the first quarter of 2013 (with the exception of mainland China where Messenger will continue to be available)” says Skype’s Tony Bates.

Microsoft is now encouraging users to download the latest version of Skype that supports Microsoft accounts, where users can easily integrate Skype and Windows Live Messenger accounts into a single Microsoft account.

For existing Windows Live Messenger users to access their account, they’ll be required to update their Skype client to version 6.0, and login with their Messenger account information. Company has listed the following benefits of switching from messenger to Skype:

  • Broader device support for all platforms, including iPad and Android tablets
  • Instant messaging, video calling, and calling landlines and mobiles all in one place
  • Sharing screens
  • Video calling on mobile phones
  • Video calling with Facebook friends
  • Group video calling

Company says it will assist users over the coming months to smoothly transition over from Windows Live Messenger.

Swipe Telecom has launched its dual-SIM tablet – Swipe Tab All-in-One – features and specifications

Swipe Telecom has launched its dual-SIM tablet named Swipe Tab All-in-One.

The Tab has a 7-inch TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen with 5-point multi-touch and a resolution of 1028×768 pixels. Continue reading “Swipe Telecom has launched its dual-SIM tablet – Swipe Tab All-in-One – features and specifications”