Facebook email problems topped tech headlines on Monday, as the social network revealed that a bug within the API for certain mobile devices was accidentally synching a user's @facebook.com email address rather than their primary address.
The company said it was in the process of fixing the issue. As a result of the problem, some people found that their emails were listed in friends' contact lists as the @facebook.com address. People fired ff emails to their friends at this new address without noticing, resulting in "lost" emails that seemingly never arrived. Complex settings with Facebook Messages, however, were to blame.
Meanwhile, in software news, users with PCs running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99, Microsoft announced. Users in 131 markets will be able to purchase the upgrade package at windows.com when Redmond releases Windows 8, which is expected this fall. A packaged, DVD version of Windows 8 Pro will be available for $69.99. The online and in-store offer will run until Jan. 31. 2013.
Also those looking for a deal on a snazzy new Apple MacBook Pro or MacBook Air might want to check out Best Buy. The electronics superstore began slashing prices between $50 and $140 for the machines, for which the Apple Store charges anywhere from $999 to $2,199 (for Retina display). In other Apple news, Cupertino is revamping the in-store configuration of its Genius Bars.
Also topping headlines on Monday:
- Apple, Proview Settle iPad Name Dispute for $60 Million: Apple settled its dispute with Proview for $60 million, clearing the way for the company to use the iPad name in China.
- Twitter Releases Takedown, Government Data Request Details: Twitter today released its first transparency report, which details government data requests as well as takedown notices from countries around the world.
- Samsung Galaxy S III Coming to AT&T July 6: The device will be available in AT&T stores and available for overnight shipping online starting Friday.
- Sony Buys Cloud-Gaming Service Gaikai: Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced that it has acquired cloud gaming service Gaikai for $380 million.
- Space Tourism's Next Destination May Be the Moon: Frank Sinatra would have been happy to learn that a U.K. company called Excalibur Almaz wants to literally fly folks to the Moon and back again.
- Samsung, Apple, Google Big Q2 Winners in U.S. Smartphone Market: There may have been a lot of jostling among the major mobile players in the second quarter of 2012 but it didn't result in much shifting in the U.S. markets for smartphones and smartphone platforms.
- Apple Shutters MobileMe, iWork.com Next: Apple's subscription-based online storage function MobileMe breathed it last breath Saturday, forcing cloud users who want to stay in the family to turn to iCloud.
- Groups Join Forces for 'Declaration of Internet Freedom': Various Internet groups joined forces to launch the Declaration of Internet Freedom, a set of principles organizers hope will be embraced by lawmakers, private companies, and average Web users alike.
- Firefox OS Smartphones Coming in 2013: Mozilla announced that its standalone, mobile operating system will be known as Firefox OS, with TCL Communication Technology and ZTE as its first manufacturing partners.
- MasterCard, Deutsche Telekom Partner on Mobile Payments: The companies aim to "build a comprehensive ecosystem around mobile payment," allowing Deutsche Telekom's 93 million mobile customers across Europe to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services.
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