Archive for April, 2008

For a couple of days, at least. The server team, in fixing one issue, accidentially vaporised our ad server. Unfortunately, the issue was with server backups. So, we now have our backups back online… sans the ad server.
I don’t have time to fix it. So enjoy ad-free PhoneNews.com for the next couple of days…
Update: Okay, [...]

Yes, it is missing. I’ve gotten a few emails about it from readers.
The reason that it is missing, is that the plugin we were using is not yet compatible with WordPress 2.5. The author of the plugin is working on fixing it, but the new version is still an unstable beta.
We’ll have it back online [...]

No, I wasn’t finished tonight. I burned a considerable amount of midnight oil (that I shouldn’t have), and finished the complete look-and-feel for the Forums. It’s almost completely done, and in testing.
While the testing is going on by the staff, I’ll be putting in the finishing touches… all that’s left is re-adding the ads, and [...]

The category widget (on the front page) now actually makes sense.
I was busy making some changes to the server, and I realized to myself “hey, this is a mess!”
So, it’s fixed. Goodnight.

WordPress 2.5.1 will be circulating the PhoneNews.com servers shortly… along with a few security improvements. Probably later tonight.
Giveaways will be coming back soon, likely within the next week or two. This time around, you’ll have to answer a few quick questions in the form of a survey. Then, you’ll be given a code to type [...]

I just had to finish yet another complaint to Google against a splog site that is clearly stealing our content. I’d name the site, but we may have to file DMCA complaints should they chose to keep the content up.
Splogs are sites that copy content from various web sites and plug their advertising into it. [...]

One of the things folks have asked for, for awhile now, is a single login back for the whole site.
And, we really want to make that happen. It will make you more likely to use services other than the news. Like, those forums, and that encyclopedia we’ve built.
The good news is, a project is under [...]

We’ve updated the underlying component that powers PhoneNews.com’s mobile version of the news. This update has optional iPhone support, but we’ve disabled it for the time being (it’s a big buggy right now).
We will also be deploying a new update to the code shortly that will add a top navigation to the home page on [...]

I already griped on the WordPress 2.5 changes on my own blog, but this one hit home.
Today, I was updating the front page to add a quick link to our Facebook Fan Page.
I typed in the beautiful HTML code, hit the necessary save buttons… and watched the entire widget get vaporized.
Yes, WordPress’s cute resizing and [...]

When Walt Mossberg says 3G iPhones to come in 60 days, everyone reported on it. Everyone, except PhoneNews.com.
Now, while everyone else is posting retractions, we’re sticking to our policy of not reporting single source rumors. We may not have the most articles, but we still are happy to deliver the best in wireless news to [...]