Hasta La Gadget!

If you’re a regular reader of Ubergizmo, then we could safely assume you are a user of some Google services, including Gmail and maybe even Chrome. That also means you were probably extremely annoyed earlier today as Google experienced some outages in its Gmail services, with problems extending to its Chrome browser as well.

At 12:30 P.M. ET, Google took notice of the service disruption an informed the public with the following message:

“We’re investigating reports of an issue with Google Mail. We will provide more information shortly.”

Nearly an hour later, at 1:10 P.M., Google updated the status of its disruption giving Google Mail users the all clear:

“The problem with Google Mail should be resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better.”

In addition to the Google Mail outage, users were reporting Google Chrome quitting unexpectedly on a regular basis via Twitter, making those who use both services extremely frustrated for the duration of the disruption.

Were you affected by today’s outage? Were you so frustrated you actually thought about taking your business to a competing web email service like Outlook? Be sure to share your stories of survival in the comments section below.

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Watch out for those words, it could cost you thousands of dollars. A woman from Virginia , Jane Perez, wrote a negative review on Yelp. The review was for Dietz Development, a contracting company that apparently worked on Perez’s home. Christopher Dietz, the owner of the company, is now suing Perez for $750,000. In a filing made by Dietz last month, Dietz is accusing Perez of Internet defamation, saying, “Plaintiffs have been harmed by these statements, including lost work opportunities, insult, mental suffering, being placed in fear, anxiety, and harm to their reputations.” (more…)

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All the single ladies, now put your hands up! A new Japanese website offers a different kind of service for women. No, it’s not the spa or the salon, it’s actually a website where in women can hire a handsome young man to keep her company at night. The website is called Soine-ya Prime, and before you think about prostitution, the website appears to have some strict set of rules that excludes kissing or touching private parts. A quick look at the website also reveals the caption that says, “We do not offer any sexual services.” So, what exactly is Soine-ya Prime offering?

Customers can rent Soine-ya Prime’s employees and ask them to sleep with them, go out on a date, have them clean your house – simple cleaning that is, eat with them in the restaurant, and even ask them to cook provided that the ingredients are ready. The point here is to just rent someone who can accompany women, especially during lonely times. Women have bigger emotional needs, so the wholesome service sounds right. Soine-ya Prime says that its inspiration is taken from the television drama show Shimshima, a TV show about a woman who happens to have some trouble sleeping after a divorce. The drama’s famous catchphrase says, “”Sleeping with men makes women stronger.”

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Not to be outdone with Microsoft’s very own Xbox Store, Sony is now secretly launching a new online store called the Sony Entertainment Network, and it is basically for movies, TV shows, and games. The new online store recently went live earlier today, although Sony has yet to release an official statement confirming the launch. The content pricing on the Sony Entertainment Network appears to match the pricing on the PlayStation Store as well as other Sony digital shops.

It even accepts payments via PayPal and credit card. Meanwhile, purchased content will be automatically downloaded to the device by adjusting the settings in “Account Management.” Over at the PlayStation blog, blog manager Fred Dutton explains why Sony made no announcements about it. “Regarding that – we are testing a new web store, which we look forward to announcing and launching to the PlayStation/Sony community shortly,” Dutton said.

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19-year old Hannah Sabata of Stromsburg, Nebraska was arrested by authorities on Wednesday last week after proudly confessing on YouTube that she stole a car and robbed a bank just recently. York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff says that Sabata is now in custody for charges of robbing the Waco bank and stealing a Pontiac Grand Am in York. In the video, Sabata admits that she stole a car, while proudly showing the car keys. She writes, “The shiny new car is a Pontiac Gram Am. Of course I already took the license off and threw them out.”

Sabata also admits that she robbed a bank with a gun, a pillow case, and a note, while flashing the $6,256 that she allegedly took. She even confesses that she told her mom that she just had the best of day of her life. “She just thinks I met a new boy,” she added. Explaining the reason for her actions, Sabata claims that she is a victim of the government, saying that the whole system is just a game, and that the government stole her baby. In spite of everything, Sabata says that she can still find purpose – in jail that is. At least, she will have enough time to re-think her life and to make amends for good.

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