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T-Mobile sees first branded customer growth increase since 2009

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile has reported its first quarter earnings for the year, with the numbers showing both good and bad things. The good, not surprisingly given the Uncarrier push, was the first growth in branded customers the carrier has seen since the beginning of 2009. The bad news, however, is that its operational cash flow dropped year-over-year by 7.5-percent. Read The Full Story

Anonymous OpUSA cyberattack plan goes out with a fizzle

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

On Monday, Anonymous and various extremist Islamic hacking collectives announced their OpUSA mission, which was a planned cyberattack against nine big-name US agencies/institutions that the hackers wanted to take down. The attack was announced in a manifesto of sorts on Pastebin, which you can read here if poor grammar is of no bother to you. Not surprisingly, the attack appears to have fizzled out with little effect. Read The Full Story

Google Fiber heading to Grandview, Missouri

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Google Fiber announcements have been ramping up in recent time, with the last one having happened back on Friday, May 3, in which we found out that Shawnee, Kansas will eventually get Google Fiber. Lest too much time pass without another proclamation, Google has revealed the next place on its list to be bestowed with gigabit Internet - Grandview, Missouri. Read The Full Story

Bethesda confirms Wolfenstein: The New Order to launch later this year

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Word had it Wolfenstein: The New Order would be coming to consoles soon, something that has been confirmed by Bethesda today in an announcement. In the fourth quarter of this year, the game is set to hit shelves, and will be available for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and next-gen consoles. The game is developed by MachineGames, and you can check out its trailer after the break. Read The Full Story

Volkswagen Design Vision GTI concept unveiled at Worthersee festival

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

In Reifnitz, Austria, tens of thousands of Volkswagen GTI enthusiasts converge for a few days at the Worthersee festival to get their automotive fix. During the event, VW shows off a concept vehicle, with this year's being a concept race car called the Design Vision GTI, a sleek vehicle inspired by the 7th-gen GTI. We've got a gallery available after the jump. Read The Full Story

Google Glass Explorer over-the-air XE5 update rolling out

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

It has proved to be a good day for Google Glass owners. First, earlier today, we saw an unofficial Glass Facebook app surface, allowing users to take images and shuttle them off to their Facebook account, something similar to the Twitter app we saw surface in screenshots late last month. Now another goodie has arrived, this time in the form of an over-the-air update. Read The Full Story

Facebook and several other companies sued by Aaron Greenspan

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Aaron Greenspan has sued Facebook, along with a myriad of other tech companies, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday, May 6. If you just experienced a case of deja vu, it's likely because you've heard this tune before - this isn't the first time Greenspan has sued Facebook (or other companies), and we'll be surprised if it ends up being the last. The lawsuit was initiated by Greenspan's company Think Computer. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Office Web Apps’ upcoming improvements to include Android support

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has published a roadmap of sorts for its Office Web Apps, detailing the enhancements and improvements it plans to roll out over the next year and what kind of features users can look forward to. Among them, perhaps most notably, is support for tablets running Android, which will be made possible via Chrome. Users can also plan to see real-time co-authoring and an improved user experience. Read The Full Story

Google Glass to Facebook provides unofficial photo sharing

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've already seen a Twitter for Glass app, though it isn't available for any Glass owner to use and has not been officially announced (there's GlassTweet, though). Following not too long after, there's now an unofficial Glass to Facebook app available to the public, allowing those who've scored a pair of Google's frames to upload photos directly to their Facebook page. Read The Full Story

Earth is being cooled by pollutants, say researchers

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've heard quite a bit on the climate-change effects of pollution, but much of it has centered on increased global temperatures, resulting in reduced ice caps and particularly volatile storms that have ravaged many places around the world in the last decade. Now a new study has shown that pollutants can also have a cooling effect on our planet via their effects on clouds. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s SkyDrive now has 250 million users

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Amidst its publishing of its interview with Tami Reller earlier today, Microsoft has also made an announcement: a new milestone for SkyDrive, which as exceeded the 250 million user mark. Says the company, its cloud storage service saw a jump of 50 million users following the release of Windows 8, which also recently achieved its own milestone, exceeding 100 million licenses sold. Read The Full Story

Tesla to sell millions in environment credits during 2013

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Word has it Tesla Motors will get to announce its first profit on Wednesday, May 8, a long-awaited reality for the company. According to the LA Times, the profit will happen due to the subsidization of the company through the sale of environmental credits it receives from California and to others auto makers. Estimates currently have it that credit sales during 2013 could bring in $250 million. Read The Full Story
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