From Wirebot: The earnings for Microsoft were released only 10 minutes before the market closing, but they reveal some pretty interesting figures. Their revenues grew by 5% to $19.95 Billion in the second quarter, however, this is not as interesting to us as some of their gaming/entertainment news. It is reported that Microsoft sold 8 million Kinect units within the space of 60 days (two months). More »

For months now, Amazon have tested a new free home-delivery service to ensure you never have to leave your house to shop again. AmazonTote is a program that delivers items to your home as a scheduled time each week, free of charge. Items weighing 50 pounds or less qualify for the free delivery, and ships are left in a “sealed, weather-resistant tote bag up to twice a week”. More »

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Echoing President Barack Obama’s wish to provide wireless internet to 98% of the United States, Google and eight other companies have recently received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to take advantage of unused broadcast frequencies to expand broadband wireless internet access for people across the nation. More »

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Just under two days after it was reported that internet and mobile services across Egypt had been taken down, reports have been streaming in as to the cause of this national meltdown. Well, confirming what many had previously thought, several reliable sources have revealed that this was indeed an Egyptian government effort to suppress the spread of information and media regarding the intense protests supposedly occurring in Egypt. More »

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Sony has recently informed developers that the PlayStation 3 will get a new Online Saving feature, which allows users to save their games online. Their saved games can be accessed from anywhere using their account. More »

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German automaker Volkswagen is currently showing off their new XL1 prototype at the Qatar Motor Show, claiming that it gets 261 miles per gallon with its plug-in electric/gas hybrid engine. More »

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Web giant Google have now branched out with its email advertising with display ads. You can now see better, attractive text within adverts. Display ads simply mean ads with images. A spokesperson said, “We’re always trying out new ad formats and placements in Gmail, and we recently started experimenting with image ads on messages with heavy image content”. More »

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Verizon has announced preorders for its iPhone 4 will begin at 3AM EST on February 3rd, and now to make it more exciting, they have set up a countdown on their website. Existing customers who want to get the limited first handsets will have to stay up until 3AM, staring at the countdown. More »

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A study conducted by Yahoo! featuring 8,384 U.S. residents aged 13-64 has found that a staggering “86% of mobile Internet users (and 92% of 13-24s) are using their mobile devices simultaneously with TV.” More »

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- Sony’s new NGP (formerly PSP2) has been announced that it will be “affordable” and that a Wi-Fi version will be coming too.

- Kindle books have beat out sales for paperbacks. More »

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You might have thought that there is not much texture included in the Google Cr-48 Chrome notebook. However, that has all changed. Because the notebook now ships with a bunch of stickers that you can decorate it with. Nothing major can be done with the stickers, but it helps you to keep your notebook look unique. To be fair, it’s better than nothing. More »

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Companies can now pay Facebook to have users show up on their ads as part of the “Sponsored Stories.” The best part? You don’t get a say in whether or not your face will appear in the next Starbucks ad. If you “liked” a certain company’s page and you have interacted on that page in some way shape or form, then you have a chance at appear on their ad. But it’s not really as bad as it may seem. If you have checked that only your friends can see your activities, then only your friends will see these ads. More »

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If you have been a victim on purchasing fake items, then there is a way that you can prevent it from happening again. Fuji ForgeGuard is an anti-counterfeit labelling system, which allows manufacturers to use labels on their products that look like plain reflective labels to the naked eye. They show up as full colour under counterfeit detection lens, and high-resolution images. Counterfeiters won’t be able to replicate this for a while, which is the key turning point. More »

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MewMew Tower2 tests your cat balancing skills by challenging you to stack as many cats as you can to create a tower of cats, reaching for the sky. Try to keep things steady by aiming to build as straight as you can and see if you can beat your own record. More »

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Two new measures have been introduced by Facebook to enhance security: expanding HTTPS connections as an all time option and using social capatchas to authenticate users who have lost passwords. More »

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