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Yesterday saw Internet accesswithdrawnacross Syria as the government looked to quell widespread protests in the country. In the past few hours, Google’sTransparency Reporttool shows that access has been restored, with traffic levels currently back at the level they were at before yesterday’s disconnection. However, it appears that the Syrian state faces retribution for its actions in the form of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on the websites of its embassies, starting with those inFranceandSaudi Arabia....

According to its CMO, Cole Brodman, T-Mobile will not be getting the iPhone this year, reportsAll Things D’s Ina Fried. The device isstrongly rumoredto appear on the Sprint network along with AT&T and Verizon when it is released next month. T-Mobile had been suggested as an additional recipient of the iPhone bonus, but apparently that is not to be. Brodman spoke to the publication and complimented the iPhone, saying that it is a “great device” and that T-Mobile would “love to have it....

At a town hall meeting for employees, Cole Brodman, the Chief Marketing Officer of T-Mobile, is quoted as saying that “we are not going to get the iPhone 5 this year,” reportsTmoNews. The quote is pictured in a screenshot of the document that the site has obtained, which attributes the quote to Brodman. This appears to dash hopes that the iPhone would be coming to T-Mobile along with fellow non-iPhone carrier Sprint when the new model releases later this year....

T-Mobile USA is now specifically targeting unlocked iPhones on its website by offering Micro-SIMs that are compatible with the officially, and unofficially, unlocked versions of Apple’s GSM iPhone, reportsAppadvice. The iPhone is an exclusive to AT&T in the US, so T-Mobile has not been able to overtly court these users. Now that Apple is offering unlocked versions of the GSM iPhone directly from itswebsite for $649, T-Mobile is able to directly market these SIMs to iPhone users without getting heat from Apple or AT&T....

T-Mobile has become the first UK mobile operator to offer anexclusive dealthrough group-buying website Groupon, allowing up to 1,000 customers to buy a first-generation iPad tablet device for £49 on a 24-month contract. The deal, which launched at 00:01am this morning, will save consumers £180 on the device, which is priced at £229 on the Apple website. New customers will be required to sign up to new contract, priced at £27 per month, with existing customers paying £25 per month....