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Google+ (or Google Plus), the beta version of Google’s new ambitious social networking service is off to a flying start with 4.5 million people reportedly using the service, having signed up via the current invite-only basis, but is Google+ good enough to beat the king of social networking sites - Facebook?

When the concept of Google+ was first announced, I thought it wasn't going to threaten Twitter at all.

Apple Inc.'s delay of launching the next version of iPhone, iPhone 5, has been Samsung Galaxy S 2's gain as the ultra-thin smartphone recorded phenomenal global sales of 3 million units in 55 days in the UK and it is expected to launch in four versions in the US.

Just after Facebook and Skype introduced video calling for Facebook users, scammers have teamed up to spam your Facebook friends by luring you into video calling option.

Google Nexus 4G AT&T is scheduled for a Thanksgiving release.

Samsung Hercules, an upgraded Galaxy S II is coming to T-Mobile this September to join the smartphone battle, a potential rival of iPhone 5.

Google Inc.'s new social networking site Google+ has suffered its first major flaw on Saturday, when users received email notification multiple times.

While Apple’s iPhone 5 is being delayed, Motorola Atrix and HTC Sensation are making the most of the void market. Why has Samsung Galaxy S II, the biggest contender of iPhone 5 not arrived in US yet?

With the Google+ emergence into the market, social network rivals have another threat other than the social media giant Facebook. Google+ will be pitted against other major social networks such as MySpace, LinkedIn, and Twitter as it looks to climb its way to the top.

Remember when Ashton Kutcher won that race to get to 1 million Twitter followers in 2009? Well, this race is beginning with Google+ followers, sort of.

The announcement and limited invitation to the new Google+ social network last week not only whipped up a frenzy of anticipation, but marked the first salvo in the new battle for the social media space.

The announcement and limited invitation to the new Google+ social network last week not only whipped up a frenzy of anticipation, but marked the first salvo in the new battle for the social media space.

Apple Inc. is expected to release its much-awaited iPhone 5 in September, after the latest member of Verizon’s Droid family, Motorola Droid 3, which is expected to begin in-store sales on July 14. The California-based Apple will still face the heat from Droid 3 among smartphones.

Apple is rumored to release its much-awaited iPhone 5 in September while Google Nexus 4G is expected around Thanksgiving this year.

Samsung is facing too much of competition from other Android smartphone makers and from Apple Inc.

Samsung Galaxy S II, iPhone 5’s potential rival, which has already hit 3 million with its handset units in UK within 55 days is still stuck in rumors about its arrival in US.

Google+, the new social networking service from Internet search engine giant, is threatening to replace Facebook as the world's No.1 social networking site if the insane demand Google+ invites have received is any indication.

Google Chrome Extensions come in handy when you need to perform tasks on Google+ the easy way. Extensions make customizing and sharing fast and hassle-free. Here is a list of Chrome Extensions for Google+.

The smartphone enthusiasts must be quite excited: Motorola Droid 3, the latest member of Verizon’s Droid family, has officially entered the smartphone market and, on paper, it looks good enough to beat the gold standard of smartphones - iPhone.

Google+ may still be in its infancy, with only tens of thousands of users thus far, but Facebook's new competitor has created a huge stir on Twitter, according to a new study.

The Facebook video calling was introduced with much fanfare and hype (i.e. Zuckerberg's promise a week in advanced to introduce something awesome). Google+ is touting its hangouts group video chat feature.

Google+ is getting praises from privacy experts.

I received a Google+ invite last night and I was so excited to start using it, only to find the exclusive social network is a load of bull.

Orkut, Google’s existing social network system, will still be active, even as the widely anticipated Google+ site starts up.

In order for Google+ to supplant Facebook, it will have to appeal to at least one crucial segment of the online population – college students.

Google said its new unveiled social communication service, Google+, will likely be made available to its business customers by the end of the year.

Google was downgraded on Friday after analysts expressed concerns over the company's spending and non-core businesses, sending shares of the Internet giant plummeting.

Google Inc will cooperate fully with U.S. antitrust regulators but will not let the formal probe launched last month distract or disrupt its strategy, executive chairman Eric Schmidt said.

Google+ is only testing with a small number of people. Want to get invited and join the circle? Us, too. And Richi Jennings of Computerworld has offered a solution.