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Facebook, the world's biggest social networking Web site, plans to launch something awesome next week. Speculation is growing that the upcoming announcement may be a long-awaited Facebook app for Apple's iPad and a specialized app for photo-sharing on the iPhone. Facebook has not yet introduced an iPad app.

Insane Demand Shuts Google+ Invites, but are there loopholes?

Buzz is growing around Google's new social network, Google+. You want to come to the party? Sorry, you'll need an invite.

Google's controlled release of Google+ is called into question by one analyst.

Social network is preparing to launch something great according to its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.

Recent numbers from Nielsen may be suggesting Google's Android isn't growing at same pace it once was.

Google Inc can be sued for allegedly violating federal wiretap law in a lawsuit over the data collection methods of its Street View cars, a judge has ruled.

Google Inc stopped inviting users to join its new social network less than 48 hours after beginning a limited rollout of the service.

Google's overwhelmed by the demand of its invitations for Google+ but the company may be making a mistake in doing a controlled release in the first place.

Here's what likely happens next with Google's field trial of its Google+ social media program.

Google Inc can be sued for allegedly violating federal wiretap law in a lawsuit over the data collection methods of its Street View cars, a judge has ruled.

In this new feature, IBTimes Books provides a handy roundup of what authors are saying out there in the Twitterverse. Today, Margaret Atwood is working away on the third Madd Addam book, and Paulo Coelho is warning about attacks by mediocres.

China quickly blocked Google's newest offering Google+, a service that promises a better social networking experience than Facebook's. The Google+ service was not available to Chinese users, New York's Daily News said, citing sources.

A careful analysis of past comments by Apple executives and reports by research firms reveals some features that will not be showcased in the upcoming iPhone 5.

News Corp made the right move selling MySpace, the social media site. Some say MySpace had become 'sleazy.'

The first day rush to join Google+ was described insane by Google. We've shut down invite mechanism for the night. Insane demand, Google's head of social Vic Gundotra announced on the service. Was it just the curiosity? Maybe not. Google's timing for introducing a fresh experience in online social networking is impeccable.

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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NASDAQ:NWS) sold Myspace to ad network Specific Media for $35 million, a far cry from its 2007 valuation of $12 billion, and the $100 million News Corp was expecting from the sale.

China apparently lost no time denying its people access to yet another western social networking service. Hours after search giant Google unveiled ambitious social networking service Google+, the Chinese government got the service blocked in the country, according to media reports.

News Corp. sold its social-networking website Myspace to Specific Media, an online advertising firm, for around $35 million, which was just 6 percent of $580m it paid for the then biggest name in social media in 2005.

Search giant Google has come up with mobile Google Sites to enable businesses to enter the mobile space.

With the growing market of smartphones, Google has shifted its focus towards mobile web apps.

The reigning social network king Facebook will have another reason to keep Google in their sights. The online search giant has introduced its latest attempt to step back into the social network scene with Google+.

PC giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) will be launching its Touchpad tablet device in United States on July 1.

News Corp bought MySpace just six years ago for $580 million. Now, it's selling it to Specific Media for just $35 million at a loss of $545 million, 94 percent.

Google has some advantages with Google+ over Facebook such as privacy, exclusivity and integration.

Google Inc brags that computers running its recently released Chrome operating system are a lot safer than traditional PCs, partly because user data is stored in the Internet cloud and not on the machine.

Apple is facing a lot of pressure this year with Android beating the technology giant in several categories, including the top smartphone spot. However, Apple isn't one to give up easily and expectations are high that with iPhone 5 release Apple will regain its top position in a highly competitive smartphone jungle.

Critics share their views on Google's latest social network. Some see a promising future, some are skeptical.