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This week in Google+ updates

Check out the most recent changes to the new social network.

Yahoo and Facebook testing the six degrees of separation

Is everyone on Facebook connected by six people? Yahoo and the world's largest social network want to find out.

Magnifier: Google’s plan to reignite interest in Music Beta

Three months after its launch and amid dwindling attention, Google launches a music discovery blog to promote its Music Beta service.
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Google+ suggests Facebook blocked its invite links

Users speculate that Facebook was blocking Google+ invites from the News Feed, which Facebook denies. Simple technical error, or is the G+ pressure started to get to Facebook?
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Is Apple – finally – taking the iPhone to China Mobile?

Apple remains "in talks" concerning a China Mobile iPhone, but now those discussions might be nearing an actual launch.

Eye-tracking software shows how Google+ ads could line up against Facebook’s

Eye-tracking reveals that Google+ could show Facebook a little ad competition...now it just needs that user base.
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500Startups Demo Day standouts

The 500Startups Demo Day event in San Francisco already boasts some attention-getting pitches, and we've singled out a few that could go far.
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Hands on with Photovine

The Google-backed Photovine has launched, giving smartphone users yet another photo-sharing option.

Microsoft pays tribute to Star Wars with limited edition Xbox 360

Play Kinect Star Wars with this R2, C-3PO-themed console.

Xbox LIVE dashboard upgrade leaks

A video revealing what's possibly the new Xbox LIVE dashboard had a brief life, but offered a quick glimpse at the upgrade.

Embracing social media, for better or for worse

The world praised social sites when the Facebook-powered Jasmine Revolutions swept through the Middle East and gave citizens a voice. But now that it's being used to thwart authorities stateside, restrictions are being discussed.
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Hands-on first impressions of the 2012 Chevy Sonic

Check out our hands-on look at the all-new 2012 Chevy Sonic, an American-built compact that targets a younger demographic with high gas mileage, a low price and plenty of customization.

Hey Nintendo, it’s time to get on board with mobile gaming

Before it's too late, Nintendo needs to dump its archaic anti-mobile agenda and get with the times.

Björk introduces the ‘app album’

Forget iTunes, forget downloading, forget subscription services: Albums wrapped up in apps might be the future of accessing new music.
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French carrier makes reference to an ‘iPhone 5’

We're still unsure what it will look like, when it will be released, or how many of them there will be - but here's one clue we will be seeing an iPhone 5 at Apple's next launch.

Report: Apple testing 4G iPhone

When we'll see it, no one knows. But for now, be comforted by the thought that Apple is getting on board with 4G.

Sprint pulling 4G BlackBerry Playbook

And with that, the PlayBook loses all major US carrier support.
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Hello Heello: Introducing the TwitPic-produced Twitter clone

The founder of TwitPic has a new photo-sharing service, due out just in time to compete with Twitter's newly introduced photo program.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos patents a mini-airbag for your phone

Two Amazon execs patent a new airbag-like protection for mobile devices.
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Pictures of Chevy crashing its new Sonic: Frame by frame compact catastrophe

Watch still-by-still as Chevy crashes its new Sonic for us.

We’re ready for that launch season, Facebook

We were promised new releases, but thus far for every new Facebook update, there's a respective glitch.
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Why the HTC Bliss is already annoying

The HTC Bliss takes myths about women and technology to new proportions.
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Facebook phone contact list isn’t new – but here’s how you can remove it

Don't let that News Feed post making the rounds scare you: The contact list has nothing to go with Messenger and it's easy to wipe out. Calm down.

Nothing but good intentions behind Jonathan’s Starbucks card

Some skeptics were quick to cry "scam!," but the programmer behind the coffee-pay-it-forward plot insists this isn't the case.
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Mobile wallet experiment means free coffee from Jonathan’s Starbucks card

Share and share alike: One programmer's social currency experiment could lead to your next cup of coffee.

Gizmodo officially off the hook for the iPhone 4 it paid for

More than a year later, Gizmodo skirts legal repercussions for the iPhone 4 prototype incident.

Quora Browse does a little clean up for the Q&A site

Quora just got a little easier to look at with its new browsing feature.
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Anonymous’ new agenda is Operation Facebook

Facebook is the latest entity to join Anonymous' hit list.

Is technology being misused to identify London rioters?

Ethical boundaries are being tested in the wake of the London protests as the Web users debate the line between privacy and security.

Say goodbye to Symbian, North America

Nokia is making use of that deal with Microsoft and will drop Symbian in the US and Canada to fully promote Windows Phone 7.

Yet another Amazon cloud crash downs high-profile sites

Amazon's cloud service has experienced yet another outage this year, only months after its major service disruption in April.

London rioters using BlackBerry Messenger to organize

London rioters are turning to the mobile private messaging app of the enterprise sector to communicate.

Holdup: Apple not ready to launch cloud movie service

We all got a little ahead of ourselves thinking the iTunes Replay launch was imminent.

Updater: An online solution for handling your offline communication

The Internet seems to be the sometime-enemy of paper mail, but a new service might actually make your mailbox a friendlier place.

The Android-iPhone battle, mapped state by state

A new report can help you steer clear of your mobile OS enemies with a state-by-state map of mobile loyalties.

How safe is Square? Researchers find a number of holes

Research shows that mobile payment system Square has some security holes.

Chevy talks about bringing user customization to its cars

Chevy gives a glimpse at the possible future of custom cars.

New initiative encourages the Airbnbs of the industry to keep customers safe

In the wake of the Airbnb scandal, competitor site Roomorama and others will step up to make the industry safer as a whole.