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Google doubling Google+ population Top
Google+ systems are working well, so the company is expanding the social network's population. Corporate accounts, though, will have to wait until later this year.
 
Facebook and Google+'s video chat tools compared Top
We take both of these shiny new video chat services for a spin and let you know some of the good, and the bad, and more importantly, which one you should use.
 
Europe by Eurail is the best way to travel Top
Road Trip 2011: For CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman, taking trains all over Europe using a Eurail pass is both a reminder of great past travels and of the freedom and flexibility that the passes give those who carry them.
 
'Social X-ray specs' help us read emotions Top
New tech could help people translate body language by dissecting thousands of subtle indicators--including arched brows and parted lips--better than most humans can.
 
IBM's Watson to become telemarketer? Top
Some of the more difficult humans on Earth, telemarketers, might soon be replaced by a geek god, IBM's Watson supercomputer.
 
Apple loses bid for injunction against Amazon Top
Federal judge denies Apple's request to immediately stop Amazon from using the term "Appstore" to describe its digital downloads storefront.
 
At last! A laser that might really blow stuff up Top
Lasers are generally not terribly efficient outside of labs. However, MIT offshoot TeraDiode launches one that welds, cuts and, yes, blows things up in an efficient and commercially viable way.
 
Chat logs show Bradley Manning's early activism Top
Chat logs show what may have motivated Army enlistee Bradley Manning, an AJAX, PHP, and MySQL programmer, to allegedly turn over megabytes of sensitive documents to WikiLeaks.
 
Zillow's valuation nears $400 million after pricing IPO Top
The online real estate listings company has priced its IPO between $12 and $14 a share.
 
Washington Post says job seeker data was breached Top
More than 1 million user IDs and e-mail addresses are exposed by breach on newspaper jobs site.
 
This Day in Tech: Facebook releases video chat; Obama on Twitter for town hall meeting Top
Too busy to keep up with today's tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Wednesday, July 6.
 
Amazon offers unlimited Cloud music storage Top
Customers who pay for a storage plan will receive unlimited space for their MP3 and AAC music files. Also: Amazon brings the Cloud to iPad.
 
MightyText sends phone calls, texts to your browser Top
App lets you remotely control your Android device from your computer so you can get texts and missed calls on your computer's Chrome browser.
 
China to reform rare-earth exports after WTO ruling Top
But China says it regrets the WTO's decision, a ruling that could have implications for the legality of the country's rare-earth export quotas. China insists its policies are based on environmental and resource protection.
 
Nielsen SoundScan: Album sales inching up Top
Research firm says recording industry has halted the skid in U.S. album sales for the first time since 2004.
 
123-year-old talking doll record speaks again Top
Artifact is the only example of a talking doll record from 1888 known to survive today. Sold by Thomas Edison, it was discovered in 1967, but its voice returned only recently.
 
Facebook adds video calling Top
The world's largest social network finally adds a person-to-person video calling feature, as well as group text chat. Rafe Needleman gets the demo from Facebook execs.
 
Motorola, Toshiba Android tablets go below $500 Top
Motorola has made the Xoom very price-competitive with the iPad, while Toshiba is making a play to undercut both tablets.
 
Germany issues security warning after iOS jailbreak release Top
JailbreakMe tool, which gives iOS device users the freedom to run any application they want, could be used by bad guys to get unrestricted access to phones via malicious PDFs.
 
Facebook, Skype, and Microsoft's savvy investment Top
Microsoft has made a mint on its 4-year-old Facebook investment. But the real payoff comes from its ability to use Facebook's social network to compete with Google.
 

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