Google+ Users: 20 Million by the Weekend?

Google+ Users: 20 Million by the Weekend? PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius If the Google+ invites keep flowing, the search giant's social-networking site could reach 10 million users by day's end and 20 million by the end of the weekend, according to Tuesday analysis. In an attempt to get a rough estimate ... See all stories on this topic »

Last shuttle spacewalk to begin BBC News The last spacewalk of the space shuttle era got under way at 1422 BST on Tuesday (1322 GMT). The six-and-a-half hour excursion will retrieve an ailing ammonia pump on the International Space Station (ISS), where shuttle Atlantis is docked. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

News: Apple Loses Senior iPhone Patent Attorney The Mac Observer Richard "Chip" Lutton Jr, Apple's senior patent attorney in charge of iPhone-related properties, is leaving the company and is being replaced by BJ Watrous. Mr. Watrous has previously served as deputy general counsel for Hewlett Packard. ... See all stories on this topic »

Former Palm boss leaves webOS post TG Daily Jon Rubenstein, the former CEO of Palm who joined HP in last year's acquisition, has been reassigned. Instead of heading up the company's webOS division, which had been his baby up to this point, Rubenstein is now working in the "Personal Systems ... See all stories on this topic » TG Daily

AntiSec Exposes US Soldiers' S/Ns, Passwords, Vows Attack on Monsanto DailyTech AntiSec has successfully attacked security contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, who it accuses of social engineering. (Source: Booz Allen Hamilton) As part of the attack AntiSec exposed the usernames and passwords of US soldiers. (Source: AP Photo) Members ... See all stories on this topic » DailyTech

Microsoft Plans to Say Goodbye to Windows XP International Business Times Microsoft continues its push to rev up sales for Windows 7 by putting an end date to the popular Windows XP software. Stephen Rose, the IT community manager for Windows, stated that the 10-year old XP only has 1000 days left of Microsoft support. ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

AT&T's first LTE devices poised for summer debut GigaOm By Kevin C. Tofel Jul. 12, 2011, 7:44am PT No Comments Both new devices will be available "this summer" and support Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X computers. The hotspot device, $69 with contract after $50 mail-in rebate, offers a nice looking ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Doodle Honors 450th Birthday of St. Basil's Cathedral PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius Google is celebrating the 450th anniversary of Moscow's St. Basil's Cathedral today with a homepage doodle of the iconic structure. The cathedral's multi-colored domes obscure the last two letters of the Google logo, ... See all stories on this topic »

Survey: 35 Percent of US Adults Own Smartphones DailyTech A recent survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found that 35 percent of American adults now own a smartphone. The Pew Internet & American Life Project aims to provide information on the trends, issues and attitudes that shape ... See all stories on this topic » DailyTech