Google+ is now open to the public � but that isn�t all. The social network has also had a massive overhaul, which includes some really exciting new video features.

Facebook has gotten a makeover, with new features like a �top story� function, larger photos, as well as a Twitter-like live news feed that appears on the side of the homepage.

In an embarrassing snafu, Google has the World Trade Center listed under Google Flights, though it says that this destination is "unavailable".

PlaySay takes the addictiveness of Facebook and actually turns it into something productive -- learning a new language. However, actual 'learning' does come with a price.

Amazon is currently in negotiations with book publishers, trying to work out the details for a "book rental" program. Unlike the library, renting books from Amazon would cost money.

Researchers conducted a survey of 3,000 adults, asking them to rank things that "they couldn't live without". Facebook ranked fifth, while having a toilet ranked ninth.

The Netflix App that's available for Android has finally been updated. This update allows the app to run on all devices that are running Android 2.2 and 2.3.

Today, a tweet from the CBS News account "What's Trending" set off an internet panic -- they tweeted that Steve Jobs had passed away. Though the tweet was deleted from the account moments later, the internet is still in a panic. CBS has apologized, calling the news "completely unconfirmed".

Remember when Twitter was launched in 2006, many analysts predicted that it would be "a passing fad"? Well, looks like they were very, very wrong. Twitter has just passed 100 million active users.

Sony is hiring a new chief information security officer, who formerly worked for the Department of Homeland Security. Hopefully making some personnel changes will help Sony repair their reputation following that whole hacking... thing.