SOFTWARE

After a long spell of sustained silence, Apple has finally sent out invitations to an iPhone-related event on Oct.4 at Cupertino, its headquarters in California.

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Google+ is still no Facebook, Twitter or even MySpace, but its decision to open its services to all users is already paying dividends.

One week after opening to the public, Google+ experienced a 13-fold jump in traffic with 15 million visitors. But how long can Google+ keep users interested?

Facebook has made a new change in its social networking site by introducing Timeline, which has triggered new privacy concerns for users.

Co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom says Instagram 2.0 is signing up 78 new users every minute. The new version of Instagram, only available on iOS, is faster, more customizable and more creative.

If Oracle, which has traditionally spent lavishly to buy other software companies along with the occasional hardware vendor like Sun Microsystems, is looking for more hardware, what are some targets?

Google, one of the most important companies in the world today, celebrates 13 years in business. We take a look back at Google's history, from Stanford to Susan Wojcicki's garage to the company's 103 acquisitions and purchases.

Most Facebook users now find themselves keeping track of their day to day lives through popular networking sites, whether it’s through status updates, photo albums, videos, or friend requests. The new scrapbook approach that Facebook will soon be introducing aims to do exactly that for us.

Facebook's long-awaited iPad app will finally be unveiled at Apple's Oct. 4 media event, where the company will reportedly also debut the iPhone 5 and iOS 5 mobile platform.

Research In Motion (RIM) started slashing the price of its BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet in order to boost its lagging sales.

Facebook has been undergoing a lot of changes lately, to the chagrin of many, but the latest change has the social network taking on politics.

Facebook Music went live on Friday, as the social networking giant seeks a deeper integration of music, movies and other media into its service. The move could allow users to spend more time on its site, thereby enabling it to generate more advertising dollars.

The announcement made last week of site changes by Facebook, which included a new privacy setting, a new Timeline feature and a revamped news feed have renewed privacy concerns.

CityVille, Zynga's most popular game and one of the most popular social games on the Web, is now available on Google+.

The continuing Web rumor about Facebook starting to charge users began with a hoax message rolling out and spreading virally, shortly after the site introduced the Timeline and Ticker, claiming that the users will have to pay for the new profile changes.

Amazon is set to unveil its new tablet named the Kindle Fire on Wednesday at a press event, though the device won't ship until November, according to Tech Crunch.

Best Buy, Office Depot and Stapes are all offering discounts of up to $200 for RIM's BlackBerry Playbook Tablet.

Former The L Word star Leisha Hailey complained in a stream of Twitter messages on Monday that she and a girlfriend were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight in a dispute over their kissing on a plane.

A host of cases have come to the National Labor Relations Board over whether employers fairly terminate employees for Facebook, Twitter and other social media posts.

Amazon is set to unveil its new tablet to be called the Kindle Fire on Wednesday at a press event, though the device won't ship until November, according to Tech Crunch.

Facebook's iPad application has apparently been feature complete since May, but after one too many delays, its lead developer Jeff Verkoeyen quit and joined Google.