Pre-caffeine tech: Google gigs, enthralled owls!

Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today: 

There's plenty of uncertainty regarding the location and condition of Col. Moammar Gadhafi right now, but the information that is available has been summarized in a clever animated video.

Google Maps changed the Libyan location previously known as "Green Square"  to "Martyr's Square"on its popular online mapping service.

Google is also working on further integrating Google+ within its other services — so expect to see recent Google+ posts in your Gmail soon.

But there's more bad news for Android smartphone owners — a new variant of a scary data-harvesting Trojan has beenfound in Google's official Android app market.

Also, college kids don't know how to Google, says Science.

Meanwhile, Twitter is rolling out a new feature "user galleries" right now -- a neat and organized way to view the last 100 photos you or another user tweeted — all in one place.

Both Twitter and Facebook did record-breaking gangbusters in July.

Apple suppliers are manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to ins.

A disgruntled WikiLeaks employee permanently deleted a bunch of secrets.

A bridesmaid attended wedding ... via an iPad. Classy.

In closing, please give a hand to the winners of BuzzFeed's Enthralled Owl Caption Contest.

Helen A.S. Popkin goes blah blah blah about the Internet. Tell her to get a real job on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.

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