Following Burger King and other food service industry rivals, McDonald’s is getting a makeover for the first time in its 56-year history with the aim to get a contemporary look and lure in customers of more age categories, USAToday reports. The results of McMakeover can already be seen in several brand’s locations in Tampa, Florida. However, this is just a small piece of $1 billion-plus plan McDonald’s has in mind as it intends to renovate 14,000 restaurants across the United States by 2015.

Given the fact an average American consumes 400 calories a day from sugared beverages, this category of drinks is putting the whole nation under threat of obesity. In realization of this danger, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published Dietary Guidelines in 2011. One of the main points of the document is that the authority tries to persuade Americans think carefully of what they drink and replace sugared beverages with water in their daily menu.

Samsung and Acer are working together with Google and will soon roll out two models of Chromebooks. The first two notebooks running on Google’s Chrome OS will be introduced in the U.S. and six European countries. According to www.gigaom.com, the price for Acer’s Chromebook will start at $349, while two models by Samsung will be available for purchase at the price of $429 (a model equipped with Wi-Fi interface) and $499 for a model featuring 3G connectivity.

For a brand like Puma, surviving and getting its second wind in a crowded market among such strong competitors as Nike and Adidas might mean actually thinking outside the market, i.e. turning from a sports sector with its tough competition to a more tolerant lifestyle clothing and apparel market. This idea was first discussed in Bloomberg Businessweek article dedicated to the dynamics of Puma sales over the last ten years.

‘Born to See Gaga Contest’ organised by Belvedere Vodka for U.S.  and U.K. residents on Facebook is now closed, which means two lucky winners (and their 2 fellows) have been selected to get free VIP tickets and fly to London to see live stage performance by Lady Gaga in anticipation of her new album ‘Born This Way’. The event will be held May 12 in Annabel’s club in London, which is known as a venue for exclusive hangouts.