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.
YouTube has included about 3,000 new movie titles into its video rental database amid the growing popularity of mobile devices and Internet-connected TVs, Los Angeles Times reports. The newly-added movies were produced by major Hollywood studios. Though no information has been provided on the names of the studios, according to LA reporter, this list may include Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros.,Universal Pictures and many more.
Google known for its insatiable passion for innovation and sustainability, has outgrown itself and is planning to leave Googleplex for a bigger and greener place. After looking for a decent design project, the Internet giant stopped its choice on Germany-based architectural firm Ingenhoven that has a reputation of one of the best firm in its field in Germany.
After winning in almost every segment of online business and activities, including Internet search, online advertising, email, Google is eyeing success in the areas that are somewhat unexplored for the company. According to businessinsider.co.uk, «Google’s new CEO Larry Page is all about winning in social, tying every Googler’s bonus to the success of the company’s social strategy.»
Last May, to promote its Chrome browser, Google presented its hilarious spot showcasing weird but great speed tests, and now it switches from lab experiments to emotional components. The campaign dubbed ‘the Web is what you make of it’ was developed by Google in cooperation with the ad agency BBH New York, and starting Tuesday is rolling out on the U.S. television. “People are doing amazing things with the web, and our new series of films highlights some of these accomplishments, both big and small, serious and fun. The Web is What You Make of It. What would you make?” asks Google on its Chrome’s YouTube page.
YouTube is providing filmmakers and cinema fans from all around the globe with an awesome opportunity to watch shorts, screened at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, online. Those, who will not be able to attend this year’s event, which is taking place in NYC April 20-May1 and marks its 10th anniversary, can visit a the Screening Room channel on YouTube and so in some way feel the spirit of the festival, which was co-founded by Robert De Niro back in 2002.
Summer in the northern hemisphere is coming, and YouTube in collaboration with the Australian residents, whose summer season is now finished, created a bespoke gallery which celebrates the most fun-packed season of the year. The video sharing website teamed up with Screen Australia, legendary filmmaker Dr George Miller and the Sydney Film Festival to develop the YouTube Map My Summer national online initiative.