Google Chrome Netbook – Finally a hint coming out!

A lot of talk has been made and finally we have got some clue for the notebook that will be launched by Google itself for its newly launched OS (Operating System) Google Chrome. Some of the specs that the Google’s own notebook will have are as follows

• OS : Google Chrome
• Graphics : Nvidia Tegra
• Processor : ARM
• Display size : 10.1 inch multi touch
• 64 GB SSD
• 2 GB RAM
• Google apps pre installed
• Estimated to be priced around $ 300

A lot of gossip behind the scene is that whether Google will be able to successfully launch it or not and if it will be able to do so than will it be able to deliver the performance about this machine.  Let us see if it would really be able to justify the price tag that it is promised to be available on.

(courtesy: notebook.com)

Youtube 2009 : The Year in Spotlights

(Courtesy : The Official Youtube Blog)

You might notice a periodic module on the homepage called Spotlight Videos (if you don’t, add it to your homepage). These run a few times per week and showcase interesting and timely videos from our community and partners, all organized around an event or theme. We’ll often give you advance notice of upcoming spotlights in theCreator’s Corner, our hub for videographers. Subscribe to the Creator’s Corner blog and look for posts titled “Creators Call-Outs” to find out about opportunities to appear on our homepage.

As we plan the spotlight calendar for 2010, feel free to drop a comment below with suggestions for themes, milestones, holidays, events, and community stories that need to be told. Though some of our most popular spotlights in ’09 centered around newsy themes or celebrities that gripped the whole world (see list below), we are equally interested in highlighting the lesser-told stories of how individuals can use YouTube to catalyze movements, memes, and new forms of creativity.

And with that, 2009′s most popular homepage spotlights were:

1. Michael Jackson’s Greatest Hits
2. Michael Jackson Tribute
3. Reality TV (at the height of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 frenzy)
4. Susan Boyle / Britain’s Got Talent
5. Iran Protests
6. Mythbusters: YouTube Edition
7. Hannah Montana Concert and Vlog
8. Twilight-Inspired Parodies and Rant
9. World Oceans Day
10. Before They Were Stars, featuring Adrian Grenier, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Catherine Zeta Jones in early roles

Surprised? What was your favorite spotlight? What should we do more or less of? Looking forward to hearing your feedback and ideas for 2010. Please leave a comment below.

Google Chrome for Linux and Mac

If you are a Linux or Mac user and you were thinking that why on earth Google Chrome didn’t come for Linux and Mac OS users then you must think the difference in the operating systems and the time that it would take for conceptualizing and successfully running Google Chrome on different OS systems. The wait is over and Google Chrome’s beta versions for both Linux and Mac have made their way out. Google wanted to ensure that you don’t loose the touch and feel of using Google Chrome on Linux and Mac as well.And if you missed the updates then go out on www.chrome.blogspot.com and checkout the latest add ons & extensions for Windows & Linux (Beta). (Couresy : The Google Chrome Team Blog).

Google Tool Bar for Opera

With the evolution in the new technologies, Google has a lot more to offer then the usual Search Engine and Gmail Account. Juggling with all these tools offered is not an easy job and one can easily loose track of what one’s doing. For opera fans a very handy tool has been offered to minimize hassle and make life easier for you. This tool bar is loaded with all the buttons for the biggest of Google Fans. It includes a button for Google Mail, Search Engine, Google Earth, Google Labs, Google Book Search, Google Maps, and any thing you can think of relating to Google. Go to www.widgets.opera.com and get this add on for your opera. Happy net browsing.

Acer Notebooks first to have Google Chrome OS!

In a recent interview with Digitimes Acer chairman JT Wang declared the company plans to to launch a Google Chrome OS running Notebook in second half of 2010. The time line for Chrome based OS notebooks is overlapping and the fierce competition will decide who is able to win “be the first” race in marketing and successfully launching a Chrome based Notebook. However if the wait seems unending, you can always Google the compatible version with your notebook to get a feel of it.