Google, Samsung unveil new version of Chromebook

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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will try to win more converts to a computer operating system revolving around its popular Chrome Web browser with a new wave of lightweight laptops built by Samsung Electronics.

Tuesday’s release of the next-generation Chromebooks will give Google and Samsung another opportunity to persuade consumers and businesses to buy an unconventional computer instead of machines running on familiar software by industry pioneers Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc.

Unlike most computers, Google’s Chromebooks don’t have a hard drive. They function like terminals dependent on an Internet connection. The laptops come with 16 gigabytes of flash memory — the kind found in smartphones, tablet computers and some iPods. Two USB ports allow external hard drives and other devices to be plugged into the machines.
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‘Moonrise’ rockets to B.O. record

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Wes Anderson pic scores top per-screen average for live action

By Andrew Stewart

It was a super moon indeed for Focus Features’ first collaboration with Wes Anderson, “Moonrise Kingdom,” which opened to a per-screen average of $130,752 — a record for a live-action film — in three days over Memorial Day weekend.

Anderson’s pic opened the Cannes Film Festival to moderately favorable reviews but came away without prizes. “Moonrise” opened at four locations (two each in New York and L.A. ) and beat the previous record holder, “Dreamgirls,” which averaged $126,317 from three debut locations in 2006.”Moonrise” falls behind eight Disney toons with better per-screen averages.

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Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of May 26, 2012

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1. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
2. Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
3. fun. f/ Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
4. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

5. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”
6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
7. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
8. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
9. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
10.Train, “Drive By”

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Samsung Galaxy S3 gets head start on rival iPhone

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By Miyoung Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co launches its latest Galaxy S smartphone in Europe on Tuesday, with the third generation model expected to be even more successful than its predecessor, which helped the South Korean company topple Apple Inc as the world’s top smartphone maker.

The S3, which tracks the user’s eye movements to keep the screen from dimming or turning off while in use, hits stores in 28 European and Middle East countries, including Germany and Britain, as Samsung aims to widen the gap with Apple months ahead of its rival’s new iPhone, expected in the third quarter.
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Haneke’s “Love” wins to cheers at Cannes film festival

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By Mike Collett-White and Alexandria Sage

CANNES, France (Reuters) – Austrian director Michael Haneke was the popular winner of the Cannes film festival’s top honor on Sunday with “Love” (Amour), an elegiac tale of an elderly couple facing the inescapable, yet no less tragic march of death.

Haneke joins an elite group of two-time winners of the coveted Palme d’Or at the world’s biggest film festival after his “The White Ribbon” won in 2009.

The glamorous red carpet awards, held amid thunder, lightning and pouring rain on the French Riviera, brought to an end a 12-day blur of screenings, photo shoots, parties and deal making on Cannes’ giant marketplace.
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‘Star Wars’: Its modest opening day 35 years ago

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By Michael Krumboltz

Thirty-five years ago, Hollywood changed forever. “Star Wars” hit cinemas on May 25, 1977. But, while the film went on to be one of the biggest blockbusters of all time and launched sequels, prequels, TV shows, action figures, LEGO sets, and more, you may be surprised to learn that on its opening day, only a modest number of folks got to see it.

That’s because the film opened in just 32 theaters across the nation. It opened on a Wednesday. By Friday, it had expanded to a whopping 43 theaters. Contrast that to Marvel’s “The Avengers,” which opened in 4,349 theaters, according to Box Office Mojo.
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