Google is launching a new operating system for the PC which it hopes will release Microsoft’s near monopoly of the market. Google already has been creating competitive software products with Google Docs that offer web-based alternatives to Microsoft’s Word and Exel but now they will launch Chrome Operating System that will go up against the Windows system.
The NY Times says that the system is initially aimed at the growing netbook market but that the software is fully capable of powering “fully fledged” PCs. Google seems to have eyed the boom in netbooks as an opportunity to make market change. The [...]

Lifehacker reports that Microsoft is considering shipping Windows 7 on tiny flash drives instead of discs. One main consideration for the possible change is the proliferation of netbooks without any kind of CD or DVD drive, making a USB transfer a logical choice.. It sure seems like a great idea, both for the convenience and the eco-friendly lack of packaging.
[via Lifehacker]

PSFK recently hit the cold and snowy streets of NYC to scope out the most innovative and artistic retail store window displays for 2008. This is our fourth year and you’ll notice some familiar names on the list that we’ve featured before. This year we found intersting examples along a wide spectrum of retailers and beyond. We pulled out three examples that speak to a theme we saw many retailers address. Tradition.
Department Store Bergdorf Goodman intrepreted the four seasons in its 5th ave facing windows. But on the 57th street side were a couple of black,white, and red windows that [...]