YouTube's new Channel's BETA!

YouTube has been working on fixing a lot of bugs currently, and by a lot, I mean a lot! Which is why they now have a new design for the Channel still in Beta. Hit the link and transform your YouTube channel to the new slick looking one!

Warner music videos disappering from YouTube

Warner Music Group's music videos on YouTube were pulled down, due to the casualty of a contract impasse between the Music giant and the Video-sharing giant-which is owned by Google.

People familiar with the discssions who weren't authorised to speak publicly said that negotiations broke down last week itself over licensing fees for the Music giant's videos.

Google Chrome goes LIVE

And by LIVE I mean it is out of Beta! Google recently launched the slick Chrome browser for Windows. It is astonishing that the Search Giant pulled the browser out of Beta in merely 3 1/2 months! They might have just set a record by doing this! 

And mind you, Gmail is still in Beta, for literally 3 1/2 years or more! The development team have been working on fixing many bugs and glitches...and they have for sure brought to the stands an impressive browser! Chrome is not only fast; be it loading the webpages or booting, but it is also visually appealing with a slick interface, and this is what that makes Chrome a rock-solid browser! Hats-off to Google for this one!

Google adds colour to Gmail...

Gmail users rejoice, as Google in a recent move to popularise Gmail, has added a new 'Themes' feature. The feature enables all users to select a theme from a choice of many, which will then be applied to your account! There are some pretty cool themes like 'Bubblegum', 'Cold shower', 'Pebbles', 'candy','Desk','Ninja' and many more! There's also a picture attached.  Now checking emails has become more fun and colourful!

Full-length TV shows to be broadcasted on YouTube

YouTube- the world's largest video sharing website in the world- stated that it would show full -length television shows and films from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's archive in a bid to boost advertising and increase revenue. YouTube, owned by Search giant-Google- will make the announcement on Monday.

MGM will set everything rolling by broadcasting its decade-old extravaganzas like:

• American Gladiators
• Bulletproof Monk
• Legally Blonde
  
• The Magnificent Seven

Until now, everybody has known YouTube as a video-sharing website among others like Metacafe which allows users to upload home videos and enjoy and online audience...but that can change now-YouTube is taking a giant step towards becoming the world's most popular video-sharing website...and in the process eradicating all the others. In a few years time, I don't think there will be anyone who wouldn't heard of the word 'YouTube' or even 'YouTube channel'. 

A new contender for the Browser throne!-Google Chrome

Sounds kind of rhyming doesn't it? Well, that's Google's Chrome! The new light weight browser with a hoard of new features which will blow you away-features that have never been thought of before!

Features:

• The 'Omnibar': The 'Omnibar' is nothing but a simple address bar right? Well, think again my friend! You can use this box to search the web, search your history and use it as an address bar as well as get suggestions as you type! Pretty neat,huh?
• The revamped 'Tab' page: Similar to the one seen in Opera, every time you open a new tab(untitled) you can see your recent bookmarks on the right, and you recently visited websites(a thumbnail of the website shows up) which takes the center stage!
• Application Shortcuts: This feature blew me away! You can create shortcuts to your favourite sites on your desktop, which when double-clicked takes you to that website! Pretty nicely thought out, I would say!
• Dynamic tabs: You can rearrange the tabs by dragging them, group similar tabs into a new window and so on. All this-quickly and easily.
• Crash control: Every tab you're using is run independently in the browser, so if one app crashes it won't take anything else down!
• Incognito mode: When in this mode, which ever sites you visit do not show up in the History. Any under cover agent out there?
• Enhanced security: Google Chrome constanly downloads two lists; the first list for 'Phishing' and the second list for 'Malware'. Son if you unexpectedly stumble upon any malware site or so, Chrome wil lwarn you! 
• Instant bookmarking: To bookmark a web page all you have to do is click on the star button on the top-left of the 'Omnibar'- and you're done!
• Importing settings: You can import all your settings(not only your bookmarks) from your previous browser!
• Download manager free downloads: Everytime you download something, you don't have to chech the download manager for the status of your downloads, instead they just show up at the bottom of the current window!

A host of good features,eh?

Google unveiled it's new knowledge website called 'Knol' which is obviously short for knowledge- the brainchild of Udi Manber of Google. The new system is a potential threat to Wikipedia. Knol pages are "meant to be the first thing someone who searches for this topic for the first time will want to read", according to Manber.

Anybody think 'Knol' has the capacity and potential to overtake the slick Wikipedia? Do send me your inputs at sravan953@gmail.com. Google nowadays wants to get into and lead almost every kind/platform of the Internet!