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Sure, you can already snag one of those Chromebooks from places such as Amazon, Best Buy and Google’s own Play shop. But, starting today, the Mountain View-based company is making various Chrome OS-sporting laptops available at more retailers around the globe — over 6,600, to be specific. Google says the likes of Walmart and Staples will now have a selection of Chromebooks up for grabs, while Office Depot, Office Max and Fry’s are expected to do the same “in the coming months.” For those across the pond, you can expect to find some of Google’s laptops at Dixon retailers in the UK, as well as Mediamarket, FNAC and Elgiganten stores in the Netherlands, France and Sweden, respectively. All in all, this is definitely a good thing for Google’s plan to get its Chromebook machines in as many locations as possible.
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Jul 19
Facebook and Walmart to ‘deepen’ involvement, won’t rollback FarmVille prices just yet
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The involvement between Facebook and Walmart is about to get a lot cozier than gift cards in aisle three. Facebook says it wants to “deepen” its connection to Walmart and hopes to learn from the big-box retailer’s skill in building a long-term business; that’s rather important when the social network is still young enough for the ink to be wet on shares from its initial public offering. To that end, Facebook’s entire executive team will meet with Walmart at its Arkansas headquarters on July 20th in the hopes the two companies will be singing kumbaya when all is said and done. Knowing that both companies have taken a bruising in their public images from time to time, we can understand why some might be apprehensive about the idea of any tighter collaboration — not until they can buy FarmVille harvests for 88 cents, at least.
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Jul 11
Google’s search engine and its almighty Omnibox in Chrome have given the public instant search capabilities for some time, and now Google’s sharing that same search goodness with its retail partners. Called Google Search As You Type, it’s a pilot program providing AdWords advertisers access to Google’s predictive and instant search on their own websites. That means customers can find what they’re looking for more quickly and sellers can separate said buyers from their money faster than ever. Search As You Type is free for the first 25 million searches each year, so you’ll likely be seeing this widespread on retail websites soon. That said, if you simply cant wait to witness your online retailing future, check out the video after the break.
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Google Search As You Type gives retailer websites instant search originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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