宏碁（Acer）和三星（Samsung）生产的Chromebook进入零售店，URL shortener bitly向所有用户免费提供“Pro”服务，微软副总裁丹•勒温（Dan'l Lewin）也有理由相信Windows 8可能在2012年秋季上市。

• Microsoft hints at Windows 8 release date Microsoft VP Dan'l Lewin explains why the next version of Windows might arrive in the autumn of 2012. [TechRadar UK]
• bitly blog - bitly Pro is now... bitly! Bitly will now power your private-label short domains for free. [bitly blog]
• Chromebooks now available for sale Google makes Acer- and Samsung-powered Chromebooks commercially available to the general public. [Google Chrome Blog]
• Chrome nearly replaced Firefox in Ubuntu Linux, Mark Shuttleworth says According to Ubuntu leader Mark Shuttleworth, there's a "real possibility" that Chrome may replace Firefox as Ubuntu's default browser (though, by his own admission, any such change would be unlikely to take place this year). [Network World]
• Skype announces partnership with Comcast to bring Skype (HD) video calling to more living rooms Skype partners with cable provider Comcast to bring high-definition video calling to more television sets. [Skype]
• Big Brother Removed From App Store Apple charges iPhone developer Daniel Amitay with "surreptitiously harvesting user passwords," removes his Big Brother Security Camera app from the iTunes App Store. [Daniel Amitay]
• Shazam Adds Lyrics — It's Spontaneous Karaoke Time Shazam adds real-time lyric synchronization to its premium music recognition app, Encore. [Mashable]