Google has released the Chromebook Pixel laptop based on the Chrome OS operating system, which has significantly higher technical characteristics compared to other devices based on this platform. The novelty is already available for ordering in the USA and the UK at a price of $ 1299 for the base model and $ 1449 for the version of the LTE cellular module. This is the first laptop released by Google independently, without the participation of large production partners.

Rosstat published the structure of consumer expenses for calculating inflation in 2013. It turned out that in 2013, an average Russian out of 1000 rubles will spend 370.8 rubles on products, 371.2 rubles - for goods and 258 rubles for services. Compared to 2012, the share of food products and services decreased (from 37.27 to 37.08% and from 25.85 to 25.8%, respectively) in favor of non -food goods - their share in the cost structure became the highest, they write “Vedomosti” .

Citroen has updated the C3 compact hatchback, the premiere of the version that has passed modest restyling will take place at the Motor Show in Geneva in early March. In April, European sales will begin. According to Motor.ru , a five -door hatchback received changed headlight headlights and a new bumper with LED daytime lights. The lines of the company's company emblem - the "Double Chevron" - are now stretched almost to the entire width of the hood. Inside is a new dashboard.

Russian President Vladimir Putin presented on Friday the orders, medals and diplomas of assigning honorary titles to outstanding citizens of Russia. Among those who were awarded state awards, there were three clergymen representing different religious communities of Russia. For the first time in the history of Russia, the head of state presented a high award to the leader of the Old Believers.

The keyboardist from the first composition of the Affectionate May group Igor Anisimov was killed in the suburbs, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the ex-producer of the group Andrei Razin. The press service of the GUMVD in the Moscow Region confirmed the fact of the murder, and in the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Moscow Region said that the alleged killer was already detained.

In Colombia, rumors that have been the existence in the jungle of the so -called "non -contact" Indians living in the heart of the Amazonia in the jungle of the Amazonia have been confirmed for decades. A group of scientists who went in search of them found the Indians in the tropical forest between the Rio and Puri National Park Rio Park, the official publication of the Smithsonian Smithsonian Magazine scientific and research institute reports.

The Vatican confirmed once again that Benedict XVI before leaving to rest can release the so -called Motu Proprio - a special papal rescript regarding the conclave and the election of his successor, which will be held shortly after he resigned. At the same time, the holy throne said that the issue of the status of the traditionalist society of St. Pius X will not be resolved before the resignation of Pope.

The State Duma deputy Nikolai Valuev, whom the whole sports world knows as a famous professional boxer, commented on the situation on the possible exclusion of the struggle from the program of the Olympic Summer Games. "In Russia, there are national sports that unite the whole country: this is sambo and hockey with the ball, and city sport," Valuev reports "Soviet Sport" . - The State Duma pays great attention to these sports.

The last days of Riva Stenkamp, ​​which her lover shot in the bathroom - the Paralympic Oscar Pistorius, were devoted to the problem of domestic violence against women by irony. The deceased was going to use her fame to draw attention to the fate of those killed by her husbands and grooms, which she wrote on her Twitter a day before his death.

A four -year -old girl saved a two -year -old sister after a car accident in which their mother died. The emergency happened in Oregon: daughters with my mother went to pick up the head of the family from night fishing, when suddenly 26-year-old Jessica Marie Raf fell asleep at the wheel. The car crashed into a tree standing away from the road, and it was not visible from the highway.

In the Republic of Tuva, investigators establish the circumstances of the death of a young woman who died in front of the camera of the police station. According to the preliminary version, the girl committed suicide, using her own clothes for this. In connection with the death of the detainee and by order of the regional Minister of Internal Affairs, an official check is carried out, the official website of the Tuva Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

NBC sites - one of the largest US television networks - were attacked by hackers. This was reported by local bloggers and users of the Twitter network, ITAR-TASS reports. According to them, the first from the actions of cybercriminals were injured by the Internet page by the leading popular Saturday evening show of the TV channel (Saturday Night Live) Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno. In addition, the main and sports sites of NBC, as well as their mobile applications, were subjected to hacker attacks.

Russia turned out to be moderately happy - they came to such conclusions in the publication of Slon , where the "Nazzgod" index "for most countries of the world for 2012 was calculated. The indicator consists of the amount of unemployment and inflation: in this regard, Russia is close with Brazil, Morocco and Finland, although the difference is small with the United States. In America, the index turned out to be 9.9, and in Russia - 11.9.

The question of how much money leaves Russia is occupied not only by the Central Bank , the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economic Development, but also of independent economists. In Moscow, a report "Equivalent of Running Money" was published. "Official 56.8 billion dollars, or 1.7 trillion rubles of pure capital outflow in 2012, is this a lot or few?" - The economists of the Finexpertiza company wondered.

ONEXIM sold the share of Mikhail Prokhorov -38% of the shares in Polyus Gold to the structures of the State Duma deputy Zelimkhan Mutsoev and the former co-owner of Vimm-Bill-Danna Gabriel Yushvaeva, Business FM said. ONEXIM does not call the amount of the transaction. According to the media, the share of Prokhorov was bought for $ 3.6 billion.