Pocket-Lint - Google has officially unveiled its Google Chrome OS - an operating system that the search engine giant hopes will get more people on the web as well as offering an alternative to Microsoft's Windows 7 and Apple's Snow Leopard OS. There are plenty of advantages to the new OS, not least the fact that it will be completely free, although it will only work on products approved and launched by Google.
One of the things in short supply during the pandemic is computer hardware. Everything from PC components and Macs to Chromebooks has been scarce, but what if you could turn an aging computer you already own into a Chromebook?
The company will also bring an update for Chrome OS-powered laptops in March 2021, along with the epic list of Chromebook's features
The bulk of these features could arrive as early as next month, with the most prominent arguably being the new built-in screen recording feature.
The state of the app store right now is weak, I have some of the better apps but there is a very distinct tack of good quality apps. Most of them just link to the site and don't have a 'App' interface.
My current favorite app on the Chrome store is Grooveshark. Great for music. I wish more devs would make use of HTML5 since that is Chrome's strong point. Many of these apps are still Flash based and really crappy.