Chrome App Launcher on PCs

Chrome App Launcher Makes PCs More Chromebook-Like | TIME.com: " . . . The timing of Google’s Chromebook Pixel, a high-end laptop with a touch screen, doesn’t seem like a coincidence. Google is planning for a future where every computer has a touchscreen, even traditional laptops. The Pixel seems to me like an experiment–a way to get developers to start designing web apps for touchscreens. But as GigaOM points out, developers don’t have much incentive without a big user base, and at $1,399, the Chromebook Pixel will be a niche product at best. That’s why having the same experience on Chrome for Windows starts to make sense. Lots of Windows 8 PCs are starting to include touchscreens, so between the Chromebook Pixel and Windows 8 devices, developers could find the scale they’re looking for. And Google will have ushered Chrome into the touch era, whether it’s on a Chromebook or not." Read more: http://techland.time.com/2013/02/22/googles-crafty-chrome-os-within-an-os-plan-continues/#ixzz2Lf3EwQBk


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Google renames productivity apps for Chrome users

Google renames productivity apps for Chrome users | ZDNet: "Google's productivity tools have gained new names, and users can now deploy them as apps in the Chrome Web Store. The Document, Spreadsheet and Presentation tools — rivals to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint respectively — originally went under the Google Docs banner, before that got folded into Google Drive in April. Now, according to a Google Drive post on Tuesday, they are called Docs, Sheets and Slides. The renaming came alongside the release of Docs, Sheets and Slides as individual Chrome Web Store apps. For those running Chrome on a standard PC, there is no difference between installing those apps and simply bookmarking them within the browser."


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