Google updates struggling Chrome OS | Cloud | News | PC Pro
Google has issued an update to Chrome OS, the cloud-based software that runs on the company's Chromebook and Chromebox devices - but are the changes too late to win sales? Updating devices to the latest stable release brings several interface enhancements, including a new apps list, full Google Drive integration, and the ability to add custom wallpapers. Rather than a full-screen grid of available apps, the new app list is a small box that pops up without obscuring running applications. It's ordered into pages of 16 apps each, and has its own in-built omnibar that searches apps and online, with search results mixed together. You can also pin apps directly to the Launcher - what Google calls the taskbar. Google has added the ability to save files directly to Drive, rather than saving t...
