Google also made a major bet that the cloud would become the next desktop by unveiling a beta version of its Chrome OS -- an operating system a year in the making -- and a test version of its branded netbook, which boots up near instantly.
The latest version of Chrome OS supports a variety of Web-based apps like mail, document editing and photo sharing or social networks for basic productivity tasks. Cloud computing devices like the Google netbook simply give access to the apps based on user preferences through the Chrome OS platform -- no matter who the person is logging in. This means multiple users can log on to Google apps through one computer and all see a different configuration of applications.
Ivy Chang on 23 May 17"The big highlight is that Google will be building a version of Chrome especially for use inside virtual reality. The browser will be coming later this year. Oculus launched a browser for the Gear VR in its most recent big software update, though Daydream's option seems to take advantage of some of the strengths of Chrome, like bookmarks and history. The company has already brought WebVR to mobile and desktop Chrome. They showed off WebVR Experiments last month to bring bite-size experiences to VR on Daydream and Cardboard. Google gave some light details on bringing Chrome to augmented reality situations, as well, so that users can bring their outside world into the browser. This will allow people shopping for a coffee table on Amazon's mobile app to scan their room and see what the right size would be. The update will be launching today on an experimental build of Chromium."
