Tag Archives: Chrome OS apps
5 Google Services That Would Instantly Benefit From Chrome OS
Posted on 22. Apr, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 
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Google hasn’t been working on Chrome OS blindly. They know that with their own PC operating system, their own products and services would get a big boost. In fact, it’s entirely possible that the company could optimize select services just for Chrome OS. While we don’t know everything that Google has planned for Chrome OS just yet, lets take a look at the offerings that could be really be useful on Chrome hardware.
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Google’s RSS product is a go-to source for regular information. It’s like a digital version of the newspaper for most of us. On Chrome OS, it’s easy to get access to every RSS that you need to know about right away. And unlike a smartphone, you can read it on a full screen. The fact that one can jump into Chrome OS and look at their feeds right away is an enormous time saver over booting up a PC or having to squint at a tiny screen on a phone. While you’re phone is useful for checking the latest and greatest, it’s pretty enjoyable to open up articles on larger real estate.
thechromesource Daily: Links for 12/15/10
Posted on 15. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
Is Chrome OS a waste of time? Business Insider’s Matt Rosoff suggests that Eric Schmidt should have put his foot down.
Mashable’s Ben Parr says that he can do almost all of his work with a Cr-48, and the apps missing will likely be available soon.
Some great new hardware-related features are coming for Chrome 9 and beyond.
Open source is beginning to take a commanding lead in this edition of the browser wars.
Google has delayed its fiber for communities project announcement until early 2011.
Video: Chrome OS Notebook Apps
Posted on 10. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
All apps for Chrome OS hardware is in the cloud, and Google has decided to release its own central app directory to help users manage and find their software. It’s called the Chrome Web Store, and although some of these applications can be found floating on the web already, there are some big companies working on creating feature-rich apps that run right inside the browser-as-OS concept.
How to Use Chrome Apps
Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 2 Comments
You’ve probably heard that there are now web applications specific to the Chrome browser and the upcoming Chrome OS, so here is a short guide on how you can start using them. It’s actually super-easy to set up, and you’ll be using some great webapps in no time at all. So, here goes.
Webapps built for Chrome can be found at the Chrome Web Store. You can get there by opening a new Chrome tab, where you’ll see a little Chrome shopping bag.
You can go directly there from here. When you do get there, you’ll see a site that resembles an app directory such as iTunes. There are a number of options for how to find the right webapp, using the categories on the left, the most popular in the middle or by searching on the top left. [...]
Chrome Web Store Launches With 500 Apps, Some Quite Stunning
Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 2 Comments
Today was the day that Google’s much-awaited Chrome Web Store was rolled out. It features applications that work in the Chrome browser, and there are certainly many applications to delve into here: there are over five hundred of them.
The Chrome Web Store melds applications, extensions and themes all into one. Applications are full-fledged games or multimedia experiences. Extensions are complements to your web browsing, and allow you at have a better time while visiting your favorite pages. Themes allow you to customize your Chrome user interface.
Aviary Adds “Browser/OS” Option for Screen Captures
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by DC4wr3y. 0 Comments
Do I detect the solution to a problem coming? In edition to having developed a Chrome extension, a company called Aviary also has a browser-based screen capture utility, recently added a “Browser/OS” drop-down box as one of its options for snapshots.
Really, what purpose would there be for adding this to your ability to create a screenshot unless it was for a certain web-based operating system coming out at the end of this year? Taking a picture of your computer screen shouldn’t require what web browser or operating system you are using, except when the resulting file is stored somewhere other than your hard drive, such as in the cloud.
As Google begins to internally test Chrome OS, we’ll slowly start to see these types of little functional elements occur. Although Aviary is not owned by Google, they are an Apps partner and signed on early to be a part of the Google Apps Marketplace. In a past interview with another company that has been an early partner with Apps Marketplace, MindMeister, I was told that Google keeps product liasons in close contact with these third party companies.
I’m going to need to be able to take screenshots in Chrome OS as well as edit images and this may just be the ticket to doing that. Have you come across any other way it’s going to be possible? I haven’t other than perhaps by using Aviary.
Will Developers For Google Platforms Make Any Money?
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
It was brought to my attention recently an article talking about overall dollar amounts that developers make for their applications that are sold in top mobile marketplaces. Basically, a huge amount of money has been paid out to developers for Apple’s iOS, while Android has seen very little in revenues to those who create for that platform.
The fact that so little apps have been sold in the marketplace, coupled with the fact that there are more Android phones now being outsold by iPhones, brings up a few thoughts.
One is a recent report that says developers are indeed interested in making apps for Android tablets and smartphones; the problem is that this may be true, interest is not turning into solid numbers for the Android Market. For whatever reason, the overall amount of money that is going to app developers for Android is still small despite the interest. That’s a problem. Is it possible that Android users expect all of their apps to be available for free? That is indeed a possibility.
That brings the Chrome Web Store into the picture here. Expected to be the way that users will be able to buy apps when Chrome OS comes to market, one has to wonder whether it will be a boon for developers or not.
One way to prevent the same problems that Android is now experiencing is to launch an incentive-laden paid advertising model for the Chrome Web Store, one perhaps not unlike AdSense for websites. This way, developers can see that they need to create applications that captivate a large audience. This way, popular apps are created for the mass market, and creators make money for doing so.
It may not work for all applications, but it is a great way to launch an app market until there is a diverse set of people using the platform, which may be the underlying problem that currently plagues the Android Market. Too many people with the same interests, and for whatever reason not willing to pay up for apps like those who use the iPhone do.
