Amid speculation of an incoming Chrome OS tablet, Google updated today its cloud-based operating system with an on-screen keyboard and several other features.
The stable channel of Chrome OS was updated to version 34.0.1847.118, which brings bug fixes, performance improvements, and a few interesting new features. Among the highlights of the update, Google’s Chrome team mentions:
The addition of the on-screen keyboard has been long in coming, with the first clues of the feature being spotted in development channels more than a year ago. So, while its arrival is no surprise, it seems a bit odd that Google would bother to add an on-screen keyboard in Chrome OS for use with a touchpad or a mouse. More likely, Google is prepping Chrome OS for the arrival of touch-enabled Chromebooks or, possibly, of a Chrome OS-powered tablet.
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