‘Apps’ Android served at CompUSA Chromebook – La Nacion Costa Rica

 Updated May 23, 2016 at 12:00 am
 

Download applications provides greater productivity and entertainment

Mountain View. California Google confirmed an open secret this week at its developer conference I / O in California: applications for Android phones may be used on their computers Chromebook <. / p>

So far, the market for computers Chromebooks (that work with Google’s Chrome OS operating system) has gained ground in the education sector.

a users, mostly not seem to care much have limited application library.

shipments of computers based on Chrome OS, according to IDC, exceeded shipments of Mac OS from Apple in the US in the first quarter of this year.

So, computers equipped with Chrome OS made this the second most popular operating system after Windows microsoft.

Facilities. the announcement means that now you can download and use Android apps on Chromebooks, which offers increased productivity and entertainment possibilities.

for example, you can make a Skype call and work with Office files without being at that time connected to the Internet or take a break playing with applications like Minecraft or Clash of Clans.

the same applications that run on phones and tablets Android now can use a Chromebook without compromising speed, simplicity and security, said Google.

the only problem may be facing Google with this is the fact that many Android applications are not displayed as well on screens with higher than those of mobile and tablet resolutions.

from mid-June, according to Google, the store Play Store for Chromebooks will be open for models Acer Chromebook R11, Chromebook Flip Asus and Chromebook Pixel Google itself (model 2015)

also, applications run on platforms both Intel and ARM.

During the rest of the year, we’ll be adding more.

            

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Journalist Services, Public Works, Citizenship and Telecommunications

Editor in Society and Services section. Journalist graduated from the University of Costa Rica. He won the Editor of the Year Award of the Nation (2012). Write about public services, tariffs and telecommunications

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