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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
One of the things that excites us about
Chromebooks
is that unlike other computers, the user experience automatically gets better over time. For instance, with this week's latest stable release of Chrome OS, users may notice their Chromebooks now resume even more quickly – 32% faster in most cases. For those of you who like watching movies and TV shows on your Chromebook, you now also have the option to do so using
Netflix
. If you'd rather enjoy a good read, you’ll be able to fire up the Amazon’s new
Kindle Cloud Reader
app, read your favorite books and even take them offline when you’re not connected. If you need to print, you can give trees a break and use the
Print to Docs
feature with
Google Cloud Print
instead.
For businesses and schools, we also have a host of new features launching this week. If you use Citrix in your organization, you can now install the
Citrix Receiver Tech Preview
app from the Chrome Web Store to access desktop software such as Adobe® Photoshop® directly from your Chromebook. In addition, this latest release brings
VPN
and secure Wi-Fi support (802.1X).
Along with these new features, our recent update delivers many bug fixes and improvements under the hood. Chromebook users should automatically get this release this week. As a consumer, business or school, all you need to do is relax and let your Chromebook do the work. We hope you enjoy the experience of
a computer that keeps getting better
.
Update 8/10
: Added link to more information on Print to Docs feature
Update 8/11
: Updated link to new
Google Cloud Print
site
Posted by Alberto Martin, Technical Program Manager
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